I wanted to welcome everybody to the 28th APIQWTC Banquet
Woo [Music]
[Music] ♫ You can try if you want to You can turn around and be nice ♫
You know this is bigger than me. I'm just somebody
who got long in the tooth, you know, but really, there are so many community
leaders here in this community and I want to thank you all for the work that you
do building Community educating people. I know so many people are doing incredible work.
[Music] ♫ Ahead of you, you can turn your cheek and smile. Who are you? When.. ♫
this is really a very important time in our community
because this is a time that we really honor the people in our community who have dedicated
their lives to making a difference in our world and a difference in our API queer community.
[Music] ♫ and I learned from all those faces. No use being angry... yeah ♫
I was a student at UC Santa Cruz
and I met one Asian lesbian and I met another one on International
women's day and I said, "Come here. Now we are three" and it was amazing moment of like we
are not just isolated, we are, you know, and from there on out I just had this drive to
build community to find people that could maybe understand my cultural framework. To
have reflection and empowerment and support and vIsibility and so it's
amazing, you know, the dream that I had in the 80s to see all of you here tonight and what
we've become as a community.
[Music] ♫ There is more... there is more... There is more than what you see ♫
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