“被出賣的台灣”為十月亞美電影節打頭陣

波士頓亞美電影節總監甄翠嬿（左起）和經文處副處長陳銘俊，
“被出賣的台灣”製片刁毓能，台美專業人士協會前會長洪聚佐會後
合影。（周菊子攝）

(Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導) 波士頓亞美電影節（BAAFF）上週末在塔芙茨大學放映 “被出賣的台灣（Formosa Betrayed）”，藉以預告本年度亞美電影節預定10月20至23日推出，籲請熱心人士捐款支持。

“被出賣的台灣（Formosa Betrayed）”一片是以台灣白色恐怖時期為背景，揉進江南案、陳文成命案、美麗島事件、林（義雄）宅血案等歷史事件的政治驚悚片。

製片刁毓能強調，這是部劇情片，但內容全部取材於真實事件，他也做了許多研究，調查功課。

羅靜春（右）告訴經文處副處長陳銘俊（中），女兒是在加州認識
刁毓能的，和她投資資助該片的拍攝，完全沒關係。（周菊子攝）

影片映畢後，刁毓能在影片放映贊助者之一，曾任台美專業人士協會會長的洪聚佐主持中，與觀眾對話。

 一名原籍香港的觀眾問刁毓能，“被”片到底是鼓吹民主，還是鼓吹台灣獨立。他認為真正的台灣人，其實是原住民，而不是從中國大陸福建省等地遷居台灣已數代的那些人，若由非原住民來推動台灣獨立，有點不切實際。

刁毓能表示，他父母就是白色恐怖時期的受害者之一，儘管1978年移民來美，壓力仍深藏心底，甚至影響了他這一代。他也認為“台灣人”這身份認同，是從二二八事件那時候開始的。由於台灣的歷史背景太複雜，有過太多次外族統治，不少台灣人覺得日治時代在台灣有很多基礎建設，使台灣在二次世界大戰後，和其他亞洲國家來比相對富裕，因此對日本有好感。

刁毓能認為民主運動的萌生和台灣人這身份認同，幾乎是同時發生的。如今大多數的台灣居民也都認為自己是台灣人，而不是中國人。

刁毓能事後透露，台灣政府麾下的一個基金會原本要撥款支持“被”片在台灣拍製，不料2008年政黨輪替後，國民黨議會黨團攔下了這資助計劃，他被逼以五百多萬元的預算，轉往泰國曼谷等地取景。

這部片從2009年拍成迄今，已在全美各地放映不下數十場。刁毓能表示，人們的回饋是，“被”片恐怕仍是世上唯一一部以英語拍製，有關台灣的電影，因此儘管該片目前還未收回成本，他也想以台灣為題材，再拍一部電影。

畢業於哥倫比亞大學國際事務系，歷任白宮助理，國際貿易協議談判專員的刁毓能，如今是專業電影人，與波士頓長大的妻子住在加州。

波士頓亞美電影節總監甄翠嬿表示，刁毓能的妻子是台灣移民羅靜春之女，在波士頓華埠長大。她和刁毓能到波士頓探親，給了BAAFF這個展映影片，預告十月亞美電影節的機會。

麻州個人護理工7/1起加薪

麻州的個人護理工人今年7月1日開始獲得加薪

都市家居護理員談判合約有希望！

今年7月1日開始, 全麻州大約有35,000名個人護理工人, 將獲得每小時44美分加薪 , 該合同包括用於教育和培訓護理員的培訓費用每年會增加20萬美元,  州長查理。貝克辦公室和美東1199SEIU工會在數週前，共同宣佈了這一項為期三年的合同。州長貝克在聲明中說﹕“這份新合約將確保35,000名個人護理員在執行這項重要的工作時, 應得到適當的補償和對其教育及培訓經費的增加。”

照顧成千上萬住在麻州的老人或殘疾人仕能安然留在自己家中的個人護理工人獲得為期三年的合同，承諾在2018年達到時薪為15美元, 此金額也是全國工會低薪行業(如快餐工人, 托兒服務等)的目標。

