新英格蘭台學聯辦2講座探討台灣健保和急重症醫療現狀 請出健保署長、醫事司長做分享

波士頓經文處科技組組長蔡孟勳（右二）和台學聯會長李典璋（左一）、
波士頓大學同學會長葉宇愷送紀念品，感謝蔡振嘉醫師。（台學聯提供）

       （Boston Orange 周菊子綜合報導）新英格蘭地區臺灣同學聯合會（FTSANE）和 13 所常春藤等名校同學會合作，於 2026 年 1 月底及 2 月初在哈佛醫學院舉辦了兩場「臺灣健保與急重症醫療現況」講座，邀得6名專家探討政策轉型、醫師荒危機，以及台美之間對比。

台灣健保署署長陳亮妤（下中）、醫事司司長劉越萍（下右）遠距開講。（台學聯提供）

新英格蘭台學聯會長李典璋指出，這場系列講座由波士頓經文處教育組組長黃薳玉贊助，科技組組長蔡孟勳支持，藉實體和網路的同步舉行，讓對此議題有興趣的學生、學者及業者，無論身在台灣和美國，都能夠一起聆聽健保署、醫事司主管和哈佛醫學院一線專家為臺灣醫療環境把脈的分享。

這2場講座各有300多人報名，參加者不但來自美國麻州、加州，還有台灣，日本，德國及英國。波士頓大學葉宇愷、黃景軒，布朗大學李沅臻，哥倫比亞大學陳偉德 紀岱亞等同學會會長，以及新英格蘭台灣商會會長賴怡殷都參加了講座。

第一場講座現場。（台學聯提供）

第一場講座的主題是醫療政策，由李典璋和哈佛公衛碩士班的鍾寧真醫師主持，講者有衛生福利部中央健康保險署署長陳亮妤，醫事司司長劉越萍，哈佛公共衛生學院衛生政策管理學系副教授暨布萊根婦女醫院與哈佛醫學院外科醫師蔡振嘉。

健保署署長陳亮妤從台灣人口在少子化、高齡化同步發展下，老化速度極快，預計到2039年，高齡人口就會超過30%，到2070年時，甚至會達到46.5%，智慧醫療中的視訊診療和居家服務配送，因此成為台灣政府近年來的推動重點。

蔡振嘉副教授分享美國健保優缺點。（台學聯提供）

陳亮妤還介紹了「8 年 888 計畫」的慢性病照護新政策，目標是把80% 的三高／慢性腎臟病（CKD）患者納入照護網絡，讓照護網絡中 80% 的患者接受生活型態諮詢，以及幫助80% 的三高患者達成最終控制目標。她也談到了要以大數據與資訊科技整合來強化醫療體系，加強偏鄉遠距醫療，推廣數位健保卡，推動遠距醫療與視訊門診。

波士頓經文處科技組組長蔡孟勳（右起）和台學聯會長李典璋、（左一）哈佛公衛
的葉卉榛送紀念品，感謝狀給侯全益醫師。（周菊子攝）

醫事司司長劉越萍重點談急重症醫療人力問題，直指新世代對工作與生活平衡的看法和老一輩不同，解決方案主要從3方面著手，包括藉由來自健保資料、公務統計，以及電子病歷等的資訊，來調整資源配置，強化醫療人員解決問題和善用資源的能力，以及運用資通科技降低第一線醫療人員的負擔。

講座海報之一。

蔡振嘉副教授曾於歐巴馬總統任內，擔任美國衛生及公公服務部高級顧問。他引述Hubert Humphrey 的名言，「政府的道德考驗，在於它如何對待生命起點的孩子、生命終點的老人，以及活在生命陰影中的人——病患、弱勢者與身心障礙者」。他以美國醫療改革長年以來的關鍵盲點為例，提醒台灣，美國醫療支出已超過4兆美元，占GDP18%，但人均壽命卻落後於許多其他國家，部分原因在於15到49歲的年輕及中壯年族群，因自殺、濫用藥物、交通事故而死亡率偏高，彰顯醫療無法解決社會結構與公共衛生問題。

講座海報之二。

蔡振嘉闡述了美國醫療健保中的5大迷思，包括美國長期低估了社會政策與公共衛生投資的重要性，錯誤以為慢性病是導致美國人過早死亡的主因，「聯邦醫療保險優勢計畫（Medicare Advantage）」本想借私營企業提供服務來提高效率，結果卻讓聯邦醫療保險多支出約270億美元，美國使用的醫療服務量其實低於大多數的經濟發達國家，但費用卻昂貴得多，外科手術常是歐洲的2倍，增加了基層醫師，卻並未減少專科醫師的使用，以為推動價值導向醫療可以節省支出，結果行政成本與獎勵的支出，卻讓聯邦醫療保險損失54億美元。蔡振嘉指出醫療改革該針對最根本的影響健康因素。

