星期四, 8月 30, 2018

波士頓僑教中心僑務簡訊8月第3期


僑 務 簡 訊 中華民國1078月第3
波士頓華僑文教服務中心
Culture Center of TECO in Boston
90 Lincoln St., Newton Highlands, MA 02461
Tel: 617-965-8801
Fax: 617-965-8815   
       

 









◎歡迎僑胞回國參加中華民國107年十月慶典「活動須知」
為歡迎各地僑胞組團回國參加十月慶典,中華民國僑務委員會成立「107年十月慶典回國僑胞接待服務處」,專司辦理僑胞回國接待工作,歡迎海外僑胞踴躍組團回國參加107年十月慶典活動。重點說明如下:
  一、報名事項
  ()  僑胞可就「個別僑胞」或「組團」擇一報名登記,個別僑胞自本年6
15日起至930日止可採網路、傳真或通訊方式辦理。
  () 組團回國參加十月慶典之僑胞,無須重複填寫個別僑胞登記表,請依組團注意事項填妥慶賀團團冊及團員清冊,並於831日前送交地區館處及華僑文教服務中心資格初審。
()  組團人數每團以1040人為原則團員清冊中如有親屬關係者,以及非屬同一國家或地區之僑胞,請於備註欄詳細註記,以利作業。
  ()  個別僑胞可自行組團或委託旅行社組團參加
二、   報到事項:完成報名登記之僑胞,請於105日至8日每日上午9時至下午6時及109日上午7時至晚上10時至中央聯合辦公大樓南棟(地址:臺北市徐州路5)1樓大廳辦理報到。
三、   參加國慶晚會注意事項:
(一)   國慶晚會預定於本年109(星期二)晚上630分至9時在宜蘭運動公園田徑場舉行。
(二)   參加僑務委員會甄選旅行社旅遊活動且行程包含國慶晚會之慶賀團,交通由旅行社規劃安排。
(三)   個別前往之僑胞,僑務委員會將提供定點接駁專車(地點另行通知),惟請務必於報名表乘車需求欄上註明,並於報到時確認,以利保留座位。
 四、參加旅遊注意事項:
(一)   本年十月慶典活動僑務委員會對回國僑胞提供參訪旅遊之經費補助,並
以新臺幣2,400元為補助上限,旅遊期間自920日起至1020
止。
   ()  僑胞申請上揭旅遊補助應依「僑務委員會補助十月慶典回國僑胞參加旅
         遊活動作業要點」各項規定辦理,另本年度須於前述活動期間憑「僑胞   
         證副聯」正本參加僑務委員會甄選合格之旅行社提供之國內32夜以
         上旅遊活動者始得申請補助。
   ()  僑務委員會甄選合格旅行社名單及相關旅遊行程資訊,陸續分批公告核   
         備名單,至66日止計有54家,詳細情形請上僑務委員會網站查詢(  
        
址:www.ocac.gov.tw/十月慶典活動專頁)
   (
)  僑胞有意參加僑務委員會甄選旅行社所提供之旅遊行程者,報名時請務
        
必填具旅行社之名稱、電話及行程。
 
五、僑團()來回旅費,在臺活動期間之膳宿、醫療及其他一切費用,均請自
      理;為維護僑胞個人權益,務請僑胞於啟程回國參加十月慶典前, 在僑居
     
地先行辦妥旅遊平安保險,並視需要辦理醫療保險,109日至10 日間
      參加國慶晚會及國慶大會活動者,僑務委員會將另予加保旅遊平安保險。
  六、如有洽詢事項,歡迎致電波士頓僑教中心:(617-965-8801)

 

 

 

