ILF頒獎宴表揚9領袖 聯邦參議員Mitch McConnell 分享不放棄理念

聯邦參議院多數黨領袖麥康納(Mitch McConnell)（前中），前勞工部部長趙小蘭（前右四）夫婦和ILF分會主席們合影。（周菊子攝）

國會議員趙美心、劉雲平，孟昭文等人和ILF分會顧問合影。

（本報訊）國際領袖基金會（ILF）7月13日晚在華盛頓首都首都希爾頓酒店舉行第17屆年度頒獎晚宴，表揚國會議員劉雲平，孟昭文，羅斯（Ed Royce），馬里蘭州第一夫人Yumi Hogan，以及9名社區領袖。會場冠蓋雲集，共500多人出席，連聯邦參議院多數黨領袖麥唐納(Mitch McConnell)都應邀做主題演講。

ILF執行長董繼玲（前右起）與前勞工部長趙小蘭、聯邦參議院
多數黨領袖麥唐納(Mitch McConnell，聖馬利諾副市長孫國泰。

國際領袖基金會執行長董繼玲表示，該會是非牟利機構，旨在為國際社會培養青年政經領袖，促進美國及亞太地區的國際交流，過去16、17年來，幸得熱心機構及分會顧問支持，已培育近千名優秀青年人才。

頒獎晚宴由國際領袖基金會創辦人，美國交通部海運署執行署長傑龍（Joel Szabat）和ILF2009年白宮實習生 Letitia Wu擔任司儀，國會議員趙美心女士（Judy Chu）致歡迎詞。美國聯邦參議員多數黨領袖麥康納（Mitch McConnell）應邀作主題演講。

ILF主席許紹欽（右）頒終身成就獎給國會眾議員暨外交委員會主席羅斯（Ed Royce）。

美國前勞工部部長趙小蘭女士（Elaine Chao），在丈夫麥康納演講前發表引言，指出為紀念她母親而建，上個月才落成剪綵的趙朱木蘭中心，開啟先例，成為哈佛大學建校308年來第一座以亞裔女性命名的大樓。

她也以麥康納的參政經歷，提醒亞裔，每一張選票的確都重要。

ILF新英格蘭分會共同會長吳子平（右起）、葉超、ILF執行長董繼玲和
國會議員劉雲平，趙美心等嘉賓合影。（圖片由ILF提供）

最近出版新書“久戰（Long Game）“的麥康納，42歲時才首次參選，11月大選前的民調，與在位競爭對手相差35%，結果卻以0.41%的差距當選，大約每個投票站只贏一票。

麥康納認為，美國是個以成功犒賞勤奮，不放棄就不會失敗的國家，移民來美的亞裔，對此恐怕早有體會。他二歲時染患當時還無藥可醫的脊髓灰質炎，母親怕他就此失去行走能力，竭盡所能的一天為他安排四次復健，不讓他亂動，他才終於得以正常成長。

ILF新英格蘭分會共同會長葉超（中）的兒子和國會議員劉雲平的弟弟，
曾是同校室友。右為ILF新英格蘭分會共同會長吳子平。（圖片由ILF提供）

稱許亞裔不忘本的麥康納還說，辛勤工作是亞裔本質（DNA）的一部份，以成功犒賞勤奮的美國，也因此是世界上最適合亞裔移民的國家。

ILF新英格蘭分會共同會長葉超（右）代表ILF頒獎給國會議員劉雲平（左）。

ILF當晚還頒發公僕獎（Public Servant）給國會議員，加州的劉雲平(Ted Lieu)，紐約的孟昭文(Grace Meng)，頒終身成就獎給國會眾議員暨外交委員會主席羅斯（Ed Royce），頒青年精神領袖獎給馬里蘭州第一夫人Yumi Hoga，表揚他們對社會的貢獻。

ILF新英格蘭分會有葉超（左起），萬寅生、吳子平，章賢信等人到華府出席盛會。

ILF的 「全球傑出人士楷模獎」，每年表揚在政治、經濟、科學、文化、藝術方面有傑出貢獻的亞裔，藉此為青年領袖樹立學習楷模。今年獲獎的9人為聖馬利諾副市長孫國泰。亞太裔投票（APIAVote）主任陳棣芬，ILF芝加哥分會前會長倪幼薇，紅岩亞裔資本投資家集團主席鄭漢城，世界金融集團執行長簡衛，中國社區聯盟主席黃浩源，中國日報副主席里戈（Larry Lee），馬里蘭分會成員Aruna Miller，石山地產董事長旭陽伯尼（Ceyan Birney）。

