i m not the easiest person to nail down on events, but this was really important. he was able to persevere and get me here. was able to persevere and get me here. and thank you to the board of directors. it is an honor to be here and talk to you today about something that is incredibly important to me. that is our country will stop my parents immigrated from haiti this is our country. my parents immigrated from haiti.\ haiti. they had $10 in their pocket. many jobs torked try to makee ends meet. when things got tough, they tightened their belts and work even harder. the first day of college, i took my dad with me. he tends to be the fun parent. i took it with me and he was really guideiddy. not sure if it was because i was a last child he was taking to college or if he thought, might my goodness, all my children, first generation graduates. he was incredibly incited and walked around as if he s going to school himself. at one point he looked at me and said, your mother an