My name is Mary Travis Allen and im the advisor board president for the American Indian cultural district, as well as a member of Mission Destino and other committees and councils here in San Francisco. So i am ariana ortega, peace people of nicaragua. From my mothers side and the seneca nation on my fathers side. I was born and raised here in San Francisco and retired in 2020 from a senior manager position with the sfmta to after 32 years of service. But as i mentioned and what im doing now is important work that i am many of you are doing on behalf of our community is that work is never done and should be reflected in all the work you do and all aspects of your lives. We are brought together by our ancestors is to fulfill the prophecy of the eagle and the condor. The prophecy tells of this time when the Indigenous Peoples of the north and the south earth would reunite to renew you and protect our original knowledge, strength and connection to our earth. Mother this is a time of recon
And thank you for being here. This is a apa heritage month kickoff conferences we know we are all here from mayor london breed in a few short minutes but thank you to her for not only for business and economic recovery but bringing our thank you, london breed. clapping. that is about making idea happen we really appreciate this so but today, we are talking about our apa heritage month this is coming up next wednesday force us to this year is the 20th anniversary of celebration in San Francisco um, but that is also the 40 are 45 year of celebration in the United States um, in the 1979 the president signed the proposition for the may for the Asian American Pacific Islanders especially heritage and the month of may was chosen because of the could commemorate the transcommon council railroad and the arrive of the first immigrant in japan so we have been celebrating the weekly by the week every year until the year of 1990 was extend because of the work of a lot of organizations and advocati
Im the advisor board president for the American Indian cultural district, as well as a member of Mission Destino and other committees and councils here in San Francisco. So i am ariana ortega, peace people of nicaragua. From my mothers side and the seneca nation on my fathers side. I was born and raised here in San Francisco and retired in 2020 from a senior manager position with the sfmta to after 32 years of service. But as i mentioned and what im doing now is important work that i am many of you are doing on behalf of our community is that work is never done and should be reflected in all the work you do and all aspects of your lives. We are brought together by our ancestors is to fulfill the prophecy of the eagle and the condor. The prophecy tells of this time when the Indigenous Peoples of the north and the south earth would reunite to renew you and protect our original knowledge, strength and connection to our earth. Mother this is a time of reconciliation. Mission. Reunion educa
Welcome to the heart of diversity and night San Francisco celebrating too decades of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration as we reflect on the path and look towards the future at the craze roads of moving forward together. Welcome, everyone to city hall peoples palace the first celebration at month of may is asianamerican Pacific Islanders heritage month may 4, 1979, when jimmy caterer to commemorate the electrification of asianamerican and for the first years was one weeklong to the entire month of may in 1991 it was watched in it 2005 when the idea of a collaborative a establishment of a community celebration. The action consideration community the opportunity to showcase the uniqueness of at the same time strengthen the Apa Community as a whole. There we go clapping. apa heritage month is special during which we pay contribute to those who that paved the way. It is great to be here to celebrate the many of may and for many reasons why our city is zoned spi3 and have a g
Anniversary of celebration in San Francisco um, but that is also the 40 are 45 year of celebration in the United States um, in the 1979 the president signed the proposition for the may for the Asian American Pacific Islanders especially heritage and the month of may was chosen because of the could commemorate the transcommon council railroad and the arrive of the first immigrant in japan so we have been celebrating the weekly by the week every year until the year of 1990 was extend because of the work of a lot of organizations and advocating for them in 1992 the celebration of apa month in the country was again signed into law to tap in perpetuity this is the third vehicle because it is our 20year the month of may is very special and we celebrate coming together of our very diversity Apa Community and take this opportunity to celebrate our uniqueness and our togetherness it has to be both. Um, you know, i think the City Attorney david chiu always talked about San Francisco is the capit