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event, she seems to always be surrounded by groups of young people, young activist. young democratic party activist, young api emerging activist and it's always this group following her around and it's sort of the mother duck with the ducklings behind her because she's such an amazing mentor and teacher. mary, we can't say enough wonderful things about your leadership in the community and i know there are many many more years to come. so congratulations. >> thank you very much supervisor wiener and thank you to the board and to president chiu for giving me this honor. the relationshi...

>> thank you, supervisor avalos. >> thank you very much mr. president. i'm really proud to see the amazing honorees that all of my colleagues of identified today and see the amazing contributions throughout the community. now it's my honor to call allen lee from the bakery which is an incredible place and been an institution for a long time. let me tell you a little bit about mr. lee before we hear from him. allen lee first discovered the art of baking as a teenager in china. he was truly captivated by the cake design and he fell in love with the art of baking as an art form. he immi...

my notes here. [ laughter ] >> that's something as an introduction here and it's something i do at school here. i always start off with something that is funny, but i have to say that teaching is not a job. it's an adventure. besides every successful man, there is a great woman. and that's my wife, lynn. [ applause ] and i have to say the other side london breed. she was my asb vice-president 1992. i know, don't tell them, but she was great there. and i really appreciate principal mr. black shear to be here and also i have some of my associate student body officers here and i really ...

very delicious, they are a work of art. not only is he a successful business owner but a proud parent of two children studying dentistry. if you eat too much cake you have to go to the dentist at some point. you must be very proud of them. he taught his children the philosophy that in order to be successful you need to work hard and dedicated and passionate about your work. he's so dedicated to his bakery that even when he broke his leg, he's still in the kitchen creating more than 30 different kinds of breads and paste pastry. it's a center for this community and an example of commu...

working class neighborhoods in st. paul minnesota where a mix of cultures -- with native american youth shaped him what it means to be a man of color and how to use hip hop. since 2005 he settled in san francisco where he continues to use his music and continues to do advocacy. mario started volunteering at the philipino community district where he worked with migrant youth that addressed violence prevention, cultural identity and leadership development and creative writing. in 2009 he joined the staff with the philipino community where he found housing for low income housing. he als...