RED SOX INTRODUCE “NEW YEAR’S EVE AT FENWAY PARK”

RED SOX INTRODUCE “NEW YEAR’S EVE AT FENWAY PARK”

Families and Children Can Skate and Sled on the field,

Take photos with the World Series Trophies on the field,

And warm up in the EMC Club and State Street Pavilion Club

BOSTON, MA – The Boston Red Sox will introduce their first “New Year’s Eve at Fenway Park,” an ice skating and sledding event for families and children from 5-10 p.m. on December 31.  Tickets are on sale now at redsox.com/newyears at $40 per person.  The event is part of Citi Frozen Fenway, a 17-day period in which the ice rink will serve as host to a variety of skating and hockey events.

“We have the opportunity this year, with an ice rink on the field, to welcome families from all over New England on New Year’s Eve,” said Red Sox Executive Vice-President/COO Sam Kennedy.  “We are also bringing in a unique ‘Monster Sled’ in the outfield that will add to the fun of the event.”

Fans can select a specified half hour to skate when they purchase their tickets (subject to availability) but are welcome to come to the ballpark at anytime from 5-10 p.m. to enjoy the festivities. Ticketed patrons will have access to the new ‘Monster Sled’ throughout the night.

The State Street Pavilion Club and EMC Club will provide areas of warmth and comfort, including free hot chocolate for kids. In addition, groups of up to 22 people can make separate arrangements to celebrate, skate, and have dinner in a private suite that looks out over the ballpark. To book a suite, please call 617-226-6888.

The World Series Trophies of 2004, 2007, and 2013 will be on display on the field and available for photographs.  Fans are also invited to come down and take pictures on the warning track and in the dugouts.

Traditional ballpark fare will be on sale at concession stands in the temperature-controlled Home Plate Concourse.

The event is the first at Fenway Park in which skating and sledding are open to all of New England.

The Red Sox suggest that fans use public transportation. 

RED SOX HOLIDAY TROPHY CARAVAN STARTS TOMORROW

Tour Includes Visits to Boston-area Schools and Hospitals,

And the Chance for Businesses to Win a “Red Sox Holiday Pop Up Party”  

BOSTON, MA – The Red Sox will bring the warmth and cheer of the holiday season to Red Sox Nation with the 2013 Holiday Trophy Caravan, which will bring the 2004, 2007, and 2013 World Series trophies to Boston-area schools and hospitals, and give fans the opportunity to win a “Red Sox Holiday Pop Up Party” at work. The Holiday Trophy Caravan will take place Wednesday, December 11, through Friday, December 13.

The tour begins with visits to three Boston Public Schools that were chosen through social media after teachers and administrators were asked to explain why their classroom and students deserve to be selected. The schools will be surprised with visits throughout the day on Wednesday.

The trophies will go from the classroom to the streets on Thursday with the launch of the “One Duck Open Sleigh,” a Duck Boat with trophies, tickets, Wally the Green Monster, and World Series memorabilia to give away.  In the morning, the “One Duck Open Sleigh” will stop at South Station where morning commuters will have an opportunity to get their pictures taken with the trophies.

On Thursday afternoon, the “One Duck Open Sleigh” will visit three Boston-area businesses for a “Red Sox Pop Up Holiday Party,” where the winning offices will receive an office-wide holiday photo with the World Series trophies and a visit from Wally the Green Monster. Additionally, each office will receive 20 tickets to a Red Sox game in 2014 along with merchandise and memorabilia from the 2013 World Series. Businesses can tweet @redsox using the hashtag #WeWantTheTrophies explaining why their office deserves to be chosen.  

In addition to school and office visits, the three trophies and members of the 2013 Red Sox Championship team will visit patients at area hospitals on Thursday, December 12, and Friday, December 13. Red Sox players and uniformed personnel that will participate at various times include pitchers Craig Breslow, Brandon Workman, and Drake Britton, catcher Ryan Lavarnway, Pitching Coach Juan Nieves, Assistant Hitting Coach Victor Rodriguez, and Bullpen Coach Dana LeVangie.

Hospital visits include stops at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the Official Hospital of the Boston Red Sox, Shriners Hospital for Children, MassGeneral Hospital for Children, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's Jimmy Fund Clinic, and Children’s Hospital Boston. A list of dates and times for each hospital visit is attached along with corresponding media relations contacts.