羅德島州龍舟賽暨臺灣日 展現多元文化

駐波士頓台北經濟文化辦事處與羅德島州黑石谷旅遊局聯合舉辦的「2018年羅德島州龍舟賽暨臺灣日節慶」將於98日(週六)上午9時至下午4時在羅州普塔吉市(Pawtucket)普塔吉河畔(Pawtucket River)舉行(地點:Festival Pier, Pawtucket, RI 02860),歡迎大家前往觀賞龍舟賽、跳繩、吃餃子與吃西瓜比賽、欣賞中華民俗技藝表演、體驗台灣童玩與手工藝創作。
今年活動獎項豐富,當天一般划龍舟比賽頭獎為美金5千元,跳繩比賽頭獎為中華航空提供的紐約/舊金山/洛杉磯-臺北來回機票1張,吃餃子大賽頭獎為長榮航空提供的紐約-臺北來回機票1張,歡迎各界人士及僑胞共襄盛舉。
該活動全天並有民俗舞蹈表演及手工技藝展示與臺灣美食。羅州台灣日節慶已進入第19年,主要希望藉此增進主流社會人士對台灣文化的瞭解,促進雙方交流與情誼,歡迎僑胞踴躍參加。前述相關活動可至該旅遊局網站:www.dragonboat.ri.com或電話:401-724-2200查詢。

竹科、中科及南科招商說明會913日在波士頓舉行

說明會將於913日在波士頓舉行,歡迎上網報名參加!http://www.mostparks.tw/

「國慶盃高爾夫錦標賽」歡迎僑胞踴躍返國參賽
中華民國高爾夫協會為慶祝中華民國107年國慶,凝聚海內外高爾夫愛好者向心力,將與本年104日至105日於臺灣高爾夫俱樂部舉辦國慶盃高爾夫錦標賽,熱情邀請國內高球好手組隊參賽,並鼓勵海外僑胞返國參加,藉此敦睦友誼及促進交流。有意參賽之海外僑胞可於107610前向中華民國高爾夫協會報名,詳細參賽資料以及報名表可上協會網址:
http://www.garoc.org/ShowCal.aspx?id=6050 下載聯絡人: 蘭嵐先生,電話:02-2516-561117

◎歡迎報名參加僑委會「第38期海外青年技術訓練班」
僑務委員會為培養海外青年獲得實用知識與生產技能,發展農、工、商、家政等事業,促進當地繁榮,特辦理「第38期海外青年技術訓練班」,受理報名日期自2018715日至930日止。
凡年齡在40歲以下,在海外出生且已取得美國公民權或永久居留權,或自臺灣出境所持之中華民國護照已加簽「僑居身份」,並具高二肄業以上學歷、身體健康,品行端正、能講華語且具中文筆記能力之華裔青年均歡迎踴躍申請。
相關招生簡章請逕至僑委會僑生服務圈網站(http://ocs.ocac.net/海外青年技術訓練班/招生簡章、宣傳摺頁)下載,若有任何問題,請於上班時間(週二至週日上午9時至下午5時)電洽波士頓華僑文教服務中心陳小姐,電話:(617-965-8801)

◎徵求僑胞鄉親擔任波士頓地區緊急通聯網聯繫窗口
為協助本地區台灣僑胞(甫至本地區工作、經商或依親之新僑為主)、旅外國人、度假打工青年及留學生在本地區遭遇緊急危難事件時必要與即時的關懷與救助倘有僑胞鄉親願意成為聯繫窗口,請洽僑教中心張小慧小姐(電話617-965-8801) 或請直接以電子郵件(請傳送至ocacboston@gmail.com)提供您居住地區、中英文姓名、手機電話及EMAIL等資料
迴響與互動

1.  您想瞭解僑委會的最新資訊,歡迎逕參閱僑務委員會Face Book網頁
2.  如果您的親友願意收到本中心發行之「僑務簡訊」請電郵告知
3.  倘您想進一步瞭解僑委會相關僑務資訊,歡迎逕參閱僑務委員會官網 
4.  您如果想瞭解本地相關僑團活動動態,請上網點選本中心網頁(僑務委員會官網/僑民僑團聯繫服務/本會駐外僑務據點/北美洲地區/波士頓華僑文教服務中心/僑社采風)
5.  您如果想知道波士頓僑教中心最新動態及新聞,請至僑教中心Face Book網頁(https://www.facebook.com/bostonocac)

波士頓 9/4 登記選民40萬餘 共和黨人不到3萬

CITY OF BOSTON ANNOUNCES PREPARATIONS FOR SEPTEMBER 4, 2018 STATE PRIMARIES
BOSTON - Thursday, August 30, 2018 - Today, the City of Boston Election Department released plans for the State Primaries, taking place the day after Labor Day on Tuesday, September 4, 2018. The polls in Boston will open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. To find your voting location and view a sample of your ballot, please visit boston.gov/elections and click on the link that allows you to check your voter registration status.