第二場講座的主題是急重症醫師觀點，由李典璋和哈佛公衛碩士班葉卉榛醫師主持，講者有臺北市立聯合陽明醫院胸腔內科蘇一峰醫師，衛生福利部雙和醫院(委託臺北醫學大學興建經營)心臟外科部主任李紹榕醫師，以及哈佛醫學院/布萊根婦女醫院急診部助理教授暨北美洲臺灣人醫師協會會長侯全益醫師。

蘇一峰醫師認為，台灣正在經歷一場「看不到盡頭的醫療、尤其是重症醫療崩壞」，急診擁塞成常態，住院一等就是一週。部分醫院甚至張貼公告，明言病床與推床不足，提醒民眾需有久候的心理準備。他指出，關鍵在於醫院找不到足夠的護理師，以至於實際可用床位減少了。另外年輕醫師紛紛選擇小科目，醫美業，住院醫師過去每年可招收上百名，如今僅約20餘人，護理師大多數月薪僅3至4萬元，缺額高達2萬人。這種制度造成的結構性問題，後果將由全民承擔。

李紹榕醫師直指台灣健保及醫療正走向不可逆的失衡。以7.3%  GDP撐起，在各項國際評比中都名列前茅，低成本，高表現的醫療體系，背後有三大矛盾，第一，健保究竟是社會保險，還是社會福利，定位始終模糊；第二，就醫便利與實際付費嚴重不成比例；第三，在全球醫療費用持續上漲的趨勢下，臺灣卻試圖用「低給付」撐起整個體系。人力短缺是全球醫療的共同困境，未來的解方，可能不在制度內，而在制度外。

遠距醫療、AI 自動生成病歷、機器人輔助照護、穿戴式裝置蒐集日常健康數據，將逐步重塑醫療流程。這個新的醫療生態，勢必與電子產業深度結合，並由民眾自費支撐「預防導向」的照護模式。

侯全益醫師系統性分享美國大型醫療體系的急診運作經驗，並從人力結構、教育訓練、醫療經濟與職涯發展等層面，對臺灣急診醫學未來提出重要觀察與反思。侯醫師強調，急診住院醫師與護理人員是醫療體系的核心，必須獲得合理補償。侯全益醫師強調，他無法直接替臺灣開藥方，但從美國經驗可見，醫療人力短缺是全球性問題。透過合理補償、清楚分工、培育多層次醫療人員，以及重視導師制度與職涯彈性，或許能為臺灣急診醫學帶來新的想像空間。

WeStar波士頓新年交響歌舞晚會 台上台下融為一體

波士頓新年交響歌舞晚會演出人員謝幕。（WeStar提供）

            （Boston Orange）華悅音樂（WeStar Music）與波士頓國際交響樂團（BISO)合作，1 月 24 日在勒星頓鎮 Cary 廳舉辦「波士頓新年交響歌舞晚會」，別開生面的同場呈現古典交響樂、歌劇、器樂獨奏及現代流行音樂，製作人兼導演朱鴻還把舞台與觀眾席融為一體。

3名女高音合唱普契尼歌劇。（WeStar提供）

            這場晚會以關峽的「激情燃燒的歲月」主題曲《第一交響序曲》揭開序幕。指揮豪爾赫·索托（Jorge Soto）與客座指揮埃文·貝內特（Evan Bennett）為音樂家們的不同風格演出，提供了絕佳搭配。

天鵝芭蕾舞。（WeStar提供）

            聲樂部分，有廉艷演唱《春天的芭蕾》，晏美嬌演繹《瑪依拉變奏曲》；艾琳·默瑟魯奧·納爾遜（Erin Merceruio Nelson）、廉艷與奧爾加·利索夫斯卡（Olga Lisovska）等3名女高音合作普契尼歌劇《波西米亞人》中穆塞塔的詠嘆調，以及奧爾加·利索夫斯卡演唱意大利街頭歌曲，以及索菲亚·什基琴科（Sofia Shkidchenko）、比特丽斯·科尔（Beatrice Cole）、艾比·伯纳德（Abby Bernard）和丹妮克·波尔科夫尼科夫（Danique Polkovnikov）等四人合唱流行歌曲《天幕墜落（Skyfall）》。

觀眾紛紛起舞。（WeStar提供）

舞蹈與器樂跨界表演方面，芭蕾舞者珍娜·米格里奧雷利在大提琴手艾倫·托達-安巴拉斯、鋼琴家張海琪演奏配合下表演了聖桑《天鵝》舞。小提琴家黃開誠演奏名曲《梁祝》，波士頓國際音樂大賽10至14歲組金獎得主沈思璇，彈奏了李斯特的鋼琴曲《輕盈》。