國際領袖基金會頒總統義工獎 表揚三傑出領袖

國際領袖基金會執行長董繼玲（左）頒發美國總統義工獎給DHC汽車集團前總裁
林秀槐（右）。（圖由ILF提供）

            (本報訊)國際領袖基金會（ILF）與美國亞裔商業聯盟組織(CAABO)合作，7月13日中午在華盛頓首都希爾頓大飯店舉行午宴，頒發美國總統義工獎，傑出領袖獎，邀成功人士座談形成社區，服務貢獻的重要，展現在美亞裔的經濟實力。

            會議由美國威特集團董事長李學海做開幕致詞，國際領袖基金會執行長董繼玲闡述該會旨在培養青年領袖力，鼓勵他們了解政府運作，關心社會，服務社區。

國際領袖基金會執行長董繼玲（左）頒發美國總統義工獎給DHC汽車
集團前總裁林秀槐（右）。（圖由ILF提供）

        白宮亞太裔太平島民計畫行政主任Duoa Ｔhor做開幕講話後，ILF頒發美國總統義工獎給DHC汽車集團前總裁林秀槐，ILF義工張海麒，頒發傑出領袖獎給羅麗芬美容事業集團董事長羅麗芬，關貿網路公司副董事長賀士郡，哈佛大學甘迺迪學院學者董殿會等三人。

國際領袖基金會執行長董繼玲（左）頒發美國總統義工獎給張海麒（右）。
中為張海麒的兒子張子麟。（圖由ILF提供）

            尼爾森（Nielsen）社區聯盟及消費者參與副總裁 Betty Lo，以“文化多元及擴大他們的版圖”為題發表講談，以該公司的2016年亞裔消費者研究報告指過去5年間，亞裔人口增加25%，以及人口調查局估計到2050年時，亞裔人口會超過西語裔，成為美國最大族群為引，闡述美國境內亞裔，如今不但富裕，教育程度高，具創業創新精神，有許多科技鉅子，而且文化多元豐富，在美國越來越有影響力，連美國社會的整體消費習慣也受到影響。

尼爾森（Nielsen）社區聯盟及消費者參與副總裁 Betty Lo（左起）主持
，Micro科技的大衛韓森（David Hinson），超級通訊公司執行長暨國際領
袖基金會董事長陳燦安（Solomon Chen），許氏企業集團主席許紹欽，
石山地產董事長旭陽伯尼（Ceyan Birney）等人座談。（圖由ILF提供）

Micro科技的大衛韓森（David Hinson），2015年營業額超過10億美元的超級通訊公司執行長暨國際領袖基金會董事長陳燦安（Solomon Chen），才以七千萬元出售所創公司MTI的許氏企業集團主席暨“夢的守護者”一書作者許紹欽，擁有2500戶公寓，兼營商業辦公大樓的石山地產董事長旭陽伯尼（Ceyan Birney）等人簡述各人事業經歷，座談輔導後進，服務社區的重要。

哈佛甘迺迪政府學院入學許可主任Ｍatt Clemons以他自己從當年不過是一名食肆服務生，卻因緣際會應聘到韓國，娶得嬌妻，如今進了甘迺迪政府學院工作的經歷，鼓勵青年大使們，英雄不怕出身低。

兩名國際領袖基金會學者，在國際貨幣基金會實習的波士頓學院學生 Sean Fisher，在美國健康及人民服務部少數族裔健康局實習的賓州大學學生Victoria Huang也在會上分享他們參加實習計畫心得，感謝ILF分會顧問等的贊助支持。

台大校長楊泮池訪波士頓 出席校友夏日餐會

         （本報訊）波士頓台灣大學校友會7月16日在安多福市Pomps Pond 郊遊聚餐，因台大校長楊泮池刻正訪問波士頓，出席的70多人，無不感受到有朋自遠方來的喜悅，

           台大校友會在大波士頓一向人強馬壯，凝聚力強，經文處官員歷年都有不少人是台大校友，也常使該會更為風光。前年九月到任的經文處處長賴銘琪則笑說自己和台大淵源最深，一家人中至少4名台大校友。

           過去幾年來，在波士頓的年輕一輩台大校友，包括陳翠玲，張維鈞，范美蓉，蔡孟儒，施心沛等人輪替接棒當會長，為台大校友會注入不少新鮮活力，也讓事業有成的長輩校友，諸如史美芳，張越麒，吳志國，袁尚賢等人備感窩心。