All absentee ballot applications must be in the possession of the Elections Department by 5 p.m. tomorrow Friday, August 31, 2018.

Ballots have been printed for Boston's 403,560 registered voters which includes 206,148 in the Democratic Party, 23,893 in the Republican Party, and 1,154 in the Libertarian Party. Boston's 172,365 voters who are not enrolled in any political party (often referred to as independents) may choose one party's ballot to vote with on September 4, 2018. All polling places will be equipped with an Automark machine, which assists voters with sensory and physical limitations in marking their ballots and provides translation assistance.

The following languages will be available at the polls and/or through a central translator telephone bank:
  • Spanish
  • Chinese (both Mandarin and Cantonese dialects)
  • Vietnamese
  • Haitian Creole
  • Cape Verdean Creole
  • Russian
The department has recruited and trained more than 1,500 poll workers to staff 155 polling locations, covering approximately 255 precincts. From administering election laws, assisting voters, to counting ballots, poll workers play a vital role in the success of Election Day.

To help boost civic engagement, residents are encouraged to use hashtag #BostonVotes on social media platforms with photos of "I voted" stickers.

Unofficial results will be posted online at boston.gov/elections after the polls close at 8 p.m. Updates on turnout will be provided periodically via Twitter: @BostonElections, and the City of Boston Elections Department's Facebook account.

Please use the Election Department's website to receive additional information regarding the election; registered voters are able to use the site to locate polling locations.

Media guidelines

Members of the media are reminded that certain rules must be followed in order to ensure a smooth voting process for voters.
  • Interviews of voters are not allowed inside polling locations and must be done at least 150 feet away.
  • Interviews with election officers at the polling locations are not allowed. Interview requests for the Election Department must be directed through the Press Office at (617) 635-4461.
  • Photos and b-roll shots will be allowed under the supervision of each poll's warden.
  • Photographers are reminded that zooming in on voter ballots and shots over the shoulders of voters will not be allowed - please respect every voter's right to a private ballot.
  • The City of Boston Election Department will also be available for b-roll shots starting at 7:30 a.m.

波士頓慈濟 9/8 愛灑祈福


慈濟波頓七吉祥愛灑祈福活動

農曆七在佛教是吉祥,也是佛陀的歡喜,更 是感恩的孝親早在1974年,慈濟證嚴上即在詳述盂蘭盆法會以 及普度的真義,期許慈濟社區,推動正知、 正、正信佛教,了解「真正的普度」觀念。 並在 2003年開始,將法會型式轉變為祈福會的式,於 社區當地,舉辦各式愛灑祈福活動,宣導「七原 是吉祥」的理念。 慈濟基會波頓聯絡處,將從⼋⽉份開始,設有 三場與花蓮靜思精舍全球連線的《地藏經》共修, 同時,也將在九⽉⼋⽇星期六上午⼗⼀下午 點鐘,舉辦七吉祥愛灑祈福活動, 以敬天愛地聚 福緣的信念,虔誠的感懷親恩,寬闊的胸襟 疼惜地,推動蔬三好,健康好、環境好、尊重 命好,⼒⾏環保愛地,留給個健康的地球, 落實真正的普度。 活動當中,備有可分享與會來賓,還有⼆⼿ 書籍及家⽤⼩品贈與以延續物命,另外,當天也將 宣導幹細胞髓捐贈採樣活動,誠摯地邀約您動,響應茹素、護、環保等活動,、善 念、善為家及朋友祈福。 活動相關訊息有請電617-762-0569,慈濟會所備有 蔬國護照,便您紀錄蔬⻝⽤餐的次數,或於8/12 中國城義賣活動中向慈濟攤位索取,我們也將依您 茹素的次數,與您結緣精緻實的結緣品,歡迎參 與蔬三好的活動。