          波士頓國際交響樂團演奏了尼古拉·李森科的華爾茲舞曲《告別》，波士頓國際作曲大賽獲獎者趙芊蕁的弦樂作品《啟航日》，以及劉熾的作品《我的祖國》。

舞蹈環節則由哈佛大學交誼舞團演出探戈《La Cumparsita》。

晚會最後邀現場賓客參與共舞《皇帝圓舞曲》，埃文·貝內特指揮《春之聲圓舞曲》，豪爾赫·索托帶領全場觀眾配合《拉德茨基進行曲》的節奏鼓掌中畫下句點。

FIFA世界盃足球賽波士頓將承辦七場 波士頓市府廣場將成“粉絲嘉年華”場地

波士頓主辦城市委員會（Boston 26）執行長Mike Loynd (中）
宣佈將以波士頓市政府廣場為“粉絲嘉年華”場地。（波士頓市府圖片）

          （Boston Orange周菊子綜合報導）世界盃足球賽(FIFA)的波士頓主辦城市委員會（Boston 26）今（10）日和麻州州長奚莉（Maura Healey）、波士頓市長吳弭（Michelle Wu）聯袂宣佈，波士頓市政府廣場將成為官方指定的2026世界盃足球賽粉絲嘉年華（FIFA Fan Festival™）場地。

州市政要為FIFA2026來波士頓打氣。（波士頓市府圖片）

承辦世界杯足球賽在麻州舉辦7場賽事的活動，估計可謂麻州帶來200萬名遊客，創造10億美元經濟效益，並創造9000個工作機會，但波士頓主辦城市委員會目前面對籌辦活動經費有1000萬美元缺口，Foxborough鎮要求先支付700到800萬元維護安全及醫護準備費用，否則扣押娛樂許可證照的挑戰。

不過波士頓主辦城市委員會（Boston 26）執行長Mike Loynd仍強調，“2026世界盃足球賽粉絲嘉年華”將在主要比賽進行的16天內，以「免費入場」為目標，邀請民眾參與這四年一度的盛事。

麻州州長Maura Healey(左）和波士頓市長吳弭（Michelle Wu)攜手宣傳FIFA Boston。
（波士頓市府圖片）

世界杯足球賽的2026年大賽，規模之大將為歷年之最，預定於6月11日至7月19日，在美國、加拿大、墨西哥這3個國家的16個城市，舉辦長達39天的共104場比賽。參賽隊伍已從32隊增加到了48隊。

麻州將在6 月 13 日至 7 月 9 日之間，假Foxborough鎮的吉列體育場（Gillette Stadium）承辦其中7場比賽。根據FIFA規定，在這期間，吉列體育場將改名為波士頓體育場（Boston Stadium）。

麻州眾議會財政委員會主席麥家威（Aaron Michlewitz)(中）承認辦世界盃賽
需要花錢，承諾將努力爭取資金。（波士頓市府圖片）

目前已排定的賽程包括分組賽： 6月13日（海地對蘇格蘭）、6月16日（挪威對附加賽勝者）、6月19日（蘇格蘭對摩洛哥）、6月23日（英格蘭對迦納）、6月26日（挪威對法國），淘汰賽： 6月29日舉行 32 強賽，以及 7月9日 舉行的重頭戲——半準決賽（Quarter-final）。

在比賽期間無法親自到比賽場地的球迷們，將可聚集在波士頓市政府廣場這官方指定的“FIFA粉絲嘉年華“場地，免費觀賽，享受波士頓主辦城市委員會與協辦單位提供的各種娛樂。

波士頓市長吳弭在宣佈活動中表示，波士頓市政府廣場幾年前才翻修，正好迎接這盛大活動，把來自全世界的眼光帶到波士頓。為因應龐大人潮，MBTA 屆時將提供直達Foxborough鎮的專屬火車接駁服務。

波士頓主辦城市委員會（Boston 26）執行長Mike Loynd表示，該會目標是讓波士頓市政府廣場內舉辦的所有活動，都讓民眾免費參加，估計主要活動將集中在16天左右。他還坦承，目前面對1000萬美元的資金缺口，粉絲嘉年華的現場設施，可能得因應資金狀況修訂。

Mike Loynd這麼說，是因為Foxborough鎮要求波士頓主辦城市委員會先支付大約800萬元的現場保安及醫護準備費用，否則將扣發舉辦比賽所需的娛樂許可證。但麻州政府本來承諾要撥給2000萬元籌辦比賽補助，卻被州議會大刀一揮，只剩下1000萬元，於是出現了1000萬元缺口。

麻州州長奚莉在會中表示，這七場大比賽，估計可謂麻州帶來200萬名遊客，創造10億美元經濟效應，相信州市政府及相關單位最終將克服困難，達成協議，順利舉辦比賽。

Governor Healey Appoints Dr. Stephen Zrike Jr. as Secretary of Education

Governor Healey Appoints Dr. Stephen Zrike Jr. as Secretary of Education 

Patrick Tutwiler is stepping down as Secretary to lead Walker Therapeutic & Educational Programs

BOSTON – Today, Governor Maura Healey announced that she is appointing Dr. Stephen Zrike Jr. as Secretary of Education. Dr. Zrike is currently the Superintendent at Salem Public Schools and previously led the Holyoke and Wakefield Public Schools. Current Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler will be stepping down from his position on Friday, February 13 to assume the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of Walker Therapeutic & Educational Programs. 

