劍橋合唱團5/25 春季音樂會

Passion and Glory - 劍橋合唱團2019春季音樂會

劍橋合唱團本季將演出全系列歐洲作曲家作品，包括韋瓦第「榮耀頌」、布拉姆斯「流浪者之歌」(吉普賽之歌)、及當代英國作曲家暨合唱指揮約翰·盧特的三首合唱小品。

「流浪者之歌」(吉普賽之歌)是浪漫時期作曲家布拉姆斯最有名的聲樂作品之一。全組曲共11首歌，以德文演唱，聲響色彩豐富，全部使用四二拍，展現吉普賽民族的熱情與傷感，本次演出輯選其中四首。

生於義大利威尼斯的韋瓦第，早年曾擔任神職，是巴洛克時期重要多產的作曲家。這首「榮耀頌」的樂譜，在韋瓦第逝世約兩百年後才被發現，目前咸認創作年代是在1713-1717年間，為他當時任教的一所專收女童的孤兒院的聖誕慶典所作。由於本身是小提琴家，伴奏部分可以聆賞到豐富的絃樂音效。賦格的運用、各聲部的競唱、活潑爽朗的樂風與音群，都展現巴洛克時期音樂的豐盈。這也是劍橋合唱團近年開始與職業音樂家合作以來，樂團編制最大的一次演出

時間：5/25（星期六）晚間 7:30

地點：MIT Kresge Auditorium

(48 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA)

購票：每張$15，5/22前早鳥特惠每張10元 

10張以上團體購票另有優惠

聯絡請洽contact@mitcccs.org

或致電617-615-6108。

MIT Cambridge Chinese Choral Society proudly presents its 2019 spring concert, “Passion and Glory,” featuring masterworks of European composers.

Led by music director Dr. Yufen Yen and accompanied by Dr. I-Ying Lin, this musical journey starts in the Romantic period in Germany where Brahms, with
his sentimental and passionate melody of “Zigeunerlieder,” or “The Gypsy Songs,” brings us a taste of the happiness and sorrow that spring from a heart full of love. Afterward, a selection from contemporary British composer John Rutter explores the mystery and paradox of life. We then conclude our concert in Baroque Venice with Antonio Vivaldi’s Gloria.
Performing with a chamber orchestra, we will bring you the full rendition of this joyful hymn of praise and worship to God.

Come join us for a magical night of traveling through heaven and earth with music, and experience the spiritual glory and passion of love that has resonated with humanity through the centuries.

路加基金會、ILF頒羅島華協、威廉黑石獎學金 鼓勵26學生

  羅德島州的副州長麥基(Daniel Mckee)(後左三)，州務卿Nellie Corbea(前左三)，眾議員

Carlos Toban(前右一)頒發威廉黑石獎學金。(周菊子攝)

羅德島華人協會理事和獎學金得主合影。(周菊子攝)

 　(Boston Orange羅德島州報導) 路加慈善基金會和國際領袖基金會(ILF)新英格蘭分會4月27 日在羅德島州普塔基市中國客棧頒發威廉黑石和羅德島華人協會的兩項獎學金，鼓勵共26名即將升讀大學高中學子。國際領袖基金會創辦人董繼玲應邀分享個人經歷，強調積極正面，建立關係，回饋社會，表達感謝，懂得溝通的重要性。

 吳子平(左起)、葉超代表路加慈善基金會捐款三萬元

給國際領袖基金會，由該會創辦人董繼玲，代理

主任朱小棣代表接受。(周菊子攝)

            　頒獎典禮由黑石谷旅遊局主任畢靈頓(Bob Billington)主持。他指出，來自香港大澳的葉超和吳子平，移民來美後定居羅德島州，從經營餐館，洗衣店，漸次轉型做房地產土地發展，累積財富後，積極回饋社區，七年前設立羅德島華人協會獎學金，鼓勵華人子弟求學深造，二年前再增設威廉黑石(William Blackstone)獎學金，造福地方後進。

克蘭斯頓(Cranston)市長馮偉傑夫婦(中)和路加基金會

的吳子平(左一)，葉超(右一)。(周菊子攝)

                    葉超，吳子平表示，羅德島是他們的第二故鄉，為了向給予他們穩定生活的羅德島表達感恩之心，他們決定借用1635年第一個來到羅德島州定居的歐洲移民，威廉黑石牧師的名字，來為獎學金命名，藉以強調這各獎學金是真正的回饋地方，要鼓勵在地子弟追求更美好的人生。

羅德島州的副州長麥基(Daniel Mckee)(左)，州務卿

Nellie Corbea(右一)和代表威廉黑石獎學金得主致詞的

Charlotte Geohehan(左二)及其父母。(周菊子攝)