The Holiday Trophy Caravan leads up to Christmas at Fenway, which is the first chance to purchase Red Sox tickets for the 2014 regular season. Tickets are available starting on 10 a.m. on Saturday online at redsox.com, by phone at 888-REDSOX6, and at the 11th Annual Christmas at Fenway event. 

JOHN LACKEY WINS 2013 TONY CONIGLIARO AWARD

BOSTON, MA—Right-handed pitcher John Lackey, who led 2013 Red Sox qualifiers with a 3.52 ERA in 29 regular season starts, has been voted the winner of the 24^th annual Tony Conigliaro Award.  This honor is presented to a Major League player who has overcome adversity through the attributes of spirit, determination and courage that were trademarks of Tony C.

Members of the Conigliaro family will present the award at the 75^th Boston Baseball Writers’ Association of America’s annual dinner on January 23, 2014, at the Westin Copley Place in Boston.  Major League teams submit nominations and an independent 12-person panel does the voting.

Despite missing all of 2012 recovering from Tommy John Surgery, Lackey put together one of the best seasons of his 11-year major league career this past year.  He finished second on the team with 189.1 innings pitched and ranked seventh in the AL with over four strikeouts per walks (161 SO/40 BB).  The former All-Star overcame a missed season and also came back from 2011, when, pitching through injury, he was saddled with a 6.41 ERA while making 28 starts before undergoing offseason surgery.

The Red Sox began the award in 1990 to perpetuate the memory of Tony C., who had died that February following an eight-year struggle to come back from a massive heart attack that left him severely handicapped.

Lackey received six first-place votes and 35 points in the voting while Diamondbacks right-handed pitcher Brandon McCarthy had 33 points, and Marlins rookie right-hander Jose Fernandez had 17 points.  Left-handed pitcher Scott Kazmir (Indians) and designated hitter Victor Martinez (Tigers) also received votes.

Past winners include: Jim Eisenreich (1990), Dickie Thon (1991), Jim Abbott (1992), Bo Jackson (1993), Mark Leiter (1994), Scott Radinsky (1995), Curtis Pride (1996), Eric Davis (1997), Bret Saberhagen (1998), Mike Lowell (1999), Kent Mercker and Tony Saunders (2000), Graeme Lloyd and Jason Johnson (2001), Jose Rijo (2002), Jim Mecir (2003), Dewon Brazelton (2004), Aaron Cook (2005), Freddy Sanchez (2006), Jon Lester (2007), Rocco Baldelli (2008), Chris Carpenter (2009), Joaquin Benoit (2010), Tony Campana (2011), and R.A. Dickey (2012).

Tony C. became the youngest player (at age 20) to lead his league in home runs when he hit 32 in 1965, and the youngest in American League history to reach 100 homers (22 years, 197 days).  His promising career was tragically cut short when he was hit in the face by a pitch at Fenway Park on August 18, 1967.  He missed all of 1968, made an inspiring comeback in 1969, and was traded to the California Angels after the 1970 season.  Tony played one year with the Angels and then made another comeback with the Red Sox in 1975, his final major league season.

麻州府撥款170萬元助流民學習就業技能

PATRICK ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES $1.7 MILLION IN FUNDING TO SUPPORT EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS SEEKING JOBS

Grant funding awarded to local and regional organizations to provide more than 320 homeless individuals with sustainable employment

BOSTON – December 12, 2013 – Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development Secretary Joanne F. Goldstein today announced $1.7 million in state funding to place more than 320 homeless individuals in stable employment opportunities.  The funding will be awarded in the form of grants to seven organizations working in all regions of the state to help individuals get back to work. 

“Supporting employment programs for homeless individuals is one of the many resources the Patrick Administration is committed to providing so that homeless individuals and families can return to a path of stability and self-sufficiency,” said Labor and Workforce Development Secretary Joanne F. Goldstein. “There are countless programs throughout the Commonwealth focused on this cause, and we are pleased to partner with seven exemplary organizations to train and place hundreds in sustainable employment.”

