thank you to the efforts of president hydra mendoza and principal victor tam, and commissioner emily merase, and our good friend, venita louie. and everyone else who supported this effort and wrote letters to support this effort, as well. both of my parents have been strong advocates for creating opportunities for immigrants to thrive here in san francisco and across the nation. we as a family are so inspired by this school, the amazing students, the tireless and dedicated staff, and the generous supporters who all contribute to this vital work. we are humbled and grateful to have our family name associated with you all today. thank you very much. [applause] >> at this time, we are going to have a second song from our students here. [student singing] >> so we'd like to invite the teachers and parents here at the edwin and anita lee newcomers school to come up and give a presentation. we are celebrating the glorious grand opening of the chinese rec center. ♪ 1951, 60 years ago, our first kids began to play in the chinese wrecks center -- rec center. >> i was 10 years old at the time.