            　今年他們共收到81份申請書，威廉黑石獎學金邀請了中央瀑布高中等9所羅州學校老師擔任評審，選出21名得獎人。羅德島華人協會獎學金委員會選出5名得獎人。每人獎金2000元。

            　根據畢靈頓在會上的報告，路加慈善基金在2019年共安排了6項捐款，分別為華人龍舟賽8萬元，布朗大學醫學院交換項目4萬元，國際領袖基金會3萬元，衛克菲爾德(Wakefied)樂隊聖誕節音樂會1萬元，羅德島大學中國學生交換項目5千元，波士頓華埠社區中心5千元，合共17萬元。

欖城安良工商會共同會長陳任卓(左)頒發獎學金給
王樂平(中)，和兩父子合影。(周菊子攝)

            　今年的獎學金頒獎典禮，照例政要雲集，羅德島州的副州長麥基(Daniel Mckee)，州務卿Nellie Corbea，眾議員Carlos Toban，克蘭斯頓市市長馮偉傑(Allan Fung)，中央瀑布市市長James Diosa，以及國際領袖基金會創辦人董繼玲，代理主任朱小棣，在會上分別致詞或頒獎。

            　在2018年5月獲邀加入百人會，今年2月被川普總統任命為亞太裔太平洋島民(AAPI)顧問委員會的董繼玲為頒獎典禮做主講人。她指出，和葉超、吳子平，以及座中許多人一樣，她也是來自其他國家的移民，現在竟能和總統共事，這種事只有在美國才會發生。

            　董繼玲的丈夫Joel Szabat是白人，現任美國交通部助理部長。曾有人開玩笑的對她說，她那麼成功，是因為嫁給了一個白人，她就回答，不是的，她先生能夠成功，是因為娶了個華裔女人。

            　董繼玲告訴座中的年輕人，要懂得什麼是領導力，其中最重要的是態度積極正確。此外的身體健康，儲蓄有道，錢財無虞也都很重要，和家人，配偶及身邊的人相處有道，也就要在人生路上有互相扶持友伴，更是重要。像她近來職務越來越多，包括全美亞裔總商會(ACE)，國際領袖基金會，白宮亞太裔太平洋島民顧問委員會，國會獎委員會委員等等，她都能夠做得過來。怎麼做到的?就是因為有夥伴。譬如葉超、吳子平，當初她一見就知道，這會是她的終生夥伴，年輕人必須要學會辨識這樣的夥伴，記得和態度積極的人來往，遠離思想負面的人，到底人生太短，沒有時間可以浪費。

            　董繼玲還提醒年輕人，要養成感謝的習慣。發電子郵件出去時，第一行一定要記得心懷感激的先表達謝謝，對父母，配偶也一樣，此外要發現自己的熱情所在，並付諸實行。她也指出，現代社會中的人，都有如活在玻璃缸中的魚，舉手投足，都隨時可能被其他人記錄下來，傳佈出去，所以要記得千萬不要說謊，要不然很可能你自己忘記了，別人卻幫你記得很清楚。

            　董繼玲也強調社會正義的重要性，直指不論族裔或出身，每個人都有權實現美國夢。她說，今年是太平洋鐵路竣工150週年，有誰會想到，150年前華裔來美築路，大都生活在社會最底層，150年後，卻有華裔趙小蘭當上了美國交通部部長，這就是美國夢最好的註解。

           　 根據獎學金委員會資料，羅德島華人協會獎學金得主為東格林威治高中的劉陽熙，王樂山，巴靈頓高中的王芬妮，林肯高中的李憶薷，岩丘(Rocky Hill)學校吳旺侯。

            　威廉黑石獎學金得主為Cumberland高中的Juliana Karbonik，Leah Motta，Davies科技學校的Luz Correa，Vanessa Sanchez，Beacon 學校的Maia Young-Ondrasek，Ella Menoche，Blackstone Academy的Da-Naijah Gibbs，Woonsocket 高中的Victoria Duguay，David Marszalkowski，RI Alternative Academy的Arieanna Laramee，Blackston Prep. 的Charlotte Geoghegan，Daniella Magana，Central Falls 高中的 Kamolat lbikunte，kelsea Moran，J. M. Walsh 的Alexander Pretorius，Shea高中的Brendon Lorena ， Kaylin Fortes，Tolman高中的Alexandra Clark，Alexandria Lorenzo。(updated version)

呂慶龍:聲援台灣加入WHO要理性關懷、付諸行動

前駐法大使呂慶龍4月26日抵波士頓，聲援台灣加入WHO。
(周菊子攝)

    　             (Boston Orange 周菊子牛頓市報導)行銷台灣，爭取加入WHO? 中華民國前駐法國大使呂慶龍，應「北美臺商總會 WHO 工作委員會」之邀，4月26日晚在波士頓僑教中心，宣揚「疼惜台灣．放眼國際」，生動提醒有心人，把握當下，有恆堅持，兼顧務實與創意，努力就有希望。