“Sometimes all it takes is a job for a homeless person to become a self-reliant tenant,” said Aaron Gornstein, Undersecretary for the Department of Housing and Community Development. “Sometimes it takes training and a bit of help for a person to find that job.  These agencies have done extraordinary work over the years, and I am sure will provide the services and support that their program participants will need to find a job in our growing economy.”

The grant funding is targeted to support training for unemployed or underemployed residents, 18 years or older, who are homeless and in need of training and or job placements.  Commonwealth Corporation will work with the seven awarded grant recipients over the next two years to prepare, support and place more than 320 homeless individuals in sustainable employment in all regions of the Commonwealth.

Grantees were required to work collaboratively with local employers to further ensure successful placement of targets individuals.  These employers are committed to the shared goal of meaningful and sustainable employment for this population. 

“By including businesses in these partnerships that will train and place homeless individuals, we are ensuring that there are real jobs at the end of the training program,” said Nancy Snyder, President of Commonwealth Corporation.

The seven grant recipients, awarded amount, and proposals include:

Career Center of Lowell, $250,000

Municipalities: Lowell, Billerica, Chelmsford, Dracut, Dunstable, Tewskbury, Tyngsborough, and Westford

The Career Center of Lowell (CCL) 1^st S.T.E.P (Sustainable and Transitional Employment Program) initiative will focus on assisting individuals experiencing homelessness with building the skills necessary to becoming employable and self-sustaining. The CCL will partner with Community Teamwork Inc., Lowell Transitional Living Center, and the Lowell regional office of the Department of Transitional Assistance to deliver services to individuals residing in the Greater Lowell region. The goal of this program is to help stabilize participant’s lives with housing and employment in addition to providing appropriate support services. This program will aim to serve 50 homeless individuals.

“The Career Center of Lowell looks forward to implementing our 1st S.T.E.P (Sustainable and Transitional Employment Program) initiative,” said Barbara O’Neil, Director of the Career Center of Lowell. “This opportunity, provided through the Commonwealth Corporation, allows the CCL and its partners to make a meaningful impact for the participants. By focusing on comprehensive case managed employment support services, one-on-one and group classroom instruction, and job placement, we know the program will be very successful.”

COMPASS for Kids, Inc., $245,374

Municipalities: Lawrence, Haverhill, and other Merrimack Valley cities and towns

The COMPASS Community Collaborative Lawrence Program will build on the work the program has accomplished over the past two years, focusing on providing substantial education, support and paid on-the-job training for homeless and at-risk parents, while emphasizing: employment, employment retention and advancement, housing stability and debt reduction. The COMPASS Community Collaborative Program in Lawrence aims for similar outcomes going forward, providing assessment driven, employment-focused services for at least 50 homeless parents.

“We are delighted to be funded by Commonwealth Corporation to extend and improve our successful, specialized workforce training and job placement efforts for homeless parents,” said Executive Director Jodi Hill. “Commonwealth Corporation’s support will ensure that dozens of homeless parents become employed and, with long-term COMPASS for kids coaching and support, make gradual progress toward self-sufficiency.”

Corporation for Public Management, $230,000

Municipalities: Cities and towns in Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire Counties

This project will support the Western Homeless Employment Network (WHEN) initiative, a new partnership between the Corporation for Public Management, the Franklin Hampshire Career Center, ServiceNet and Construct, four workforce development and social service agencies, which will address the acute shortage of employment and training programs for homeless individuals in Western Massachusetts. The four organizations will provide access to career exploration, education, skills training, job readiness training, job placement and ongoing support to overcome the challenges to achieving self-sufficiency. The program will serve 70 homeless individuals.

"This funding will increase access to workforce development services to homeless individuals and families, thereby ensuring housing stabilization through career exploration, education, skills training, job readiness training, job placement and ongoing support," said Vice President of Employment and Training, Ken Demers. "This grant will provide opportunities for personal and professional growth to those who have been unsuccessful in overcoming the myriad of challenges in achieving self-sufficiency resulting from limited access to individualized support and guidance."