“Dr. Zrike has a proven track record of improving learning for thousands of students across our state and the country. From his time as a fifth-grade teacher, to principal and onto Superintendent, he has changed lives and inspired those he works with. We congratulate him on this new role and can’t wait to work together to make sure every student has a high-quality education from early childhood through college and career,” said Governor Healey. “I’m grateful for Secretary Tutwiler’s leadership as Secretary of Education and his lifetime of service to the students of Massachusetts. Together, we created nation-leading graduation standards, enrolled thousands more students in early college, added thousands of child care seats, expanded early literacy tutoring and made historic increases to college financial aid. But what I’ll remember most about Secretary Tutwiler is his unfailing positivity and the absolute joy on the faces of students across the state any time he walks into the room. We wish him the very best in his next steps.” 

“I am pleased to welcome Stephen as our next Secretary of Education. As a former Mayor of Salem, I know firsthand what a strong partner he is for our students, teachers and parents, and I am confident his leadership will strengthen education across our state and build on the great work from the last three years under Secretary Tutwiler’s leadership,” said Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll. “It’s been a pleasure to work with Secretary Tutwiler, and I am beyond grateful for his commitment to the students across Massachusetts. He will be missed, but I wish him the very best in his next steps, and I know he will continue to positively shape the futures of the students of Massachusetts for years to come.” 

“As I prepare to step into a new role with an organization dedicated to serving children with complex needs, my heart is full. This moment brings both excitement for what’s ahead and profound gratitude for the years I was honored to serve side by side with students, educators, families and communities to strengthen the educational landscape of the Commonwealth. I want to thank Governor Healey and Lieutenant Governor Driscoll for the privilege of serving as Secretary of Education. I will miss this work and this partnership more than I can express, but I also feel immense hope knowing that I’m leaving it in such capable, committed, and compassionate hands,” said Secretary Tutwiler. “Together, we will all continue fighting for the freedom of students to learn, to grow, to imagine, and to belong.” 

“I’m deeply grateful to Governor Healey and Lieutenant Governor Driscoll for the opportunity to serve as Secretary of Education,” said Dr. Zrike. “I look forward to continuing to work alongside students, parents and educators across the state to ensure every student has the support and opportunities they need to succeed. I will miss working with Salem’s students, educators, and families; the lessons they have taught me over the past six years will be central to how I lead as Secretary.” 

Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care Amy Kershaw will serve as Interim Secretary until Dr. Zrike assumes his position in March. 

Since 2020, Dr. Zrike has served as Superintendent of Schools for Salem Public Schools, where he led academic recovery efforts, strengthened educator support, expanded student-centered programming, and deepened partnerships with families and the broader community. He oversaw significant gains in MCAS achievement, expanded full-day pre-kindergarten, reduced chronic absenteeism to below pre-pandemic levels, and strengthened dual language and early college programming. 

Dr. Zrike previously worked at the Holyoke Public Schools as Receiver/Superintendent, where he led the turnaround of 11 chronically underperforming schools, improved academic outcomes, increased the graduation rate, and reduced chronic absenteeism. He also served as Superintendent of Schools in Wakefield, Massachusetts, Chief of Elementary Schools for the Pilsen-Little Village Network in the Chicago Public Schools and Principal of both the William Ohrenberger Elementary School and John Philbrick Elementary School in Boston. He began his career as a fifth-grade teacher in Massachusetts’ Andover Public School District. 

Dr. Zrike holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Dartmouth College and a master's degree and a doctorate in education from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. He is Cuban-American and speaks Spanish. He lives in Andover with his wife, who is an elementary school special education teacher in the Andover Public Schools, and his children who attend public schools. 

The Executive Office of Education oversees and coordinates the work of the Department of Early Education and Care, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (K-12), the Department of Higher Education and the state’s 29 public colleges and universities to align programs, policies and resources across the entire public education system. 

Under the leadership of Governor Healey and Secretary Tutwiler, Massachusetts has continued to rank number one in the nation in education. The state’s child care system has stabilized and expanded, adding over 20,000 seats, increasing educator wages by 20 percent and helping more families than ever pay for care. The administration secured over $83 million in state and federal dollars to support early literacy instruction and tutoring to help children learn how to read and read well. Universal free school meals are now permanent, and Massachusetts is reimagining high school, with more than 80,000 students engaged in Early College and Career Pathways programs and is on the path to setting nation-leading expectations for every school and prepare all students for success after high school graduation. The number of students attending Massachusetts’ public colleges and universities has returned to pre-pandemic levels following historic investments in state financial aid and making community college cost-free. 

Patrick Tutwiler is leaving the administration to become President & Chief Executive Officer of Walker Therapeutic & Educational Programs in Needham, Massachusetts. Walker is a nonprofit dedicated to serving children and youth with complex emotional, behavioral, and learning needs, and the families who support them. The organization provides evidence-informed therapeutic residential and education programs; outpatient, in-home, and community-based services; and professional consultation and training across the Commonwealth. 

