亞裔房地產協會開年會 昆士、摩頓兩市長重亞裔同出席

美國亞裔房地產協會(AREAA)波士頓分會十六日晚在昆市舉辦第二屆年會，昆士，摩頓兩市市長聯袂出席，彰顯了亞裔社區在美國地方更受重視。

     在昆市高爾夫球場餐廳The Granite Links內舉行的這一盛會，約有三百嘉賓出席。昆士市市長柯奇（Tom Koch)，摩頓市市長葛帝生（Gary Christenson）不但聯袂出席，介紹兩市概況，還都向亞裔房地產業者表達歡迎之意，希望能攜手繁榮地方。

該會總會主席，韓裔的蔡一凡（譯音，Ivan Choi)，特地從外州趕來，為波士頓分會會長葉小慧，副會長張湯姆(Tom Truong)、財政阮協(Hiep Nguyen)、秘書Stephen Tomaselli，以及鄭守勇等十三名董事主持就職典禮。

蔡一凡表示，該會去年已擴展到有三十二個分會，其中包括加州分會有八個之多，佛羅里達州其次。估計今年底將擴展到有四十二個分會，還將組團赴中國，韓國，印度等各亞洲國交流，搭橋 。

昆士市市長柯奇表示，昆市是個有九萬三千多人的城市，過去一百多年來，市內人口一直大約有三分之一是移民，只是換了一批面孔。市內共有20多所學校，其中的北昆市高中，亞裔學生高佔全校人數的45%。

即將於一月廿二日過生日的柯奇坦言，自己住在一棟有百年歷史的老屋，從出生迄今，五十年沒搬過， 親眼目睹了1970年代，有一大批華裔遷居進北昆市。

他指出，昆市正在進行十六億元的城市改造工程，要蓋很多新房子，眼前看得見，預定要建造的就有不下2000戶，歡迎房地產商們和昆市府聯絡。

摩頓市長葛帝生在致詞時打趣表示，當晚從摩頓市趕到昆士市，路上竟花了兩小時，可見這會明年應該在摩頓市舉辦。

在介紹摩頓市時，葛帝生也強調市內亞裔人口高佔20%，摩頓市高中學生有25%是亞裔。摩頓市更佔有房地產界講究的地點優勢，交通發達便利，有兩個地鐵站，通勤鐵路，一號公路，93號州際公路。搭橘地鐵，只要12到15分鐘就到波士頓了。

葛帝生的發言，一度引來全場嘩聲。他透露，摩頓市是全麻州之內僅有的三個城市之一，容許自住業主減免30%的房地產稅。美國新聞及世界報導最近還把摩頓高中，以及神秘谷區域特許學校（Mystic Valley Regional Charter School），選為全麻州最好的50個高中之一。

葛帝生報告的摩頓市商業蓬勃景象，也很令人矚目。他指出，去年他出席了20次新店開張的剪綵活動，明年相信還有更多，尤其是亞裔相關的企業，食肆，包括一家火鍋店，一家壽司吧，韓國餐廳，卡拉ＯＫ店，還有功夫茶。

和昆士市一樣，摩頓市也在進行城市改造工程，2014年的最大工程之一，將是拆遷目前坐落在愉悅（Pleasant）街上的摩頓市政府大樓，重振市中心商機。

     美國亞裔房地產協會波士頓分會現有會員130多人。會長葉小慧透露，當晚有許多人填表入會，估計會後將有約150名會員。

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            昆士市市長柯奇（Tom Koch)(右)，摩頓市市長葛帝生（Gary Christenson）（左）和美國亞裔房地產協會(AREAA)波士頓分會會長葉小慧在會中合影。（菊子攝）

            昆士市市長柯奇（Tom Koch)(右三)，摩頓市市長葛帝生（Gary Christenson）（左三）和美國亞裔房地產協會(AREAA)波士頓分會會長葉小慧（中），副會長張湯姆(Tom Truong)（右一）、財政阮協(Hiep Nguyen)（右二）、總會主席蔡一凡（Ivan Choi)等人在會中合影。（菊子攝）

        美國亞裔房地產協會(AREAA) 總會主席蔡一凡（Ivan Choi)(左五)為波士頓分會幹部主持宣誓就職禮。會長葉小慧（左四），副會長張湯姆(Tom Truong)（右七）、財政阮協(Hiep Nguyen)（右一）。（菊子攝）

            越助中心（Viet-Aid)行政主任范文南（右）獲頒社區服務個人獎。（菊子攝）

     獲美國印度小姐榮銜的Monica Gill擔任大會司儀，並表演印度舞。

麥特潘拔萃小學生遊行支持華埠重建圖書館

60名麥特潘（Mattapan ）拔萃科學數學試點學校（Young Achievers Science and Math Pilot School）的二年級小學生，昨（十七）日高舉標語牌，從華埠牌樓一路遊行到波士頓市政府大樓，為華埠圖書館請命。