Father Bill’s & MainSpring, Inc., $249,987

Municipalities: Cities and towns in Southeastern Massachusetts and the South Shore region with main program locations in Brockton, Plymouth, and Quincy

Father Bill’s & MainSpring (FBMS), in partnership with the South Shore Career Centers in Quincy and Plymouth, CareerWorks Brockton, and Massasoit Community College, will create WorkReady-South Shore, a project to engage homeless job seekers in order to provide them with training and skills building to place them into employment. WorkReady-South Shore will build on a longstanding partnership between FBMS and the Quincy Career Center and expand the model to all three Career Centers in the region, add more job-readiness and training resources, and open these resources to all homeless individuals and families in need of short-term job-readiness assistance in order to obtain employment. WorkReady-South Shore will serve 70 homeless individuals.

“Over the past four years, Father Bill’s & MainSpring has helped more than 500 homeless people get jobs. Thanks to this generous grant from Commonwealth Corporation, we’ll be able to do even more,” said Paul Key, Director of Workforce Development. “We will expand our model, WorkReady-South Shore, to be region-wide and will open access to homeless individuals and families. Working with the Career Centers in Quincy, Brockton and Plymouth, as well as with Massasoit Community College and employers, we will help more than 140 homeless job seekers to gain skills and employment. This is a great opportunity to advance our mission of ending homelessness on the South Shore and to do this with a group of dedicated partners.”

Project Place, Inc., $250,000

Municipalities: Cities and towns in Greater Boston

Project Place is seeking to strengthen its Workforce Development program with a new, intensive component where clients receive enhanced in-depth skills-training. Project Place also runs three businesses as part of their Social Enterprises piece that provide paid employment for clients. A new On- the-Job Trainer (OJT) will work with Social Enterprise clients needing more in-depth training both pre-job placement in the enterprise and while on the job. This new component will improve the likelihood of the completion of Project Place’s transitional job program and ensure greater success in transitioning into mainstream employment. Through this initiative, Project Place will serve 200 homeless individuals.

“We are thrilled to partner with Commonwealth Corporation and honored to receive funding for career advancement programming at Project Place. Specifically the funds will support intensive on the job training and career counseling, including credentialing in in-demand industries, and preparing our folks to be more competitive in obtaining employment. Project Place strongly believes that work helps to stabilize the lives of the men and women who cross our threshold as evidenced by our job training graduate's successes- the partnership with Commonwealth Corporation will add the needed dimension of specific skill training, to increase job retention and wages, and ultimately break the cycle of homelessness” said Suzanne Kenney, Executive Director of Project Place.

St. Francis House, $250,000

Municipalities: Cities and towns in Greater Boston

St. Francis House, the largest day center in New England, is a nonsectarian, nonprofit daytime shelter which provides basic and rehabilitation services designed to help homeless adults establish lives independent of shelters and institutions. The Center accomplishes this goal through its Moving Ahead Program (MAP) which focuses on vocational rehabilitation by preparing individuals with histories of homelessness, mental illness, substance abuse, and incarceration for employment.  MAP assists participants in securing meaningful employment that will provide not only economic self-sufficiency, but also offer them a sense of satisfaction to ensure their continued employment over the long term. Through this program, St. Francis House will serve 90 homeless individuals.

“I’m deeply grateful to the Commonwealth Corporation for supporting the Sullivan Family Moving Ahead Program (MAP),” said Karen LaFrazia, Executive Director of St. Francis House. “MAP teaches the life and vocational skills necessary to obtain employment and create meaningful careers. For so many of our guests, a good job is the solution that will permanently end their experience of homelessness. This grant will enable MAP students to achieve a pathway to independence and discover the deep satisfaction that comes from the dignity of work.”

South Middlesex Opportunity Council, Inc., $240,500

Municipalities: City of Worcester

South Middlesex Opportunity Council, Inc. (SMOC) will fund a workforce development program to address the acute workforce development needs of the homeless population of the City of Worcester. The proposed training program entitled Pathways to Employment offers two training tracks aimed at full-time employment placements including 1) Ready Willing and Able (RWA), a social enterprise alternative staffing agency that will provide 36 individuals with job readiness training through employment opportunities with support in day-labor jobs within SMOC and in contracted positions with local businesses and 2) The Green Jobs Academy (GJA) that will provide 36 individuals with job readiness and skills training education, on-the-job training, and job placements for in-demand living-wage jobs in the weatherization industry.  In total, SMOC will serve 72 homeless individuals.

