eighty years of banda recodo, eighty years. that's not easy to say. how does it feel to be doing it for 80 years? alfonso: [speaking in foreign language] very honored, excited, and a pleasure to stay in this banda with territory, a large territory since 1938. [speaking in foreign language] oscar alvarez: so many times traveling, making music for our fans, and making music for all the peoples in the five continents because we stay in japan, australia, and morocco, africa. damian: they like banda in japan? oscar: yeah, yeah. in 2002 and--world cup in 2002, we stay in japan and making many performances in, like, five places in japan. and making so many friends because we have communication with friends in japan. and then we traveling to australia and making music for the people in australia. it's so funny because the people stay in the seats, making move, but don't stand up, eh? and we-- damian: try to encourage them. oscar: yeah. and-- [speaking in foreign language] the people don't want to sit again before-- [speaking in foreign language] damian: talk about what it's going to feel like to share the stage with los tigres del norte and paquita la del barrio. who can answer that one? alfonso: [speaking in foreign language] [speaking in foreign language] [speaking in foreign language] [speaking in foreign language] [speaking in foreign language] damian: all right, i don't think that needs any translation because just the power of having three legends on the stage at the same time, it's happening at the sap center in san jose on february 17. paquita la del barrio, banda recodo, tigres del norte all on one stage at the-- alfonso: never happens, huh? damian: no, never happened before. and i told you on the telemundo side, but my dad, the first mexican music i started listening to was banda recodo because he had the album. and look at you guys, now you're not 80 years old. alfonso: yeah, this band recording music from 1951. we have two--more than 200 records. damian: well, it's awesome that you guys are here, that you came to join us. and i can't wait to throw some chanclazos over at the sap. gracias. male: thank you. damian: and up next here on "comunidad del valle," [speaking in foreign language] los tigres del norte here in our studio. stay with us. [singing in foreign language] damian: boy, there you are, truly a legend. these are los tigres del norte. [speaking in foreign language] anything you want to add to that, they've earned it. and we are so honored that they are here in our studio exclusively on "comunidad del valle." welcome to the show, boys. all: thank you, thank you, thank you. damian: i've waited 21 and a half years for this, to have you. what took you guys so long to be here? jorge hernandez: well, thank you, thank you for having us here. we are very proud to be here in this area. and we're going to be performing here in sap arena next february 17. damian: what's it like to come home and sing in front of your home crowd here in san jose? jorge: oh, we love it. we are kind of nervous, though, because we haven't been for the last three and a half years. we haven't been here in the city, so kind of nervous, so i hope everything goes well. damian: all right, let me get serious on the topic if i can, don hernan. you and i were watching--you and i were watching the news earlier on nbc bay area, and you saw a lot of the immigration issues. how angry does it make you? because you're kind of considered a social activist. how angry does it make you when you see the attacks on immigrants? hernan hernandez: seeing all these things that are happening right now, you know, it makes me upset, it makes me-- the frustration, you know, it gets bigger every day. because when you see the way things are getting for the dreamers especially, all those generation, those young kids that they came here with their parents without being their own decision. you know, it was the parents, the parents' decision. and now, the way the person is doing these things and the way he's using, his way of thinking or his way of saying that things or what he's going to do, it makes me so upset and makes me--the frustration not only in the mexican community or latino community, i think most of the nationalities that live in the united states, you know, we are confused and we're all--we don't know what's going to happen. you know, i hope, you know, that we can--like us, you know that we live here for so many years and we have our kids here already. so, i think we should make this kind of union, you know, to make it a strength, you know. and maybe parties and people, they really have that pulling of how to get together. you know, to us, and the good way, the pacifist way to do something for the dreamers, you know, there are. can you imagine if the dreamers go back to their own countries and they've been here all their lives? you know, it's-that's tough. i mean, that's a decision that i hope the president change his heart. i mean-- damian: his heart, right. hernan: touch his heart. damian: do you see a corrido about president trump in the future by los tigres del norte? jorge: probably. damian: probably, right? jorge: probably, we have to do it in a good way for so many reasons. damian: how tough is it, maybe one of you guys can answer, to take a stand? to say that los tigres del norte are going to stand up for immigrants? i mean, it's probably easy for you guys, but you know that you might be criticized by some other people, but the immigrants are going to be cheering you. how tough of a balance is that? eduardo hernandez: well, you're right, we can be criticized, but you know, we have to do it. it's something that we have to stand up for and, you know, fight for our community, fight for our people, fight for our not only, like hernan said, mexicans, but the whole latino people. we have to fight for them. we have to raise our voice to do something about it, you know? damian: all right, i have another question for you, luis, in our next segment. but los tigres del norte again will be performing on stage with banda recodo and paquita la del barrio. that's