DOJ發聲明 疑哈佛招生歧視亞裔


(Boston Orange 周菊子整理報導)美國司法部(DOJ)(830)日一早,發表聲明,表示已向美國麻州區域法院遞交文件,在哈佛大學錄取學生時涉嫌故意歧視亞裔一案上,支持原告的哈佛會根據種族故意歧視說法。
波士頓環球報(Boston Globe)在報導這消息時提及,一旦美國司法部發話,法官都會聽。奧巴馬政府時的司法部強調平權運動(Affirmative action),法院就偏向平權,如今川普政府的司法部支持廢除平權,估計法官態度也會轉方向。
這宗案件是學生爭取公平入學機會(Students For Fair Admissions)”控告哈佛大學在錄取學生時,故意歧視亞裔,違反了1964年所通過,民權法第四章,禁止接受聯邦資助機構,以族裔,膚色,國籍為由而歧視的規定。
美國司法部今日說,哈佛大學的錄取程序有可能受到種族偏見影響。
美國司法部在聲明中表示,哈佛未能展示該校的以種族來決定是否批准入學,是法令要求的。而哈佛依賴個人優點,例如仁慈,領導力,勇氣等來評估申請人的做法,傷害了經常被入學許可評審員打給較低分數的亞裔學生。
            美國總檢察官Jeff Sessions在聲明中表示,沒有一個美國人應該因為種族而被學校拒絕。
            美國司法部也總結道,哈佛大學使用種族作為批給入學許可依據的做法,以實施了45年以上,卻從未認真考慮其他的,族裔中立方法,來組成多元化的學生群體。
哈佛大學的內部調查,也曾警告學校在入學許可手續上要注意亞裔申請者是如何被對待的。
最近這幾個月,美國司法部廢除了奧巴馬政府時期,鼓勵學校在錄取學生時把種族列入考慮因素,以促進多元化的指導原則。
美國司法部認同了學生爭取公平入學機會在對抗哈佛大學這案件上的許多立場,也要求美國區域法庭法官Allison Burroughs 准許這案件繼續進行。
此案預定10月在波士頓審訊,最後可能會在明年,由美國最高法院判決。
哈佛大學否認歧視亞裔申請人,並稱在評估入學許可上使用種族做考量因素符合確保所有學生在多元化校園中學習的法令要求。
            哈佛大學發言人表示,該校對司法部的介入,並和學生爭取公平入學機會結盟,感到非常失望。
            由於此案可能影響深遠,各界都十分關注,許多菁英學校都發表聲明支持哈佛大學,亞裔社區也因此案分成許多派系。
            波士頓環球報指出,與此案有利害關係的許多人,包括數名經濟學家,大約530名社會科學家及學者,亞美法律辯護及教育基金,美國公民自由聯盟都發表聲明,支持哈佛大學。支持入學許可不分種族的團體,包括東南法律基金,公平機會及理由中心基金會,則向法院遞交文件,反對哈佛。

塔芙茨醫療講座 9/24 談男性健康

9/24 免費男性健康研討會

2018年9月24日,塔夫茨醫學中心泌尿外科的泌尿科醫師莊立岩博士將在波士頓唐人街講解男性健康知識。這個免費的社區活動向所有人開放,使用中文演講。該演講將討論各種健康問題,如勃起功能障礙,壓力性尿失禁,前列腺癌,糖尿病等。該教育活動將重點關注勃起功能障礙和壓力性尿失禁的泌尿外科治療方案,以使聽眾能夠了解最新的治療方案,提高健康水平和生活質量。活動期間將提供茶點和小吃。活動中可與一位經歷過類似情況的患者支持者見面,一對一交流,並向醫生提出任何問題。研討會將於下午6點(註冊)開始,演講時間為下午6:15,位於波士頓市中心的Hilton DoubleTree,位於麻州波士頓市華盛頓街821號櫻花廳。如需參加,請致電855-889-6286(中文)或訪問www.edcure.org/events免費註冊。地址:Cherry Blossom Room at 821 Washington St., Boston, MA

星期三, 8月 29, 2018

Check with Voter Registrar -- Are You Still on the Rolls?


