get free books in multiple languages. she has been the and see of it. thank you. [applause] our next honoree is the latino heritage art award. this will be presented by the city librarian. please join us that the s abbottabad award goes to jose leon and chiles, chiles, chiles. [cheers and applause] jose is a san francisco native, born and raised in the mission district. he has worked in the nonprofit community for almost 30 years and is well known and respected for his support of youth involvement and empowerment. he has dedicated his work to make sure toyouth are well represented in our opportunity and that they had the opportunity to experience the wealth and richness of music and the arts. congratulations, and thank you for all your work in the mission district. [applause] you know, i would just like to say something peter i am very honored. thank you very much. but i have to think the parents. all the wonderful parents better here and all the wonderful students that i h
thank you, jose cisneros for being here. thank you, a supervisor avalos. we have a lot more work ahead of us and a lot more work to do together. it is not just the increase in population. we have challenges in education, challenges for businesses. we have to do more. one of the best things that has happened in a long time is something that the community and work very closely together on is that the california dream act passed. it was signed by our governor. [applause] that was such a tremendous and courageous act. it is necessarily reflective of what is happening in our own education. i have had that great pleasure of working with the board president and carlos garcia. he is at another conference, the association of latino administrators and superintendents, having a national conference on the very important topic of how we improve education for latino communities across the country. i want to thank him for working so closely with us. luis herera has done so much for the libr
people throughout the world in his struggle for social justice. he studied at chico state where he had a scholarship for soccer. he studied international relations and latin american studies. after school, he came back to the mission. he worked in many places including housing. he helped to organize and found people organizing for environmental justice. he was one of the co-founders of the mission and the displacement coalition in the 1990 s when many families were being displaced out of the mission. he also was one of the founders of the grassroots democratic club. he is a great friend stu so many of you her is a great friend to many viewers here tonight. we will greatly miss him. we re very thankful to you for raising the son that you raised and gave to us. thank you. [applause] now, we would like to welcome back to the stage diana before we begin the next portion of our program. [applause] i think they just took your guitar. please bring it back. ladies and gentlemen,
this city is recognizing that very much. we often talk about the increase in population. it is very exciting to see the latino population and the asian population are the most aggressively increasing populations in the state. we must do more. we must have more representation. it is very welcome to. this has been a natural history for us. it is exciting to see some much of our culture and arts in our businesses and levels of government represented by latinos. thank you, jose cisneros for being here. thank you, a supervisor avalos. we have a lot more work ahead of us and a lot more work to do together. it is not just the increase in population. we have challenges in education, challenges for businesses. we have to do more. one of the best things that has happened in a long time is something that the community and work very closely together on is that the california dream act passed. it was signed by our governor. [applause] that was such a tremendous and courageous act. it is n
the 60 vote requirement. we will not stop fighting until it is the law of the land. [applause] we will not stop fighting for a comprehensive immigration reform to honor america s diversity, which is our strength. our country stands on the long term idea that anybody can achieve the american dream. hispanic heritage month reminds us all of the strength of our hispanic community s faith in that very american idea. thank you very much, nancy pelosi, house democratic leader. [applause] the next portion of our program, this award was named in honor of one of our most fierce local, state or, and national and international leaders that we could ever have in our community. it is so important for us to carry on her traditions and values. the people we re recognizing tonight are those who struggled against the grain, always looking for the next victory and possibility for their communities. it is with great honor that we continue to recognize them tonight with all of you. i would lik