Love and Life in San Franisco: Conversation with Mabel Teng and Rick Yuen

A Conversation with Mabel Teng, Assessor-Recorder for the City of San Francisco, and her spouse, Rick Yuen, Assistant Dean of Students and Director of the Asian American Activities Center at Stanford.

Mabel and Rick will talk about their role and experiences marrying same-sex couples in City Hall. Question and Answer period will follow.

Mabel was inaugurated as San Francisco Assessor-Recorder in 2003, becoming the cityÂ’s first Asian American Assessor-Recorder. An independently elected public official, Mabel organized the effort to provide equal service to same-sex marriage. The Assessor-Recorder is responsible for the valuation of all real estate and business personal properties, and maintains the integrity of all official records in San Francisco. Rick has designed numerous innovative student academic and leadership initiatives during his 15 years at Stanford. As an active community rights advocate, Rick joined the effort in marrying same-sex couples as a deputized marriage commissioner. They are raising twin teenagers in San Francisco.

All are welcome to attend.

Sponsored by the Office for Religious Life, the LGBT Community Resources Center and the WomenÂ’s Community Center. Call 723-1762 for more information. http://religiouslife.stanford.edu