拔萃科數試點學校二年級，有項“認識社區”課程。該校二年級小朋友在老師帶領下，參加了華人前進會的“華埠遊”活動，從華人前進會青年組導遊口中，聽到了“華埠圖書館”的“故事”，認為華埠遭遇不公平對待，希望出點力。

學生們和該校老師，前進會青年組商量決定，組織一次遊行活動，再次提醒更多人關注此事。他們還在網上公佈請願信，呼籲大眾簽名支持。從上週五至昨日前，共收到一千多個簽名。

昨日，他們製作了“圖書館等於力量”，“我們遊行來提醒人們關注”，“華埠沒有圖書館”等各式各樣的標語牌，並在事前發信給波士頓市長馬丁華殊（Martin J. Walsh)，以及13名波市議員，邀請他們出席晤面。

華人前進會榮譽主席李素影，行政主任駱理德，青年協調員司徒慕儀等人，為來自麥特潘的支持，感到十分高興，昨日都親自出席，參與活動。華埠居民會共同主席余仕昂也特地趕到，和李素影等人一起在波士頓市政府前發言，要求早日把一個圖書館還給波士頓華埠。

李素影昨日發言時略述了華埠圖書館的歷史，指出1956年波士頓重建市區時，把波士頓華埠圖書館拆了，以讓地建中央幹道。波士頓華埠從此就一直處於沒有圖書館的狀態中。2009年藉由店鋪圖書館（Storefront Library）計劃，波士頓華埠享受了三個月，擁有圖書館的滋味， 2012年，再藉由座落在屋街的龍騰閱讀室，做成非常小型的圖書館，為期約一年。

波士頓市首名華裔市議員吳弭，昨日特地出席和拔萃科數試點學校的小朋友見面，說她參觀過華埠內的臨時圖書館，問小朋友們對圖書館應該是個什麼樣的地方的看法。

華人前進會青年協調員司徒慕儀表示，波士頓華埠圖書館是該會青年組的活動項目之一，已努力了十年之久，將繼續進行。

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            華人前進會青年協調員司徒慕儀(中)感謝麥特潘（Mattapan ）拔萃科學數學試點學校（Young Achievers Science and Math Pilot School）的二年級小學生。（菊子攝）   

            華人前進會青年協調員司徒慕儀(右三)和鄺寶蓮（左三）與華埠居民加入遊行行列。（菊子攝）

            拔萃科學數學試點學校（Young Achievers Science and Math Pilot School）的二年級小學生，高舉圖書就是力量的標語牌遊行。（菊子攝）           

拔萃科學數學試點學校（Young Achievers Science and Math Pilot School）的二年級小學生們，以標語牌說明，遊行是為提醒人們關注此事。（菊子攝）

白禮頓樓耆英慶生

中華耆英會白禮頓樓一月十日為四名壽星慶生，獻唱“永不老歌”，藉歌聲表達祝福。

中華耆英會白禮頓樓主任梅麗梨介紹嘉賓，獻上福如東海年年在，壽比南山日日高，日日健康時時開心等祝詞，並送上禮物，鮮花給黃華、余維新、蕭俊、何佩榮等四名女士。

            出席耆英們在生日會中享用豐富的早點，午餐，生日蛋糕之外，還抽獎，領取冬天衣帽等贈品。

            樂趙令瑜、李積秀兩名司儀主持表演節目。 樂趙令瑜率領歌唱班表演了 三首合唱歌曲，綠島小夜曲，耆英好充處多，永不老歌等。另有四名出席者，個別獨唱，包括李振修唱“可愛的一朵玫瑰花“，何佩榮唱”牧人曲“，譚玉葉唱”我和你“，羅予禮唱”朋友來相會“等。

                                                

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中華耆英會白禮頓樓慶生會，四名壽星（左至右）何佩榮、余維新、黃華和肖俊等一起切蛋糕。（圖由中華耆英會白禮頓樓提供）

美化華埠行動一 取締非法倒垃圾

Chinatown cracks down on illegal dumping and excessive trash

Chinatown, Boston (Jan. 16, 2013) – Chinatown community organizations and the City of Boston have partnered to tackle the issue of illegal dumping and excessive trash in Chinatown over the past several months.

A Community Forum is planned for Feb. 8, at 1 p.m. at the Asian American Civic Association located on 87 Tyler Street, Boston, MA 02111.

