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introducing many excellent programs to help the small businesses in san francisco such as at the merging business loan fund announced by the mayor recently. all of us together can make a big difference in the life of san francisco residents and businesses. i look forward to working with you to contribute to these efforts. thank you again. [ applause ] >> thank you commissioner. with that our last presentation but certainly not the least and i want to thank and welcome our newest asian american colleagues supervisor katie tang. >> thank you. as you saw a lot of great honorees today. t...

the apa awards. i just want to say, it is so awesome that asian are in the house. this is san francisco, this is the port of entry for asians. my family has been in san francisco for 125 years. any other grandfather was here in the 1800 and my grandmother was the lead are of the garment union. we are in the house, right? i think it's not that we are so cool or whatever, good job, but we stand on the shoulders of giants. look at you. we are all different colors. this is amazing. the jazz festival came out of many cultures. we had to work against redevelopment. this is how the jas fest...

as someone that i'm so honored to get to know today. that's emerald ye. emerald is known for channel 4 is now the chair of the asian pacific fund here in san francisco. i don't know if you remember but supervisor tang interned for you in college. she has a masters degree from columbia university. she began her tv career as a reporter in honolulu and joined in 84 and then for cnn in atlanta. she served for 19 years. i'm going to embarrass her with some of her journalism awards. she received 9 emmy's. an excellence awards for consumer action, 3 awards from radio and television news fro...

francisco bay area. we have been performing in many many communities in san francisco and in the bay area for the last six year. from four years old to 70 years old. i have been supported by many dancers, parents and the communities at sunset studios and i'm grateful of my dancers. and thing -- thankful for the asian community. thank you. i owe you support. thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you, supervisor tang. that concludes our ceremony today. i want to thank those of you for being part of this rich recognition in the asian community. i would like to thank you for a the asian pacif...

important jazz instrument and the kids look at me. but they always a sak's owner. i know for myself it's the most important jazz instrument. i think it's what this whole journey is for me. the asian american, it's always a labor of love. i just saw such an incredible potential in san francisco and i had to do this. who would have known it would turn into a jazz movement. there is a documentary based on that. also i think what was really important to me, not j tus &m, but the building of bridges. i was in the western addition before that and i realize before it started it came from ma...