Check with Voter Registrar -- Are You Still on the Rolls?
By Mark Hedin
U.S. citizens across the country soon will vote on all 435 seats in the House of Representatives, for 35 U.S. senators and three dozen governorships. The House of Representatives and possibly the Senate are up for grabs.
Given the high stakes, voters would do well to check at least a month ahead of time with their local board of elections to see if they’re still registered to vote. This is especially true for people of color.
The reason is that millions could find their right to vote challenged or taken away under suspicion that they’re trying to vote more than once, largely due to 26 states using the Interstate Voter Crosscheck system, which compares lists of voters in different states and challenges the registration of those whose names come up more than once.
For the 1,166,000 people in the country who share the surname Garcia, this could be a problem. Likewise for the Rodriguezes (1,094,924), Jacksons (708,099), Washingtons (177,386), Kims (262,352), Patels (229,973), Lees (693,023) and Parks (106,696).
Crosscheck, developed in 2005 by Kansas Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh as a free service for participating states, promised to detect voter fraud by comparing people’s names, social security numbers and birthdates. Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri first implemented it in 2006.
During his tenure as Kansas’ secretary of state, current GOP gubernatorial candidate Kris Kobach expanded Crosscheck to 15 states by 2012 and 29 by 2014 and in 2017 was appointed to a leading role in the White House’s short-lived Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity.
In 2017, of 98 million voting records Crosscheck analyzed, it deemed 7.2 million potential duplicates, although Crosscheck has yet to produce its first voter fraud conviction. Eight states that originally signed on have since dropped out, citing unreliable data. Nonetheless, it's still in use in dozens more. Eight of those state have Senate seats up for a vote this year in contests that are expected to be close: Arizona, Nevada, Indiana, Missouri, West Virginia, Tennessee, Ohio and Michigan. And 19 Crosscheck-using states are voting on their governor for the next four years.
In a 2015 named “The Health of State Democracies,” the Center for American Progress, a nonprofit funded in part by the Gates Foundation, Wal-Mart, Ford Foundation and many others, concluded that the voters Crosscheck tagged for review are disproportionately non-white.
“States participating in the Interstate Crosscheck system risk purging legally registered voters ꟷ with a significant oversampling from communities of color," it said, citing the work of journalist Greg Palast, who’s been studying the U.S. voting system since 2000, for the BBC, al-Jazeera America, Rolling Stone magazine and others and produced a film about it, “The Best Democracy Money Can Buy.”
Working with data analyst Mark Swedlund, Palast found that among states using Crosscheck, one in six Hispanics, one in seven Asian Americans and one in nine African Americans landed on its list of suspect voters.
“The outcome is discriminatory against minorities,” Swedlund says.
The chief explanation for the racial inequity is that ethnic communities are more likely to share a surname, such as Washington, Lee, Patel or Kim, Palast told Ethnic Media Services.
Swedlund and Palast found that the Crosscheck system seems satisfied that if two people share a common first and last name, they’re suspect. Differences in their birthdate, middle initial, Social Security numbers or suffixes such as “Jr.” and “Sr.” don’t keep registered voters off Crosscheck's lists.
Not all 7 million people whose names appear on Crosscheck’s lists will be denied a vote, though. For one thing, only 36.4% of the people who were registered to vote even showed up at the polls in 2014. In one survey of elections between 1960 and 1995, the United States ranks dead last in the democracies of the world, with an average turnout of 48%.
Would-be voters whose names are missing from the lists of registered voters will be given what’s called a “provisional ballot,” to be tallied if the voter is ultimately found to have been wrongly left off the lists. Palast, however, skeptical that many provisional ballots are ever counted, refers to them as "placebo ballots."
Voters eager to cast genuine ballots, then, might want to call their local board of elections well in advance of Nov. 6 to be sure that they’ll be allowed to vote.
In 2018’s highly charged political environment, individual votes may count more than ever. Take, for example, the recent special election for the vacant seat representing Ohio’s 12th congressional district.
In that still undecided Aug. 7 race, 1,200 votes separate Republican Troy Balderson and Democrat Danny O’Connor at press time.
Ohio has removed almost 200,000 voters from the rolls because they appeared on the Crosscheck lists.
The margin of victory in the state’s 12th District race may ultimately be found among the 5,048 absentee ballots not yet tallied and the still uncounted 3,435 provisional ballots.
No matter which of the candidates is awarded Ohio’s vacant 12th District Congressional seat based on the August election, voters will get another chance to decide between Balderson and O’Connor in November.
  That’s why voters who want to have their voices heard Nov. 6, in Ohio and elsewhere, should call local officials ahead of time to see if any problems have come up with their registration. (From Ethnic Media Services)