“All organizations and individuals are welcome to join the efforts. The more participants there are, the more effective the collaboration is in transforming Chinatown into a clean, hygienic community,” said Mary Chin, Board President of the Asian American Civic Association.

Boston inspectors walked through Chinatown and issued eight abatement orders to building owners, with seven days to correct environmental violations of trash and rodents on Dec. 16, 2013. Two $25 tickets were also given to residents for putting out trash too early.

Illegal dumping is defined by the City of Boston as “discarding garbage, trash, and debris at an unauthorized location.”

John Meaney, Boston’s Director of Environmental Services, said the City has ways to find out who does illegal dumping. Violators can be fined up to $250. Residential trash disposed in the wrong location is subject to a $50 fine, and trash put out on the curb earlier than 5 p.m. before a pickup day results in a $25 fine.

The full list of codes enforced by the City’s Code Enforcement Police can be found online at www.cityofboston.gov/isd/sanitation/codes.asp.

“If you see any illegally dumped trash, leave the trash and call Inspectional Services to have a Code Enforcement Officer come tag it,” Meaney said.

Min Wu, Assistant Executive Director of the Chinese Economic Development Council, is frustrated at the current situation.

“It’s a lose-lose situation because if we clean up the trash that has been illegally dumped, it actually encourages violators to keep dumping their trash there because they know someone will clean it up,” Wu said. “If we don’t clean it up, it becomes disgusting and begins to smell.”

Current members and organizations involved in this initiative are:

．         Amy Guen, Community Volunteer

．         Bill Moy, Co-Moderator, Chinatown Neighborhood Council

．         Courtney Ho, Executive Director, Chinatown Main Street

．         Daniel Prendergast, Principal Health Inspector, City of Boston Inspectional Services Department

．         Denny Ching, Neighborhood Coordinator, City of Boston Department of Neighborhood Services

．         Edward Chiang, Board Chairman, Chinese Economic Development Council

．         John Meaney, Director of Environmental Services, City of Boston Inspectional Services Department

．         Ken Wu, Member, Asian American Civic Association Youth Council

．         Kevin Huang, Member, Asian American Civic Association Youth Council

．         Leo C. Boucher, Assistant Commissioner, City of Boston Inspectional Services Department

．         Margaret Reid, Director, Boston Public Health Commission Division of Healthy Homes and Community Supports

．         Mary Chin, Board President, Asian American Civic Association

．         Min Wu, Assistant Executive Director, Chinese Economic Development Council

．         Patricia Moy,  Owner, China Pearl Restaurant

．         Phillip Voong, Member, Asian American Civic Association Youth Council

．         Rick Wong, Advisor, Wong Family Association

．         Sudan Zhuang, Vice President, Asian American Civic Association Youth Council

．         Sgt. Thomas Lema, Boston Police Department

．         Tiffany Du, Member, Asian American Civic Association Youth Council

．         Tony Franzone, General Manager, Doubletree Boston-Downtown 

Interested individuals or organizations can contact Mary Chin (陳美霞) via email at mshewchin@gmail.com or by phone at 617-777-3952.

華埠取締非法傾倒和過多垃圾

華埠，波士頓（一月十六日）— 華埠社區組織和波士頓市政府近日聯合處理華埠非法倒垃圾行為和垃圾過多的問題。

社區論壇於二月十八日下午一點在華美福利會，泰勒街87號召開。

華美福利會董事長陳美霞說：「所有的組織和個人都歡迎加入工作。越多人參加，華埠就能能更快的變成乾淨整潔的社區。」

2013年十二月十六日，波士頓檢查員給華埠業主開了八項罰單，給業主七天去改善環境，和處理垃圾。在華埠也開出了兩張因為過早放垃圾出來的25美金的罰單。

非法倒垃圾行為被波士頓定義為：在未被授權的地方丟棄垃圾、碎片、殘害。

波士頓環境服務主席John Meaney表示：「我們是有辦法找到非法傾倒的人。」

違反者將被罰款至250美金。住戶在錯的地點處理垃圾和在5點前將垃圾放置路邊將會被罰款50美金。在收取日前放置則會被罰款25美金。

詳細條款可以在網上搜尋：

www.cityofboston.gov/isd/sanitation/codes.asp。

華人經濟發展協會助理主任Min Wu對當前情況感到十分沮喪。

Min Wu說：「這是一個雙失的情況，如果我們去清理了非法傾倒的垃圾，違反者會繼續傾倒垃圾，因為他們覺得有人會清理掉那些垃圾。但如果我們不清理掉那些垃圾，它們將會變得很噁心，還會發出臭味。」