           今年台大校長楊泮池剛巧到哈佛大學參加生技年會，專程趕到與校友歡聚，分享學校近況，讓去國多年的校友們頓感和學校的距離陡然間又近了許多。

           在活動中，經文處處長賴銘琪，僑教中心主任歐宏偉分別應邀致詞。

波士頓台大校友會出席夏日野餐活動者合影。（圖片由僑教中心提供）

經文處處長賴銘琪致詞。（圖片由僑教中心提供）

也是台大校友的經文處處長賴銘琪（右二），雲雯蓁（右一）夫婦
與台大校長楊泮池（中）等人聯袂切蛋糕。（圖片由僑教中心提供）

波士頓華僑文教中心主任歐宏偉致詞。（圖片由僑教中心提供）

台大校長楊泮池致詞。（圖片由僑教中心提供）

波士頓榮光會紀念國父150歲誕辰邀孫中山醫務官之女話當年

池元元（中）憶述其父池博參與為國父孫中山治肝病情況。池元山（左
一）舉著池博的照片。右為波士頓榮光會理事長石家孝。（圖片由僑教
中心提供）

(本報訊)波士頓榮光聯誼會7月16日在華埠紐英崙中華公所紀念國父150歲誕辰，從巴黎請來孫中山醫務侍從官之女，憶述當年國父治療肝病，遺體暫厝西郊碧雲寺等情形。僑社各界共50多人出席。

紀念會出席嘉賓包括駐波士頓辦事處副處長陳銘俊，僑教中心主任歐宏偉，李氏公所主席李奇舜、阮氏公所主席阮鴻燦、中國國民黨波士頓分部常委張韻蘭等人。

紀念會先由榮光會理事長石家孝闡述國父生平及對國家的貢獻，再請今年已高齡95歲的池元元敘述國父罹患肝疾治療經過及暫厝西郊碧雲寺等情形，會末還播放了僑委會製作的「走巡國父遺跡」影片，以及慶祝抗戰勝利70週年的短片。

僑教中心主任歐宏偉致詞。

            石家孝簡述國父孫中山魚1866年11月12日在廣東省香山縣翠亨村出生，13歲赴夏威夷檀香山求學，20歲返國，見滿清腐敗，列強欺凌，深感不在政治上徹底改變，國家無以存亡絕續，乃立志革命，歷經十次失敗後，終於在武昌起義一役成功，於1912年創建亞洲第一個民主共和國 – 中華民國。

            民國14年時，國父孫中山北上天津及北平，治療肝疾。畢業於北洋軍一學堂，從1924年起擔任孫中山醫務官的池博也參與診治，並在1929年國父辭世時，參與遺體處理，移靈南京等事。

曾在法國等歐洲國家演出舞台劇“蝴蝶夫人”，很可能是華人中第一個踏上國際歌劇舞臺者的池元元透露，由於池博是廣東人，國父孫中山常托池博打理許多私人事務，國父的保鑣馬湘夫婦為求方便，當年也住在池博家。

            榮光會在活動結束前，還播放了僑委會製作的「走巡國父遺跡」影片，以及紀念抗戰勝利70週年的短片。

經文處副處長陳銘俊（前右四），僑教中心主任歐宏偉（前右三）與出席波士頓榮光會紀念國父誕辰150週年的部分出席者合影。（圖片由僑教中心提供）

藏紅花圈宣佈撥款34000給4個非牟利機構

Saffron Circle

Friend on Facebook Forward to a Friend Saffron Circle is a multi-generational, pan-Asian giving circle committed to creating positive social change in the Massachusetts Asian community. Saffron Circle is a fee-waived, donor-advised fund at The Boston Foundation. We are a member of the AAPIP National Giving Circle Network. Boston, MA, July 14, 2016 – Saffron Circle is pleased to announce $34,000 in grants to four nonprofit organizations. Launched in May 2006, Saffron Circle has utilized individual membership dues and foundation support to leverage over $190,000 in grants to over 20 nonprofit organizations in Massachusetts that serve the Asian community. 2016 Saffron Circle Grantees Asian Community Development Corporation (ACDC) was founded in 1987 to develop affordable housing and complementary services for Asian American communities. ACDC received a $5,000 grant to replicate its Chinatown Housing Counseling and Civic Engagement programming for the growing Asian community in Malden. Josiah Quincy Orchestra Program (JQOP) provides a weekly orchestral instruction to positively impact students, their families, and the community. JQOP received a $10,000 grant to provide financial aid for students who cannot afford the full cost of the music education program, which emphasizes leadership development and mentoring. Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Massachusetts (SEAC) is based in Worcester and helps Southeast Asians thrive and become significant contributors to the greater community. SEAC received a $10,000 grant for its Immigrant Small Business/Entrepreneur Support Program, which assists English Language Learner (ELL) immigrants in sewing to improve their skills, make business plans, and make connections with mentors. Vietnamese American Civic Association (VACA) promotes family self-sufficiency and well-being among the Vietnamese community of Greater Boston. VACA received a $9,000 grant to support the Civic Assistance and Engagement Project in Dorchester, which will provide the Vietnamese community assistance and workshops on voting, selective service, and citizenship applications. # # # Saffron Circle is a multi-generational, multi-ethnic giving circle committed to creating positive social change in the Massachusetts Asian and Asian American community. Members come together to support social change by pooling resources, sharing talents, and learning about issues and giving opportunities. Each member has the opportunity to participate in grant making and in developing the giving circle. Saffron Circle currently has over 30 members and is a fee-waived, donor-advised fund at the Boston Foundation. Saffron Circle is also a member of the Asian American Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) National Giving Circle Network. Please seehttp://www.saffroncircle.org/ for more information.

