Award Presentation

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Kodak Theater in the beautiful city of Los Angeles
Representing the city of Los Angeles, please welcome The Honorable councilman, Nick Pacheco!
Good evening everyone, are we enjoying ourselves tonight here in the Kodak Theater?
Is Leila doing a great job or what, huh? Beautiful music, beautiful dancing, I love it!
Thank you for inviting me here tonight, definitely an honor to be among the Persian community
The city of Los Angeles enjoy what you bring to Los Angeles and we love that you respect us and we respect you as great part to Los Angeles, thank you so much!
This is Miriam Torben from my office, she reminded me to say, "Salaam!"
Good evening, everyone! At this point I want to share with you that the city of Los Angeles, the city council
Has given us this great duty tonight, myself and Miriam to honor Leila as a great artist
Not only of the world but someone who we can celebrate here in Los Angeles
So I have a recognition that I want to present to her
This is something that the entire city of Los Angeles city council has adopted
And I'm going to read it to you right now, and I-translate, someone said, "Translate it into Farsi!"
Mejor en español
Para todos los comerciantes que son nuestros vecinos de la comunidad que está metiendo a nuestros residentes
Yo sé que usted con un gran parte de nuestra comunidad en Los Ángeles, yo sé
I know you're great merchants and part of our great city, Los Angeles, and I know that you provide services to the Latino community
And we thank you on behalf of the Latino community, let me thank you too
La viva México!
I read it in english first, before I bring up Leila
It says now therefore be a result that the city council of Los Angeles, on behalf of its residents, do hereby recognize Leila Forouhar for her years of dedication, hard work, and commitment to her craft
And to her entertaining not only to the Persian population, but the world
So let me bring up Leila!
مرسی
Thank you Councilman Nick, I'm honered, very honored
Well, let me tell you, Leila, that we are very pleased to have you here in the great city of Los Angeles at the Kodak Theater
And I want to share with you
عروسی تون مبارک و
مرسی
خوش اومدین
خیلی ممنون
Thank you!
Thank you so much!
And we know that you've been a child star and someone who's performed for many years
So on behalf of the city of Los Angeles, and everyone here in Los Angeles
Present you with this resolution honoring your great work and your dedication, to the world and to all of us here
Thank you!
Thank you!