in one week there at the sap center in san jose. there's a date and all the information. we'll be back with los tigres del norte, stay with us. ♪ introducing the pork from jack in the box. two strips of pork belly, green leaf lettuce, juicy tomatoes and tangy honey aioli even you'll love it, martha security! get him! wow, do you guys workout? try my new pork belly blt, part of my food truck series. çñçóç introducing the prime rib from jack in the box. with strips of prime rib grilled with peppers and onions and smothered in provolone cheese and i'm challenging you to try it, martha it's on, jack. why are we whispering? try my new prime rib cheesesteak, part of my food truck series. [singing in foreign language] damian: look at that crowd, estadio azteca, and this is where los tigres del norte just have been taking off for so long. luis, what was that like? it's one of the biggest stadiums in the world, and there you are right in the center of it. luis hernandez: well, our responsibility to be performing in front of more than 100,000 people. and you know, having them sing your songs, having them ask for your songs because it could be--it could seem like it's easy to stand there, but when you're in front of this crowd that it's very--that knows your music, that it's very traditional, it's kind of scary at the same time. but you know, i think we did well. we performed in front of all these people. and after we decided to make a cd and to--and a dvd so people in their house, people that couldn't attend could have this dvd or cd with all the hits of los tigres del norte, they're the hits, they're the people that--those are the ones that people choose from all of our songs that we have over 50 years. damian: i took a flight to mexico city to cover the earthquake. on the way back, i heard this album on the flight back, and it just--it made things a lot better because you're coming back depressed from seeing that. so, thank you all for doing that. luis: thank you. damian: i asked you this last time, jorge, but do you sometimes sing your songs because of the topic with coraje? do you sing it with anger because you're talking about the--maybe the injustices that you've seen? jorge: yeah, i just get the story and what's happening in the community. and sometimes when you perform a song, you really feel it. you have the sentiment. and that, we try to transmit it to the people. but also it's because that's the way we are. we just--we're not acting or anything like that. it's something it comes to your mind, it comes--some songs, they make you feel like you have to--you have to do it that way so that people can relate it to you, but also believe what we say, and believe the story of what we're singing about. we always sing songs about our community, what happens with our people. so, that's why we are very direct in what we sing. damian: and you don't talk a lot about your charity work, but you all do a lot of charity work. you're as american as you are mexican. you perform for the troops. tell us why you decided to go overseas and perform for our service members across? hernan: those country that we visit, you know, to go sing for the troops, i think it was the most beautiful experiences. but at the same time, to give them the music, the happiness. so many latinos in the army. it was like being there singing for them, like, in this big ship. you know, like over 5,000 latinos right there, soldiers. you know, it's like it was my most beautiful experience. but at the same time, it's like make you proud, you know, that you see all these latinos in there defending the country. that's why, when you get to see that and then you come back to you--back home and you see all these things that are happening here, and you relate the problems with them being over there, i mean, it's like saying--like if it's not equal, you know, like if it's not fair. there are all these latinos that we saw over there. and i went to korea, to germany, to italy, to japan. and taking our music, give them that happiness, how they miss their families, how they miss, i mean, everything. you know, and then at the same time, they're there, maybe they don't want to come back. or the ones that come back, you know, they come back with these--yeah, you know, it's so important for us, you know, that we can do that. you know, i wish i can go back and do it again, you know, because it's not that you go there to get publicity, you know. it's not that, you know. it's you go there because you want to give them what they need because they're in danger. you know, they don't know they're going to come back. and i think a lot of our songs, we have songs, you know, like "los hijos de hernandez," you know, that is a song that it talks about these hernandez last name person that want to fight for united states. and when he comes back here and he go back--and he goes to mexico to visit the family, he had problems to cross even though he went over there and fought for the country. you know, all these things relate a lot. a lot of people, you know, it happens to a lot of people, you know. it's not long ago we went to play in tijuana, and we saw a lot of--a lot of people that went and fought for united states, and for some reason they went to mexico, and they went back, they didn't let them pass. you know, i think it was like a--not like a treaty, but it was something that the government used to offer in those days. you know, you'll fight and they-- damian: you get your citizenship. hernan: yeah, so, so those kind of things are the ones los tigres del norte, we seen those kind of things because it's real. i mean, it happens. damian: yeah, well, awesome, the topics are awesome. los tigres del norte, again, will be on stage singing all their cumbias and corridos there at sap with paquita and banda recodo. we'll wrap it up and listen to one song in its entirety, stay with us. ♪ so we know how to cover almost we've anything.st everything even a "red-hot mascot." [mascot] hey-oooo! whoop, whoop! [crowd 1] hey, you're on fire! [mascot] you bet i am! [crowd 2] dude, you're on fire! [mascot] oh, yeah! [crowd 