慈濟.璞石瘋一夏 小朋友收穫豐


    (波士頓訊,慈濟堤供)波士頓慈濟人文學校與璞石中華文化工作室首次協同舉辦的夏令營《慈濟.璞石瘋一夏》,在豐富充實的五天課程後,於(8/25)呈現碩實磊磊的成果。

『璞石中華文化工作室』的《瘋一夏》夏令營系列向來關注每一位學員的獨特性,不拘泥模式,力求新穎的創意,今年與波士頓慈濟人文學校合作,再加入品格涵養的慈濟人文課程,使得本次夏令營充滿多元性的學習與成長,內容含括:創造性舞蹈、戲劇、扯鈴、皮影戲、靜思花道、茶道、手語律動及蔬食環保等等,學員們除了積極激發潛能之外,同時也學習尊重生命、珍惜資源,力行環保,在在體現著生動活潑又豐富的"豐"一夏。

    胡俞伶老師的創造性舞蹈課程,教授中國武功與想像力訓練,進而引導孩子們自己設計動作,面對自己以及駕馭肢體語言的自信,在專業舞蹈治療師胡老師的引領下,孩子們展現出活潑與對自我的成就感。

戲劇課程由路永宜和於慧蘭兩位資深戲劇老師指導,依照年齡分組進行《三打白骨精》的劇本導讀與表演練習,兩組詮釋截然不同的戲劇風格,並從中獲得不同的樂趣與體悟。

中國古老劇種之一的皮影戲,在許淑芬老師的帶領下,承襲優良傳統兼具創作生動有趣的劇情,劇中人物透過光影,飛天遁地無所不能,無限的想像空間與親手做的影偶留下珍貴紀念。

       
蔬食環保課程由慈濟志工蕭惠菁設計,茹素多年的她,精心規劃的蔬食料理,讓學員自己動手做,從點心到主食,不僅增加料理時的樂趣,更讓孩子們了解到粒米盤中飧,得來皆不易的道理,雖然開始有些不習慣全蔬食,漸漸地開始欣賞自己做的蔬食點心,到後來一口氣可以吃兩碗飯,健康蔬食與力行環保兼備,學員、老師們都做到了!

靜思花道、茶道,培養孩子靜心,在靜中品味一花一葉的智慧,沿著窗台上所擺設的花藝小品,您一定不難看出小朋友的天賦與用心,更猜想不到這是慈濟志工黃素玲師姊,運用自家後院的小花與常綠植物所提供的素材,沒有匠氣更貼近自然的大地之美。同樣是慈濟志工的楊美宜與陳裕逢老師,也將多年品茶的經驗,用心指導學員們靜思茶道的內涵,除了誏小朋友認識茶葉和泡茶的要領之外,更在細細茗品中培養孩子們的細心、耐心與愛心,現在連最小的6歲學員都能分辨出烏龍、茉莉香片以及東方美人等不同的茶香了!

慈濟人文學校簡小芳和馮美霞志工的手語律動,也是小朋友的最愛,輕快的音樂加上手語動作,小朋友手舞足蹈,快樂的氛圍就瀰漫在你我的四周,是孩子們的歡笑聲,也是善的循環。

在此,誠摯地感謝『璞石文化工作室』、『慈濟基金會』與所有老師、志工的協助,讓夏令營圓滿完成,深信我們的孩子透過這幾日的活動,已領略到實踐團隊合作、彼此信任之重要,看著這些傳承文化的小樹苗,經過灌溉滋潤,逐漸茁壯成長,就是我們最感欣慰的事