“The South Middlesex Opportunity Council (SMOC) is delighted and excited about the grant of $240,000 we have received from Commonwealth Corporation to establish a workforce development program in the Worcester region,” Jim Cuddy, SMOC’s Executive Director stated: “We are tremendously grateful for the opportunity this grant gives us to help formerly homeless individuals in the Worcester region to develop new workplace and adult education skills and to obtain and sustain stable and successful employment with good wages. Pathways to Employment, as this program is called, will enhance and expand two employment models that we have used successfully that have shown great promise in helping people to get and keep good jobs.  The program will also work closely with employers and prospective employers to provide incentives for participating in this exciting new program through employer outreach and education, including opportunities for employers to take advantage of various workforce tax credits. We are looking forward to the many positive outcomes this program will produce both for the individuals in the program and for the Commonwealth as a whole.”

To learn more about the Commonwealth Corporation’s Employment Programs for Special Target Populations, please visit our site

To learn more about resources available to support homeless individuals and families in Massachusetts, visit the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development: www.mass.gov/dhcd.

Seijin Ki Sentenced to 15 Months in Securities Fraud Scheme

Executive of Two Publicly Traded Companies Sentenced to 15 Months in Securities Fraud Scheme 

BOSTON—A Canadian man who served as an executive of two public companies, both of which traded on the over-the-counter securities market, was sentenced today for his role in a securities fraud scheme.

Seijin Ki, 42, of Toronto, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge William G. Young to 15 months in prison, one year of supervised release, a $4,000 fine, and ordered to forfeit illegal earnings. In October 2013, Ki pleaded guilty to wire fraud and mail fraud.

Ki was convicted for his role in a scheme to pay secret kickbacks to an investment fund representative who had agreed to steer the investment fund to buy stock in Lightlake Therapeutics Inc. and Church & Crawford Inc. The kickbacks were concealed through the use of a sham consulting agreement and other fraudulent documents. Ki did not know that the purported investment fund representative was actually an undercover federal agent.

The conviction and sentence followed a year-long investigation focusing on preventing fraud in the micro-cap stock markets. Microcap companies are small publicly traded companies whose stock often trades at pennies a share. Fraud in the microcap markets is of increasing concern to regulators, as such markets have proven to be fertile grounds for fraud and abuse. This is, in part, because accurate information about microcap stocks may be difficult for the average investor to find, since many microcap companies do not file financial reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Ki is one of 15 defendants convicted of crimes associated with the illegal kickback scheme.

The Securities and Exchange Commission, which conducted a parallel civil investigation alongside the FBI undercover operation, cooperated with criminal authorities in bringing these charges, as well as those against the other defendants.

United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz and Vincent B. Lisi, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Field Division, made the announcement today. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Sarah E. Walters and Vassili Thomadakis of Ortiz’s Economic Crimes Unit.

This case was brought in coordination with President Barack Obama’s Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force. President Obama established the interagency Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force to wage an aggressive, coordinated, and proactive effort to investigate and prosecute financial crimes. The task force includes representatives from a broad range of federal agencies, regulatory authorities, inspectors general and state and local law enforcement who, working together, bring to bear a powerful array of criminal and civil enforcement resources. The task force is working to improve efforts across the federal executive branch and, with state and local partners, to investigate and prosecute significant financial crimes, ensure just and effective punishment for those who perpetrate financial crimes, combat discrimination in the lending and financial markets, and recover proceeds for victims of financial crimes. For more information about the task force visit: www.stopfraud.gov.

華人前進會籲社區施壓 爭建築工作機會

華人前進會（CPA）訂12月14日（週六）下午1點，召開會議，討論“如何為社區人士爭取建築工和長期工的工作機會”，呼籲社區施壓，以促使開發商達到波市府訂立的招聘建築工標準。

         華人前進會也鼓勵社區成員申請建築工作機會，免得開發商以沒有足夠人選申請為藉口，規避市府要求。

         該會表示，每一工地圍欄都掛有招聘箱，任何人都可親自前往索取申請表。有意者也可到華埠雅樹街28號的華人前進會辦公室索取表格。

         波士頓市府在八十年代時，因應社區要求，訂立了建築工程招工標準，凡是在波士頓市內蓋樓的發展商，只要獲有公家資助，或發展土地面積超過10萬平方尺，都必須遵守50%是波士頓居民、25%是有色人種和10%是婦女的招聘準則。