Massachusetts Opens the Door to Three-Year Degrees and Other Innovative Approaches to Higher Education

Massachusetts Opens the Door to Three-Year Degrees and Other Innovative Approaches to Higher Education
Board of Higher Education approves a new regulation that creates a pathway for innovative pilot proposals, including three-year degrees to lower costs

BOSTON – New regulations approved by the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education (BHE) today open the door to innovative approaches to make it more affordable for students to attend college and help them graduate and join the workforce faster. The approved regulation allows the state’s public and private colleges and universities to propose pilot programs that increase the effectiveness of higher education, but may require the Board to waive one or more of its other regulations on degree-granting authority. This includes the option to offer three-year bachelor’s degrees, in line with what other states across the country are doing.

“Massachusetts is the innovation state – and we want to apply that to our higher education system to make it more affordable for students to pursue college and help them succeed through graduation and beyond,” said Governor Maura Healey. “We’re creating a pathway for colleges to allow some students to graduate in three years, which will help make us more competitive with other states, lower costs, and support students and our workforce.”
 
“In Massachusetts, we have industries that need talent and students eager to grow their education and careers,” said Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll. “I’m grateful to the Board of Higher Education for inviting campuses to innovate in a way that will benefit students, faculty, employers and our economy.”
 
The Board’s existing regulations require that bachelor’s degrees in Massachusetts include at least 120 credits, amounting to the traditional four-year degree. Approval of the Innovation Regulation does not mean automatic approval of bachelor’s degrees below 120 credits. Rather, the Board vote creates a pathway for institutions to propose sub-120 degree pilot programs, among other innovative approaches, by submitting an application that is subject to Board review, approval, and -- upon the completion of the pilot -- evaluation to assess whether the pilot met its intended goals.
 
“The ‘traditional college student’ is a thing of the past, and as a state, we must be open to exploring innovative approaches to college degrees that work for the lives of students,” said Secretary of Education Dr. Patrick Tutwiler. “This Innovation Regulation shows us how consumer protection and innovation can co-exist, and I’m excited to see what types of proposals the Board receives.”
 
Degree-granting pilot programs proposed under the Innovation Regulation must be responsive to significant changes in society, demographics, technology, educational research, or expectations regarding post-secondary education. 
 
“These regulations invite ideas on how to increase the effectiveness of higher education,” said Commissioner of Higher Education Noe Ortega. “We’re inviting campuses to innovate in order to meet the needs of students and the Commonwealth, and we’re doing it in a way that maintains the Board’s careful review of program proposals and upholds consumer protections.”
 
"The Board of Higher Education prioritizes smart, responsible innovation to accelerate needed change in higher education,” said BHE Chair Chris Gabrieli. “In a state that leads the nation and even world in higher education, I am proud that we are offering a balanced approach that focuses on pilots which will allow us all to work with pioneering colleges and confirm whether creative new approaches provide students with real advantages."
  
Innovation is one of the BHE’s four strategic priorities in service to its Equity Goal. The other strategic priorities are Student Success and Financial Aid, Economic Mobility, and Public Good. The BHE began discussing sub-120 credit bachelor’s degrees at its December 2024 meeting, and in 2025, the Board held discussions on how to allow for responsible exploration, which formed the foundation of the approved regulation. The Department of Higher Education (DHE) engaged with stakeholders to finalize the draft regulation, and on October 28, 2025, the BHE voted to open a public comment period.
 
Institutions proposing degree-granting pilot programs under the Innovation Regulation will be evaluated on two main criteria:  the pilot’s innovation and consumer protection. Depending on the proposal, institutions may need to demonstrate how the new offering will grow the effectiveness of higher education, how it responds needs such as labor market or student demand, that the institution has sufficient resources to deliver the program, and that the risks of advancing the pilot are outweighed by the proposed benefits. The regulation includes several, detailed consumer protection provisions, including that the institution must demonstrate that it has sufficient resources to initiate and sustain the initiative, that the program proposed meets quality standards related to admissions and degree requirements, and that the pilot will be marketed clearly and transparently, among other requirements.

Institutions submitting pilot proposals under the Innovation Regulation must also meet minimum criteria that include being accredited without sanction for a minimum of six years; having operated in good standing, with a continuous physical presence in Massachusetts for six consecutive years; and not having any open investigations or corrective actions, including investigations related to the sufficiency of financial resources.
 
Based on an evaluation of a pilot program approved under the Innovation Regulation, the BHE will either grant full approval, extend conditional approval, consider future regulatory or policy changes to codify and scale the pilot, or work with the institution to phase out the pilot if unsuccessful.

