All the work they do and all the time that i spend, and it really is just me being a mother, and im very fortunate to have my family, to have all my friends, and the greet teams that i work with. I am really fortunate to have them in my life and without them, without having support i wouldnt have been able to do a lot of the things i have been able to do, and also to be surrounded by dreamers because you know to have that inspiration, to see them, to see other people dream and dream big it really inspires me and i always feel that im not doing enough because i am surrounded by these amazing people. And im happy to see my family here. Because you are my family. Im so far away from home. My family they live in arizona, and today i have my son with me and this is chanto and he is representative. I get to have home with me everyday. I love my children and my grandmother one of the really important lessons that i learned and i carry with me a lot is when my daughter was born she was only a
With my grandma, and she was helping me take care of her one day, and my baby brother was about four or five, and the living room was just full of toys. Every room had some toy in it, and my grandmother she was carrying my daughter lily anna and we were coming into the room at the same time and as she came through the door she tripped over a toy and i was so scared because my daughter was only a few months old but boy did she know how to fall. She just rolld and my daughter she was still fully intact. She didnt hit the ground. She wasnt even crying. I was so amazed by the way she was able to roll and fall, and so as an adult thinking back on a lot of my memories and remembering like the different lessons that people have brought to me. I remember my grandmother she knew how to fall but she knew how to fall, and so when i come to those points in my life where i feel like im falling i just know that we know how to do that. We know how to roll and we know how to roll and when we work hard
First honoree. Izatzi hernandez. [applause] she is the Program Prevention Substance Abuse coordinator at the Health Center. She is a mother of two and she is pursuing a bachelors degree in psychology. She serves as a board member for the American Indian alliance of Santa Clara County and actively engaged with san jose Inter Community and works with healthy styles and life choices and has been chaired san jose power wow and held in year. Each her they hold a sporting event to bring natives together to promote wellness. She believes in these events lie the developing in youth the sense of self worth and resiliency necessary for them to succeed. She prides herself in the design and implementation of an Art Curriculum that includes, but not limited to bead work, dancing and sewing and a Firm Believer in these traditions and intrinsic values instill solidity and pride in being responsible individuals in a contemporary landscape. In addition her years of dance experience has lead her to be a
Fall. She just rolld and my daughter she was still fully intact. She didnt hit the ground. She wasnt even crying. I was so amazed by the way she was able to roll and fall, and so as an adult thinking back on a lot of my memories and remembering like the different lessons that people have brought to me. I remember my grandmother she knew how to fall but she knew how to fall, and so when i come to those points in my life where i feel like im falling i just know that we know how to do that. We know how to roll and we know how to roll and when we work hard we know how to work hard and do it with some style, so i am really fortunate to have just a great family and i am really honored. Thank you. [applause] is this somebodys purse up here . I know its not mine. I went through it. There is no money in it now. Its nice when they leave gifts up here for me. With great pleasure i would like to introduce michael dur ran. Michael dur ran come on up, a good friend, colleague. [applause] good evenin
So as an adult thinking back on a lot of my memories and remembering like the different lessons that people have brought to me. I remember my grandmother she knew how to fall but she knew how to fall, and so when i come to those points in my life where i feel like im falling i just know that we know how to do that. We know how to roll and we know how to roll and when we work hard we know how to work hard and do it with some style, so i am really fortunate to have just a great family and i am really honored. Thank you. [applause] is this somebodys purse up here . I know its not mine. I went through it. There is no money in it now. Its nice when they leave gifts up here for me. With great pleasure i would like to introduce michael dur ran. Michael dur ran come on up, a good friend, colleague. [applause] good evening. I would like to thank everybody for being here today. I cant hear myself. My name is michael dur an and the counseling director at the Health Center in san jose california.