國家的醫療補助計劃為低收入居民提供服務，通過麻州健康，(MassHealth) 支付個人護理員，和由州府的Cerebral Palsy of Massachusetts 部門派發工資。工人幫助客戶基本的家務，如洗衣，購物，煮飯，和簡單的個人護理。SEIU1199工會的執行副總裁Tyrék D. Lee 說﹕“這份新合約確保專業的員工隊伍和強大的教育和培訓計劃，讓市民可以在家中享有優質護理服務。”

個人護理員於2006年前加入1199 SEIU工會。昨天，也是都市家居護理工人加入SEIU1199工會的一週年。都市是第一家私人營利家居護理公司加入工會，工種與個人護理非常相似，但工資不是直接由州府付出。雖然都市工人還在合約談判當中， 正在努力談判的工人很有信心工資增長一定會在合約當中。

其實，工人有工會合約保障最好的是工人能夠得到基本工人權利外的保障。合同定下何時加工資, 解僱的過程, 福利條件等, 而公司必須按照合同的規定做。 違反合同規定等於違反法律.。另一個更重要的是, 有了這份合同也代表工人在工作上尊嚴,。 三年多前, 都市工人自發組織，多次寫信,，要求集體與公司開會，但都無法達到。 只有加入了工會, 公司無法把工人視若無睹, 這份尊嚴和對工人的尊重, 不是金錢所能代替！

Karen Y. Chen, Co-Director

Chinese Progressive Association 華人前進會

28 Ash Street, Boston, MA 02111

p:617-357-4499 f:617-357-9611

www.cpaboston.org

紐約時報稱吳弭為14名值得關注的民主黨年輕人之一

紐約時報6月25日的一篇文章，談論14明值得注意的民主黨人，其中一人是波士頓市議會議長，吳弭（Michelle Wu）。
父母來自台灣，在芝加哥長大，哈佛大學法學院J. D.學位，已考得律師執照的吳弭，不僅在年僅28歲時，締造歷史，成為波士頓市議會中有史以來的首名華裔市議員，結婚，生子後，今年初再度打破紀錄，成為波士頓市議會歷史中，首名華裔市議長。
在吳弭之前，只有一名亞裔當選過市議員，也是哈佛大學畢業的韓裔年輕人，尹常賢。
他在嘗試角逐市長職位，中途轉與米高法拉提搭檔，參選副市長，但未能打敗競選連任的當年在為市長萬寧路後，轉往加州發展。
下附紐約時報原文鍊接：
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/06/24/opinion/sunday/14-young-democrats-to-watch.html?_r=1

紐英崙中華總會 7/4 辦美國生日慶祝會

僑委會海外教師研習會美東站適逢僑教中心主任交接

波士頓華僑文教中心主任歐宏偉（前右四）和參加培訓的老師們合影。（僑教中心提供）

(Boston Orange) 波士頓華僑文教中心與新英格蘭中文學校協會合作，上週末舉辦  105年海外華文教師研習會，適逢波士頓華僑文教中心主任交接，出現返台主任郭大文主持開幕式，接棒主任歐宏偉為結業式致詞佳話。

僑委會今年派到美加東組教學的兩名老師，經驗都非常豐富，在6月25日至27日之間，加上當地老師的簡報製作，文化展演，共安排了不下10堂課。

持有美國加州聖迭哥州立大學教育科技碩士，香港中文大學高級水墨畫文憑的盧毓文，專長華語教師培訓，教學設計，編教材，作詞譜曲等，早從1969年就由台灣鈴鈴唱片公司出版過“兒歌精華專輯唱片”，1992年出版了“國字演進卡”，2014黏在僑教雙週刊上發表漢字文創，“我會說華語”。

虞毓文在三天會期中，講課內容包括“華語教學新知”，“兒童華語可運用之教學策略及具體教材教法”，“混班教學面面觀”。

陳素紅是經驗豐富的中文學校老師，曾在加州矽谷中文學校，褲菩提諾慈濟人文學校，又興中文學校執教，也早從2004年起獲僑委會聘任，到過許多國家做巡迴講師。

波士頓華僑文教中心返台主任郭大文（右起），介紹虞毓文
，陳虹素老師。龐維新英格蘭中文學校協會會長陳式儀。

陳素紅在三天會期中的講課內容包括“說唱律動遊戲學華語”，“三贏的班級經營”，“創意教具製作與應用”，“創新寫做引導與看圖作文教學演練”等。

波士頓華僑文教中心返台主任郭大文趕在離任前，歡迎參加教師研習會的老師們，提醒他們任重道遠，也懇切感謝他們在海外為弘揚中華語文所做的努力，還介紹了僑委會新編教材“學華語向前走”。