華夏文協雪中慶馬年新春 19項歌舞表演展現摩頓社團豐富

摩頓市馬年新春慶祝會謝幕大合照。（宋汝文提供）

              （Boston Orange周菊子摩頓市報導）華夏文化協會（Chinese Culture Connection）2月7 日在摩頓高中舉辦摩頓市第17屆「華夏之春」春節聯歡會，以19個歌舞表演節目，以及馬年郵票揭曉，文化攤位展示，慶祝馬年新春。

                  在麻州的351個市鎮中，人口從5萬餘增加到2024年6萬6千餘人的摩頓市，仍然是個小市鎮，不過在國外出生居民高達41%，亞裔增長到28

華夏文協主任洪梅（右）和合作者。（周菊子攝）

％以上的發展趨勢下，已然是個十分多元化的城市。

                  華夏文化協會的前身是松竹梅協會，一個1985年在麻州瑞汀鎮（Reading）由王啟華等人創辦的文化組織，起初著重於同儕交流，後來致力向主流社會及中小學介紹中華傳統文化。王啟華等該會主要成員後來一一搬遷，1999年由洪梅接掌，同時應摩頓市當時的市長Richard Howard之邀，搬到摩頓市營運。

                  過去這20多年來，華夏文協在洪梅

摩頓市第六區市議員Stephen P. Winslow稱許這新年慶祝活動。（周菊子攝）

竭力經營，大批華人遷居摩頓市的大環境變遷中，華夏文協成為在摩頓市和華林太極功夫學校，以及大摩頓亞裔社區聯盟（GMAACC）鼎足而立的組織。

                  2月7日這天，慶祝會由伯克利音樂學院作曲與表演專業二年級學生Tyerra Rooffener和即將升讀東北大學電腦工程系的王偉齊擔任司儀，由「好飯（Ho Fan）」的舞獅表演拉開序幕。

劉裕鵬（中）、宋汝文夫婦在華夏文協的農曆新春慶祝會中展示書法。（周菊子攝）

許鳳鳴和唐英為華夏文協看守香囊攤位。（周菊子攝）

其他的節目包括波士頓中國音樂家協會青少年樂團的二胡與古箏演奏「賽馬」，笛子合奏「揚鞭催馬運糧忙」，民樂合奏「美麗的壯錦」，陽光雙語幼兒園的兒童唱跳「春節謠」、「你如此美麗」，華夏歌舞團表演「你是我心中的茉莉花」，ET時裝團走秀示範時裝，鄭仕垚的兒童貫口「馬年說馬，吉祥謠」，華夏週六班學員演奏鋼琴，小提琴，女高音Letitia Stevens演唱歌劇詠嘆調選段，永韻舞團跳「流水桃花」，小龍人課後班表演兒童秀「來慶祝，來祝福」，劍橋長青舞團跳「桃花渡」，波士頓京劇工作室曹莉麗、廖芳誼唱京劇選段「大登殿十三嗨」，康乃馨藝術團走秀展示旗袍，晚禮服，落格樂隊演奏「草莓」，「彩虹」，「我去2000年」，CJ夢舞團跳現代舞「獨一無二的妳」，陰陽道示範武術，ADA海軍藍跳舞「幻視長安」。

摩頓市市長Gary Christenson又一年的和美國郵政局波士頓分局主持了馬年郵票揭幕儀式。

梁炳潤擺出捏麵人攤位。（周菊子攝）

這場盛大活動，有16名工作人員，53名志工籌辦，在表演節目之前，安排有逛大街活動，在摩頓高中禮堂的走廊上，擺出了不下20個攤位，有劉裕鵬和宋汝文夫婦的書法即席揮毫攤，康乃馨藝術團團員許鳳鳴和唐英為華夏文協看守的香囊攤位，鼓勵民眾登記成為選民，在選舉時投票的「麻州投票（MassVote）」，為中國來美就讀青少年學生尋找接待家庭（Host Family）的APEX國際教育夥伴公司，有教會宣傳免費英語班，哈佛醫學院和麻省總醫院(MGH)合作，招募志願者參加提高睡眠品質研究攤位，梁炳潤的捏麵人攤位等等。

APEX國際教育夥伴公司擺攤為中國留學生徵求接待家庭。（周菊子攝）

摩頓市第六區市議員Stephen P. Winslow表示，他在搬到摩頓市居住前，就已經每年都來參加摩頓市的農曆新年慶祝活動。他認為這是傳承文化，豐富社區民眾生活的極佳活動。摩頓市的亞裔居民也因為這些活動，更為活躍，有人組團打乒乓球，跳舞，也有華人前進會甫離任的行政主任陳玉珍等帶動居民爭取雙語選票，爭取巴士路線要經過超市，亞裔居民在這樣的互動氛圍下，能夠爭取改善生活，值得鼓勵。

菩提禪堂介紹禪修有助健康。（周菊子攝）

摩頓市內教堂宣傳免費英語班。（周菊子攝）

摩頓高中前積雪遍地。（周菊子攝）

僑聲音樂劇社迎新春演折子戲 預定6/6再粉墨登場

僑聲音樂劇社演員和工作人員合影。（李忠庭提供）

          （Boston Orange周菊子波士頓報導）僑聲音樂劇社2月7日下午在昆士高中禮堂，邀得紐約唱將共襄盛舉，再次粉墨登場的演出4段折子戲，3段唱曲，慶祝馬年新春。這天儘管天公不作美，戶外飄雪，氣溫超低，仍有包括好幾名“老外”的逾百觀眾趕來看戲，讓工作人員備感窩心。