參與這次行動的成員有：

• 社區志願者阮陳金鳳女士

• 華埠南灣社區議會主席陳灼鋆

• 華埠主街主任何藹因

• 波士頓衛生處長Daniel Prendergast

• 波市府的亞裔聯絡員翁耀漢

• 華人經濟發展協會董事長蔣宗壬

• 波士頓環境服務主席John Meaney

• 華美福利會青年議會成員吳浩楠

• 華美福利會青年議會成員黃子昇

• 波士頓檢察署副局長Leo C. Boucher

• 波士頓公共衛生署主任Margaret Reid

• 華美福利會董事長主席陳美霞

• 華人經濟發展協會助理主任Min Wu

• 龍鳳酒樓營運主任梅佩凡

• 華美福利會青年議會成員黃志斌

• 黃氏公所顧問黃光野

• 華美福利會青年議會副主席莊蘇丹

• 波士頓警察局隊長利瑪•湯姆

• 華美福利會青年議會成員Tiffany Du

• 雙樹酒店行政經理Tony Franzone

有興趣加入該行動的人和組織可以聯絡陳美霞，電郵mshewchin@gmail.com 或電話617-777-3952。

B.A.A. Distance Medley Registration to Open Wednesday, January 22

Exclusive Three-Race Registration Window Will Remain Open for One Week

BOSTON – The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced that registration for the 2014 B.A.A. Distance Medley will begin on Wednesday, January 22 at 10:00 a.m. ET and will continue until Wednesday, January 29 at 5:00 p.m. ET. During this exclusive registration window, runners interested in entering all three events of the B.A.A. Distance Medley may register for the series. Registration will be held online at www.baa.org and will be limited to 3,000 entrants. Each of the three races will have its own field size limit.

The B.A.A. Distance Medley is a three-race series which includes the B.A.A. 5K on Saturday, April 19, the B.A.A. 10K on Sunday, June 22, and the B.A.A. Half Marathon, presented by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund, on Sunday, October12.

“We are pleased to continue the B.A.A. Distance Medley, which offers a unique and competitive series for both recreational and professional runners,” said B.A.A. Executive Director Tom Grilk. “Many recreational runners who are making their training and racing plans in 2014 will look to this series, which provides three races progressively increasing in distance during the course of the year. The addition of age group awards will add to the spirit of competition in the B.A.A. Distance Medley.”

New for the 2014 B.A.A. Distance Medley, age group awards will be given to the top three finishers in each of the following age groups: 14-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, and 80+. Age groups are determined by the athlete’s age on the day of the 2014 B.A.A. Half Marathon, which is scheduled to be held on Sunday, October 12.  

Every registered participant who completes the 2014 B.A.A. Distance Medley will receive a special commemorative medal for the series in addition to receiving a finisher’s medal for each race. Each athlete will also be listed on the B.A.A. Distance Medley Leader Board, which displays the top male and female competitors throughout the series. Each runner who registers for the entire B.A.A. Distance Medley this January will receive a bib number which calls-out participation in the B.A.A. Distance Medley.

In 2013, a total of 2,048 runners registered for the B.A.A. Distance Medley and 1,319 runners completed the series. The B.A.A. Distance Medley registration window of January 22 through January 29 is only available to those runners who wish to register for the entire series. The cost to register is $200 USD. The minimum age for entry into the B.A.A. Distance Medley is 14 years of age. Runners interested in registering for one or two of the three events must do so when registration opens for those individual events.

In addition to the registration dates for the B.A.A. Distance Medley, the B.A.A. has established the registration dates for the individual events of the series in 2014:

EVENT	DATE	REGISTRATION OPENING DATE
B.A.A. 5K	Saturday, April 19	Wednesday, February 5, 10:00 a.m. ET
B.A.A. 10K	Sunday, June 22	Thursday, May 1, 10:00 a.m. ET
B.A.A. Half Marathon	Sunday, October 22	Wednesday, July 16, 10:00 a.m. ET

In the 2013 B.A.A. Distance Medley, the male and female champions, determined by the lowest cumulative gun time in the three-race series were Kenya’s Stephen Sambu and New Zealand's Kim Smith.

After placing fifth at the B.A.A. 5K in 13:47 and first in the B.A.A. 10K in 28:06, Sambu placed third in the B.A.A. Half Marathon with a time of 1:00:41. His cumulative time was 1:42:34.

Smith, a resident of Providence, RI, won the B.A.A. Distance Medley for the second consecutive year in 2013. She won the B.A.A. 5K in 15:16, placed second in the B.A.A. 10K in 33:34, and won the B.A.A. Half Marathon in an event record time of 1:09:14. Her cumulative time was 1:58:04.

Participation and performance details for professional athletes in 2014, including prize purses and bonus incentives, will be announced in early February.