波士頓華僑文教中心接棒主任歐宏偉，儘管剛到任，仍立即上班，期許教師們在海外教學這條路上，互助扶持，促請教師們充分利用僑委會提供的資源。（所有圖片均由僑教中心提供）

MAYOR WALSH ADDS SOLAR POWERED SCREEN TO CITY HALL PLAZA TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO VISITORS

MAYOR WALSH ADDS SOLAR POWERED SCREEN TO CITY HALL PLAZA TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO VISITORS

Digital display is the latest in a series of improvements to Boston's most prominent civic space

Photo by Don Harney, Mayor's Office

BOSTON - Friday, July 1, 2016 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today revealed a new 32-inch solar-powered E Ink® screen on City Hall Plaza. The sign uses ePaper technology and will provide visitors to City Hall Plaza with information on local events and help residents and visitors locate nearby landmarks. Through a partnership between the Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics (MONUM), E Ink and Global Display Solutions (GDS), the prototype sign is the first of its kind in the nation. "Over the past two years we have been taking steps to improve our city services and make City Hall more inviting for residents and visitors," said Mayor Walsh. "By providing residents with real-time information that is both helpful and easily accessible, we are building on our commitment to providing excellent City services to the people of Boston. The addition of this screen is just one more step towards making our most prominent civic space in Boston more resourceful and welcoming for all who visit." The 32-inch E Ink display is connected to cloud servers, allowing City staff to easily update screen content online. The screen is solar-powered, requiring less energy consumption than a traditional digital screen with easy readability. The E Ink screen is also weather resistant, enabling it to remain in operation through the harshest of weather conditions. The City will alter the content and informational layout in the coming months as needed based upon user feedback, starting with basic wayfinding. "There are thousands of visitors and dozens of events happening around City Hall Plaza each week," said Judy Wang, Innovation Fellow with the New Urban Mechanics who managed the project. "This screen will allow City Hall to share all of these events with public in real time, and this tool gives us a new way to engage with visitors, get them excited about upcoming activities and help them navigate all our city has to offer." The City Hall Plaza screen is the first known civic use of an E Ink powered sign in the United States. The Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics collaborated with WalkBoston, an advocacy group focused on pedestrian issues, to refine the wayfinding design and provide accurate walk times to a variety of nearby destinations. "GDS is proud to be part of the City of Boston's plan to improve the public experience by providing better information with an energy sustainable solution," said Andrea Ongaro, GDS Chief Technical Officer. "Our collaboration with E Ink has helped realize a product we hope Boston is proud of." "E Ink is honored to partner with the City of Boston in realizing its smart city vision," said Harit Doshi, head of E Ink's Signage business. "Together with GDS, we have created an eco-friendly display that replaces paper signs with a dynamic ePaper display that will provide the public with valuable information." About the Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics The Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics serves as the City's innovation incubator, building partnerships between internal agencies and outside entrepreneurs to pilot projects that address resident needs. Their streetscape work spans ways to make the transportation experience better for users, through products like the ParkBoston app, to providing ways for local designers to make public space more intuitive and delightful with the Public Space Invitational. About Global Display Solutions, Inc. For more than 35 years, GDS is at the forefront of developing and manufacturing leading edge technologies for the digital signage market.  We are passionately committed to pioneering new displays technologies while delivering total customer satisfaction in the design, manufacturing, installation and lifetime support of our display solutions. Our goal is to provide eye catching display performance at lowest total cost of ownership. About E Ink Holdings Founded in 1992 by Taiwan's leading papermaking and printing group YFY (1907.TW), E Ink Holdings Inc. (8069.TWO), based on technology from MIT's Media Lab, has transformed and defined the eReader market with its ePaper technology, enabling a new multi-billion market in less than 10 years.  Its corporate philosophy aims to deliver revolutionary products, user experiences, and environmental benefits through advanced technology development. This vision has led to its continuous investments in the field of ePaper displays as well as expanding the use of its technologies into a number of other markets and applications. Its EPD products make it the worldwide leader for ePaper. Its FFS technologies are a standard for high end consumer electronic products. Listed in Taiwan's GreTai Securities Market and the Luxembourg market, E Ink Holdings is now the world's largest supplier of displays to the eReader market.

MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES AMBASSADOR RAYMOND FLYNN AS ORATOR FOR 2016 INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION

MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES AMBASSADOR RAYMOND FLYNN AS ORATOR FOR 2016 INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION

BOSTON - Friday, July 1, 2016 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced former Mayor of Boston and Ambassador to the Vatican Raymond Flynn will be this year's orator for Boston's Independence Day Celebration, which will take place at 10:00 a.m. on July 4th at Faneuil Hall. Flynn has orated the celebration once before in 1986, making this year special as the 30th anniversary of his first oration. "Through his lifelong commitment to public service, Ray Flynn embodies the spirit of America," said Mayor Walsh. "Ray has dedicated his career to his country, and the people of Boston, and I am pleased to welcome him back to Faneuil Hall to celebrate Independence Day." Flynn will join a distinguished and diverse list of orators for the ceremony, which dates back to 1773. Past orators include: John Quincy Adams, John F. Kennedy, Horace Mann, Keith Lockhart and Julia Child. "This 4th of July, I am proud to recognize all the dedicated and loyal Americans who continue to work hard, defend our nation, raise strong families and play by the rules. Our active citizens are what makes America the great country is it," said Ambassador Flynn. "I'm delighted to join Mayor Walsh for the historic Faneuil Hall Oration in celebration of Independence Day." In addition to the oration, The City of Boston's Independence Day Celebration schedule is as follows: All times shown are approximate and are subject to change. 9:00AM - Official celebration begins at City Hall Plaza with a brief ceremony at the flagpoles lead by Mayor Martin J. Walsh. 9:20AM - The marching units and dignitaries assemble and proceed from City Hall Plaza to Tremont Street. 9:30AM - The procession halts  at the Old Granary Burial Ground where Sam Adams, John Hancock, Peter Faneuil and Robert Treat Paine are honored and then continues to Bromfield Street to Washington Street to Old State House. 9:40AM - The Declaration of Independence is read by Brigadier General Robert Welch of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company at the Old State House balcony, from which the Declaration of Independence was first read to Bostonians in 1776, by a member of the Ancients. 10:00AM - Procession reforms from Congress Street to North Street and ends at Faneuil Hall. 10:15AM - Patriotic Exercises are held at Faneuil Hall, with remarks from Mayor Walsh, oration by Raymond Flynn and patriotic musical selections. About the Mayor's Office of Tourism, Sports and Entertainment The Mayor's Office of Tourism, Sports and Entertainment is committed to producing fun, free, public, family-friendly events for the people of Boston and visitors to enjoy. For more information, please call 617-635-3911, visit boston.gov/summer, or check out @VisitBoston on Twitter. City Hall Plaza is accessible by MBTA via Haymarket (Orange and Green), State Street (Orange and Blue) or Park Street (Green and Red). About Ambassador Flynn Ray Flynn served as U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican and was elected Mayor of Boston three times by the highest margin in modern Boston history. Flynn is an honors graduate from both Providence College and Harvard Graduate School of Education. He was voted to the All American Academic Team, inducted into the NCAA Hall of Fame, Most Valuable Player in the National Invitational Tournament,  voted the Greatest Athlete in South Boston history and received 17 Honorary doctorate degrees from leading American colleges. Flynn served in the U.S. Army and was a Boston Public school teacher, college basketball and baseball coach, and best-selling author of The Accidental Pope, and John Paul II, A Personal Portrait of the Pope and the Man. Ray and Kathy (Coyne) Flynn have been married for 51 years, and have 6 children and 17 grandchildren. He has become a leading U.S. advocate for Special Needs Children and still coaches baseball and soccer in the Challenge League, sponsored by the Teamsters Union. Ray is a Life Time Member of the International Longshoreman's Union where both Kathy's father, Frank, and Ray's dad, Steve, were also union dock workers on the Port of Boston. Mayor Martin Walsh and the Boston Redevelopment Authority recently renamed the Boston Marine Industrial Park - The Raymond L. Flynn Marine Park - after the former Ambassador and Mayor.