波士頓市議員Ed flynn送表揚狀，僑聲音樂社社長黃國威（左二），李伍碧香（右三）
和司儀李盧蓮馨、以及梁永基、昆士高中校長張可仁同台共慶。（周菊子攝）

僑聲音樂劇社社長黃國威（右）和李伍碧香（左）。（周菊子攝）

         僑聲音樂劇社的2名社長黃國威和李伍碧香表示，該社籌辦演出，既是讓社員們過過癮，在正式場地中，有完整樂隊伴奏，有化妝師上妝的登台演出，更是為社區服務，給街巷鄰里的居民及僑胞們一場聲色俱豐的娛樂。他們強調，籌辦一場這樣的半正式演出，很不容易，尤其是折子戲部分粉墨登場，光是化妝，準備服飾，頭簪，以及舞台佈置，戲曲字幕就煞費工夫，幸虧該社全體同仁戮力匡助，這才能順利演出。儘管大波士頓這天氣候不佳，以至出席率和預期差距頗大，但居然仍有逾百人到場觀看，讓人十分欣慰。

         波士頓市議員愛德華費連(Ed Flynn)這天專程出席，在司儀李盧蓮馨介紹中送上一份表揚狀，稱許僑聲音樂社照顧鄉里，傳承文化。昆士高中校長張可仁也特地到場，歡迎僑聲音樂劇社第2次借用該校場地演出，為該校有機會服務社區感到榮幸。

李伍碧香（又）和里盧蓮馨（左）合作無間。（周菊子攝）

         僑聲音樂劇社這天安排的演出，演員都是人們熟悉的，紐約唱家班伍國榮、靚筱聲，以及波士頓本地的黃國威、雷玉霞、梁雁英、陳艷珠、黃綺玲、黃寶娥、陳秀娥、陳素瑜等人。

         演出劇目，唱曲部分有《拾釵緣》、《隋宮十載菱花夢》、《碧海狂僧》，折子戲有《血濺未央宫》、《大鬧廣昌隆》之客店訴怨、《潞安州》、《七月七日長生殿》。

陳艷珠（左）演出唱曲「拾釵緣」。（周菊子攝）

陳秀娥（又）和靚筱聲（左）演出折子戲「血濺未央宮」。（周菊子攝）

         這些曲目，既有源自蔣防《葉小玉傳》的中國經典愛情故事，也有取材自劉邦建立漢朝，韓信功高震主，被呂后殺害; 隋朝開國時樂昌公主和駙馬徐德言的破鏡重圓，情義兩難，唐玄宗與楊貴妃耽溺於個人情愛，罔顧國家命運等的歷史題材，還有頌揚南宋抗金名將陸登忠臣烈士氣節的民間故事，清末廣州的厲鬼復仇靈異故事等，讓人既得以欣賞粵曲，粵劇唱腔，古裝戲服的精緻，還有機會回味一下中國傳統文學領域中的種種故事。

         僑聲音樂劇社今年還有一場大演出，預定為6月6 在愛默生學院（Emerson）的派拉蒙中心，演出一場完整粵劇「帝女花」。

樂師們現場伴奏。（周菊子攝）

樂師們現場伴奏。（周菊子攝）

現場有多名“老外”觀眾。（周菊子攝）

黃國威（前左起）、陳晶年、黃紹培（右）在會場外招呼入場觀眾。（周菊子攝）

陳秀娥（又）和靚筱聲（左）演出折子戲「血濺未央宮」。（周菊子攝）

有逾百觀眾出席捧場。（周菊子攝）

波士頓市議員Ed Flynn出席為僑聲音樂社打氣。（周菊子攝）

梁雁英是僑聲音樂劇社資深社員，這天飾伍小鵬，唱「碧海狂僧」。（周菊子攝）

昆士高中校長張可仁歡迎社區使用該校美麗校舍。（周菊子攝）

MAYOR MICHELLE WU CELEBRATES DEDICATION OF TWELFTH BAPTIST CHURCH SQUARE, UNVEILS HISTORIC MARKER TO HONOR RENOWNED ROXBURY CHURCH

MAYOR MICHELLE WU CELEBRATES DEDICATION OF TWELFTH BAPTIST CHURCH SQUARE, UNVEILS HISTORIC MARKER TO HONOR RENOWNED ROXBURY CHURCH

