Regional Administrator Ophelia Basgal and Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Committee Chairman Sherman Tang presented Oakland Mayor Jean Quan a certificate of appreciation.  Mayor Quan and former San Francisco Supervisor Mabel Teng spoke at the Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month event.

In celebration of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May 2012, the regional office in San Francisco hosted a program with Oakland Mayor Jean Quan and former San Francisco Supervisor Mabel Teng.  Regional Administrator Ophelia Basgal gave welcome remarks and introduced the two keynote speakers. 

Ophelia Basgal and Sherman Tang presenting Jean Quan a certificate of appreciation. 

Mayor Quan and Ms. Teng are Chinese American women with accomplishments and political success.  Mayor Quan spoke about the challenges and successes of leading a busy city.  She told the story of her family’s move from San Francisco to Oakland immediately following the 1906 earthquake and fire. 

As an Oakland native, Mayor Quan has tirelessly worked to make things better in her city.  Mabel Teng is the Director of the Chinese Cultural Center in San Francisco.  She spoke about her move from Hong Kong as a young girl to San Francisco. Through her hard work and dedication to fairness for Asian Americans, Mable Teng rose to the point where she ran and was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. 

Both Mayor Quan and Ms. Teng overcame obstacles and became the first Asian American woman in their respective area.  The Region IX Asian American Pacific Islander Committee provided traditional Taiwanese dancers and Asian food samplings.

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