3] no, you're on fire! look behind you. [mascot] i'm cool. i'm cool. [burke] that's one way to fire up the crowd. but we covered it. talk to farmers. we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ [singing in foreign language] [singing in foreign language] [singing in foreign language] [singing in foreign language] [singing in foreign language] [singing in foreign language] [singing in foreign language] [singing in foreign language] [singing in foreign language] ♪ [singing in foreign language] [singing in foreign language] [singing in foreign language] [singing in foreign language] [singing in foreign language] [singing in foreign language] [singing in foreign language] [singing in foreign language] [singing in foreign language] damian: that's so awesome, los tigres del norte there at estadio azteca live in concert. don eduardo, does this song-- you know, a lot of these songs kind of give you chills. they make you really excited that you're listening and maybe dancing to these songs. but when you see the people getting into it there at azteca, they weren't really dancing, they were enjoying it. does that--i mean, does that give you a little more power to say they're listening to the words, they're watching you play? eduardo: oh yeah, yeah, it gives you more like--you get more happy, you get more involvement with the people because they're not dancing, they're just watching you, they're looking at you. you can see their expression. you can see them like really close, and it gives you like chills. yeah, yeah, it's very nice. it's like--it's like, you know, like hear the song when we play on february 17, it's going to be, you know, like close to--we're going to be close to the people too. and it feels good. it feels--it feels like you want to get down and sing for them right there in the chair. damian: it's a business, don luis, because the night before, you probably have to go to bed early. that day, it's business. you're there to perform. people, maybe it's the first time seeing you. luis: yeah, you need to be prepared. it's a very big responsibility, and people goes there to enjoy it. you know, not only to listen to the song, but also to see what you do and how you stand on the stage, what do you want to project. it's very important to be prepared and to be relaxed at the same time. you know, it's a mixture of a lot of the stories. you know, one moment you are very happy. at another moment, you're sad, makes you cry. we've seen people cry when we sing certain songs, certain stories. and it's very emotional. you know, it's a very emotional. our concerts are normally very emotional because of the stories that we sing. we try to sing of--not sing the same stories at the same time. we make a mixture of those feelings, and we make people to change their mood, you know, during the concert. it's--los tigres del norte, we've been doing that for a long time. and you know, here at the sap, the difference too is that this show, it's for the whole family. kids can go, the parents, everyone can go. it's not a dance where you're going to be standing. people can be sitting down, listening to the song, enjoying what we do on the stage. damian: yeah, and don jorge, lastly, when an immigrant comes to this country by themselves, they're alone, they might be depressed, they left their family back home. they turn on the radio and they listen to the los tigres del norte, and they feel like they're home. that's got to make you really proud to know. jorge: that's the most wonderful things that can happen to us, when the people are--you go to the restaurant or in the streets, sometimes we talk about it, and they tell us what they feel, what the songs means to them. they means the memories, the way they came to this country, the way they behave in this country, the way they're progressing. some of them, the way they fell, the way they don't have the opportunity. and the songs, it's all about all that. and when we are in person singing for them, it's another story. it's like reminding them their lives their lives here and the people that's behind them in mexico and different countries they left. and they came here to this country to progress, to do the best they can so they can support who is staying in a different--in mexico and the different countries where the families belong in that moment. and that's one of those sentiments very, very strong feelings for me. and when we see these people in front of us, and you singing these stories, it's like they giving you so much power in your body, you want to open more to them and make to help in any way that you can. damian: god has blessed us by having you all come into all of our lives. thank you all so much. all: thank you, thank you. jorge: before we leave? damian: oh yes, there's the information for los tigres del norte. and oh, look at this. jorge: look, this is for you. damian: oh wow, this is-- jorge: in english or in español. damian: gracias, muchas gracias. jorge: damian, this is for you. damian: gracias very much, i really--this is so awesome. thank you very much. los tigres del norte again at the sap this coming saturday. thank you guys so much for all that you do. all: thank you, thank you. damian: muchas gracias. all right, gracias, this is awesome. wow, i won't make fun of you anymore, dwayne. robert handa: hello, and welcome to "asian pacific america." i'm robert handa, your host for our show here on nbc bay area and cozi tv. and happy new year as we get ready to celebrate the lunar new year, including many chinese new year events. but this week, we also saw the start of the 2018 winter olympics from south korea. nbc bay area is proud to be bringing it to you, and we start our show profiling two bay area olympians. we hear from one of the leading medal contenders, karen chen, the us women's figure skating champion, who hails from fremont, and will talk to us about growing up in the bay area and how her culture helps contribute to her success. then we will talk with vincent zhou of palo alto, a junior men's world champion skater who also has some very interesting