BOSTON – Monday, February 9, 2026 – Yesterday, Mayor Michelle Wu joined community members to unveil the honorary street sign for the renaming of Twelfth Baptist Church Square, as well as a new historic marker honoring the transformative impact the Roxbury church has had since it was established in 1840. Twelfth Baptist Church is a center for spiritual life, education and justice for generations of Black Bostonians. This historical church has served as an anchor for prominent African American civil rights activists and faith-leaders including Rev. Leonard Grimes, Rev. George Washington Williams, Reverend Dr. Michael E. Haynes, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, and Rev. Dr. Arthur T. Gerald, Jr. Twelfth Baptist Church is a place of connection.  The Mayor announced a partnership between Boston 250 and Everyone250, a coalition of more than 100 partners across Boston’s arts and cultural landscape, to place 20 new markers throughout Boston marking the semiquincentennial. Yesterday’s multifaceted event showcased the enduring legacy of Twelfth Baptist Church and highlighted how the city and core partners are enhancing the ways history is memorialized in Boston. “Twelfth Baptist Church not only serves as a spiritual home, but a historic pillar in our community that continues to steward and safeguard our community,” said Mayor Michelle Wu.  “In partnership with Boston 250 and Everyone250, we’re honored to commemorate the ongoing history making of Twelfth Baptist Church with this Everyone250 marker.” "This moment is about naming sacred ground and telling the truth in a country that has too often attempted to erase Black presence, Black faith, and Black struggle," said Rev. Dr. Willie Bodrick, II, Senior Pastor of Twelfth Baptist Church. "At a time when erasure is being normalized, we are standing firmly to declare: we shall not be moved. The former Warren Square, named for Joseph Warren, reflects the contradictions of a revolutionary era that proclaimed liberty while remaining entangled with slavery. The naming of Twelfth Baptist Church Square, by contrast, bears witness to the Underground Railroad, to liberation, and to a faith that refused to make peace with injustice. You cannot tell the story of Boston and this nation—its freedom, its moral imagination, or its courage—without telling the story of Twelfth Baptist Church. The dedication of this square in the 100th year of the celebration of Black History Month and the unveiling of the Everyone250 Marker affirm that Black faith, Black leadership, and Black resistance are not footnotes, but foundational to the story we tell about ourselves and generations to come." The newly unveiled marker at Twelfth Baptist Church states: “Twelfth Baptist Church traces its origins to 1805 as the First African Baptist Church of Boston at the African Meeting House. In 1840, amid division, this congregation reestablished itself embodying Boston’s Black freedom struggle. Under Rev. Leonard Grimes the church became known as “The Fugitive Slave Church,” a station on the Underground Railroad, and a force for abolition. Throughout its history, it remained a center for spiritual life, education, and justice. Twelfth Baptist is also where young Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. served alongside Rev. Michael Haynes. Today, Twelfth Baptist advances equity and community empowerment rooted in faith and liberation.” “​Twelfth Baptist Church and its leaders have been known for being bold, unafraid, and willing to speak truth to power​,” said Will Dickerson, Senior Advisor & Head of Faith-based Initiatives. “The impact of Twelfth Baptist extends throughout Roxbury and the surrounding areas. Many of Boston’s Black educators, doctors, lawyers, and community activists call Twelfth Baptist Church home​. That is a testament to the church’s lasting role in shaping leaders and strengthening the community.” One of Boston 250’s core initiatives is the installation of physical markers that highlight underrepresented stories of Boston’s history, accompanied by an interactive digital map and guide. In Boston, Everyone250 has already unveiled markers at Kings Chapel and Union Church, and now the marker at Twelfth Baptist Church in reverence of Black History Month. Everyone250 will round out the 100th anniversary of Black History Month with one more unveiling at United South End Settlements on February 27. Additional Everyone250 unveilings are planned throughout the spring and summer. With America’s 250th anniversary as the catalyzing event, the partnership marks the beginning of a broader, long-term citywide effort to reimagine the way Boston tells and memorializes stories and history in the city.  “With Everyone250, we are reshaping Boston’s historical narrative so it reflects everyone who shaped it - especially at a time when too many Black and Brown stories are being challenged or erased throughout the country,” said Imari Paris Jeffries, Ph.D., President and CEO of Embrace Boston and Co-Chair of Everyone250. “As we come together to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, this work is more urgent than we can imagine. Everyone250 launched last summer with a life-size bronze sculpture of W.E.B. Du Bois in Great Barrington as the very first marker, and today’s dedication at Twelfth Baptist Church carries that momentum forward. Through our partnership with Boston250, we are bringing more stories into the public square so more people can see themselves in Boston’s history, not just for the 250th, but for those who will lead after us.” About Everyone250 Led by a coalition of over 100 partners in Boston’s arts and culture sector, including co-chairs A Beautiful Resistance, Embrace Boston, MassArt, Mass Humanities and Mathmatik Athletics, Everyone250 is redefining what it means to belong in Boston. Through storytelling, cultural celebration, and honest reflection, we shine a light on the untold histories and unsung heroes who have shaped our city over the past 250 years—ensuring every voice is heard and every person is seen. Learn more about  Everyone250 here. About Boston 250 Boston 250 is a yearlong commemoration of Boston's role in the American Revolution and the legacy of activism and innovation that is woven throughout the history of the city and its people. As the world comes to Boston for the Summer of 2026, Boston 250 is working with state and local partners to shape a new, more inclusive experience of Boston’s revolutionary past and present for residents and tourists. Learn more about Boston 250 here.