            華人前進會指出，根據波士頓市府網站資料，包括華埠社區積極支持的京士頓街120號，亞美社區發展協會與新波士頓基金承建的24號地段，以及以前的費林百貨舊址重建工程，前鋒街上的墨水塊等，都未達到市府的各類工人招標百分比規定。

波士頓市府在洛士百利（Roxbury）杜爹利廣場（Dudley Square,）蓋市政大樓的工程，經社區施壓，在8月5日至11月2日間，招聘的建築工中，已有44%為波市居民、52%為有色人種，6%為婦女，和招聘要求很接近。開發商在居民抗議後，還安排每兩星期和社區成員開會一次，檢討招聘數目，並制定如何達到招聘要求的實際行動計劃書。

華人前進會強調，要讓開發商遵守市府規定，就必須要社區施壓，有人申請建築工的數管齊下。

            華人前進會將於14日（週六）下午一點，在該會會址（28 Ash St., Boston）召開會議，討論社區人士申請建築工作所面臨的挑戰與障礙，以及因應之道。查詢可洽（617）357-4499，或上網www.cpaboston.org。

波市長交接團隊公聽會 華埠居民談可負擔住宅 要求透明度

波士頓準市長馬丁華殊的交接團隊，已於九日，十日在牙買加平原（Jamaica Plain）的英文高中，分別舉行了經濟小組，教育小組公聽會。

            華人前進會這兩日都組織了會員出席旁聽，並發言。

            交接團隊中的經濟發展小組，共有30多名小組成員，在各議題小組中，規模最為龐大。九日晚的這場公聽會，也有逾150人出席，逾60人發言。

            華埠居民會共同主席余仕昂在陳玉珍翻譯協助下發言。他指出，目前的可負擔房屋收入計算標準，已和社區居民的實際收入脫節。相關單位應該調查，並修訂標準。他也強調，發展商進社區蓋樓，應該要聽取地方居民及社區的意見才是。

            華人前進會共同主席湯建華強調公地公用，計劃發展時，應聽取地方居民意見。政府出租公地的收入，應存入社區土地發展信託基金，用於未來發展計劃。她舉例指出，華埠內的Ｒ1地段，目前租給塔芙茨醫療中心用做停車場，但收取的租金交給ㄔ﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽支持。﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽士頓重建局後，沒人知道租金去向。希望將來重建局能改革到財政透明。

            另有一名華埠余姓居民指出，波市府的土地發展聘用建築工規定，也應重新修訂。

            十二日的教育小組公聽會，共同主席包括華埠熟悉的曾參選市長的巴洛斯（John Barros）。出席民眾人數更多，約250人。登記發言者逾80人。

            波市公校學生家長鄺寶蓮以華裔家長代表身份發言。她指出，波市公校學生目前的每日上課時間為六小時，在麻州各市鎮中是時數最少了其中一個。她希望學校可以延長每日上課時間。她也希望學校能夠增加課前或課後班，課程內容能夠更加多元化的包括音樂，美術，體育等課程。她也希望教育局能夠更瞭解工人或移民家庭所面對的問題，為雙語學生及家庭提供更多資源與協助。

            除了十四日的全市性的一整日公聽會之外，各工作小組已排定的其他公聽會日期， 包括交通組，十二月十六日（週一），下午五點半至七點半，在國會街280好的大西洋碼頭（Atlantic Wharf, 280 Congress Street）；環境小組，十二月十七日（週二）晚七點至九點半，在牙買加平原的英文高中（English High School, 144 McBride Street, Jamaica Plain）；公共健康小組，十二月十八日（週三）晚五點半至八點，地點待定。人民服務組，一月十一日（週六）早上十點至中午十二點，在多徹斯特的海地多元服務中心（Haitian Multi-Service Center, 185 Columbia Road, Dorchester）。

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            余仕昂發言，陳玉珍翻譯。（圖由華人前進會提供）

            麻州大學教授保羅渡邊是交接團隊九名共同主席中唯一的亞裔。（菊子攝）