麻州成立阿爾茨海默病治療學中心

The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center and Massachusetts General Hospitallaunch the Massachusetts Center for Alzheimer Therapeutics Science (MassCATS)

New Center is a unique collaboration among world-class industry and academic researchers working to find therapies for Alzheimer's Disease

WALTHAM/BOSTON– The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC), Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and five leading biopharma companies have launched the Massachusetts Center for Alzheimer Therapeutics Science (MassCATS), a unique collaboration among world-class industry and academic researchers working to find therapies for Alzheimer's disease.  The new Center will be located at MGH.  Industry partners, including AbbVie, Biogen, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Merck and Sunovion Pharmaceuticals have committed $1.25 million in Alzheimer’s-related research funding.

Every 66 seconds, someone in America develops Alzheimer's, the most common form of dementia. Nearly 500,000 new cases of Alzheimer's disease will be diagnosed in the United States this year.  Currently, there are five FDA-approved Alzheimer's drugs that treat the symptoms of Alzheimer's, temporarily helping memory and thinking problems in about half of the people who take them, however these medications do not treat the underlying causes of Alzheimer's. Through MassCATS, neuroscientists from MGH, Harvard Medical School, Broad Institute, Whitehead Institute, MIT, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, and the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago will collectively use industry and academic resources and the expertise of their respective labs to validate and move targets toward an effective therapy for Alzheimer’s.

 

“Alzheimer’s is a devastating disease that impacts millions of families, and I’ve seen first-hand the toll it has on patients and caregivers,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “The unprecedented level of collaboration between these companies to find new treatments and a potential cure is personally heartening and this commitment gives hope to families throughout the Commonwealth and across the globe.”

MassCATS members met recently to share strategies for collaboratively pursuing cutting-edge research leading to therapies for Alzheimer’s. Project teams will be comprised of academic and industry scientists working together to share knowledge and resources. To facilitate this effort, industry partners are providing reagents, chemical expertise, and potential special purpose libraries of compounds to enable further exploration of the biology and therapeutic potential of new target ideas.  Academic leads are developing platforms that will be shared across the consortium. In addition, bioinformatics experts on the teams are developing the MassCATS DataLens, a unique repository for sharing and analyzing large public domain data sets, as well as research data, to facilitate and accelerate data sharing.

“Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, and our focus through MassCATS is to help academic researchers and industry partners collaborate in their efforts to find a cure,” said Travis McCready, President & CEO of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center. “MassCATS will enable research that will accelerate the development of new and more effective therapies for Alzheimer’s disease.”

“In working with the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center and collaborators in the biopharmaceutical industry, investigators will have access to shared expertise and resources to accelerate the testing of new ideas while designing innovative ways to translate them toward new treatments for our patients,” said Dr. Bradley T. Hyman, Director, Massachusetts Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, & John B. Penney Jr. Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School.

About the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center

The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) is an investment agency that supports life sciences innovation, research, development and commercialization. The MLSC is charged with implementing a $1-billion, state-funded investment initiative. These investments create jobs and support advances that improve health and well-being. The MLSC offers the nation’s most comprehensive set of incentives and collaborative programs targeted to the life sciences ecosystem. These programs propel the growth that has made Massachusetts the global leader in life sciences. The MLSC creates new models for collaboration and partners with organizations, both public and private, around the world to promote innovation in the life sciences. For more information, visitwww.masslifesciences.com.

About the Massachusetts General Hospital

Founded in 1811, the Massachusetts General Hospital (www.massgeneral.org) is the oldest and largest teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. The 999-bed medical center each year admits more than 50,000 inpatients, handles more than 1.5 million visits to its extensive outpatient programs at the main campus and four health centers, and records more than 105,958 emergency visits. The surgical staff perform more than 42,000 operations annually, and the MGH Vincent Obstetrics Service delivers about 3,900 babies a year. The largest nongovernment employer in the city of Boston, the MGH has more than 24,877 employees, including more than 4,800 registered nurses.  MGH conducts the largest hospital-based research program in the United States, with an annual research budget of more than $781 million.  MGH and Brigham and Women's Hospital are founding members of Partners HealthCare System, a Boston-based integrated health care delivery system.  In 2003, MGH became the first hospital in the state to be awarded Magnet designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.  In July 2015, MGH returned into the number one spot on the 2015-16 U.S. News & World Report list of "America's Best Hospitals."