            　從事外交工作42年，最後8年半擔任駐法代表的呂慶龍，2015年在直播的法國企業奧斯卡頒獎典禮上，用布袋戲即興宣傳台灣的免簽證，介紹台灣的科技產品，經濟成就，贏得”布袋戲大使”，”文化大使”稱號。他的隨和，幽默，有創意，還讓一名市長在他退休時，用他的名字命名了法國巴黎近郊一條街。

主辦單位代表和呂慶龍合影。左起，歐怡君，李苡惠，
杜麗雲，徐佑典，郭競儒，呂慶龍，蘇鴻昌，陳美儀，
歐宏偉，陳玉瑛，李淑玲。（周菊子攝）

　            4月26日這晚，呂慶龍的使命是協助「北美臺商總會 WHO 工作委員會」，爭取海外僑胞支持”台灣加入WHO”的行動。他強調，愛台灣固然好，有行動更重要。

           　 呂慶龍指出，要推動中華民國加入世衛組織(WHO)有三個重點，國家有實力，不一廂情願的悲情，能沉得住氣的不斷努力，就會有機會。最好從理性角度出發，告訴聯合國衛生組織與中國大陸，防疫工作應該全世界一起來，不要因為排除台灣，而在防疫上出現缺口。

右起，波克萊台灣商會顧問游勝雄，郭競儒，新英格蘭
台灣商會會長李苡惠。（周菊子攝）

　            一整個晚上，呂慶龍不斷以他個人的成長經歷，外交生涯中的故事，搭配提綱契領的警句，來提醒有心幫助台灣突破外交困境，加入國際組織的海外僑胞，要理性，務實，持續努力，就會有機會，如果不做，就會被遺忘。

　            呂慶龍當年參加聯考，數學6分，連考兩次，才進淡江，之後努力到連作夢都在用法語，還拚到畢業時成績第一名，只因家貧，如果第一名，學費可全免。又因家中舉債供他上學，為求工讀賺錢，一開學他就找校內長官求助，長官透露，工作機會只有一個，他先到先得，也就是得助於把握當下。

駐波士頓經文處處長徐佑典表示推動台灣加入WHO是
該處的優先工作之一。（周菊子攝）

　            呂慶龍還講了許多故事，來陳述做外交工作或行銷台灣，要務實，發揮創意。譬如法國和中華民國沒有邦交，公開場合不便懸掛中華民國國旗，他就把掛有國旗的台灣101大廈照片，用來做文宣背景。譬如他用布袋戲來介紹台灣，贏得法國媒體界大量報導，其中一段視頻還贏得86萬人次的點擊率；台灣每年從法國進口葡萄酒數量超過一億二千萬升，法國五個品酒聯盟也因此頒給他一個品酒騎士獎章，向世界第二大的漫畫展單位要求，派台灣漫畫家參展，愛拍照的他拍出別具特色的凱旋門，天鵝背上揹著烏龜等照片，參加文化展覽等等。

呂慶龍用布袋戲介紹台灣的這段視頻，點擊人數超過
86萬人次。（周菊子攝）

            這場「疼惜台灣．放眼國際」，推動台灣加入WHO宣講會，在波士頓由波克萊台灣商會和新英格蘭大波士頓台灣商會、新英格蘭台灣青商會、北美臺灣人醫師協會總會，以及高醫大新英格蘭校友會共同舉辦，駐波士頓台北經濟文化辦事處及僑教中心協辦。波克萊臺灣商會顧問蘇鴻昌，波士頓經文處處長徐佑典，波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉等人分別在會上致詞，還有兩名大四學生，益子翔，許宸維專程從紐約趕來聽演講。

呂慶龍的演講，吸引了許奪人聽。（周菊子攝）

呂慶龍拍的巴黎凱旋門照片。（周菊子攝）

波克萊台商會理事蘇鴻昌（右）和經文處處長徐佑典
（左）送感謝狀給呂慶龍（中）。

呂慶龍和兩名從紐約來的大學生。（周菊子攝）

法國有接到以呂慶龍命們。（語慶驢）

法國街道以呂慶龍命名。（周菊子攝）

僑教中心主任歐宏偉（右一）主持提問環節。（周菊子攝）

Alejandra St. Guillen正式宣佈參選 七人角逐波士頓不分區市議員

左起，東方銀行副總裁陳咏梅，波士頓市不分區市議員
吳弭(Michelle Wu)支持盛吉蘭(Alejandra St. Guillen)
參選波市議員。(周菊子攝)

                (Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導)今年的波士頓市議員選舉，將於9月24日初選，11月5日大選。四席不分區市議員席位，已有至少七人宣佈參選，其中包括在位的吳弭(Michelle Wu)，以及辭去市府移民進步辦公室主任職位參選的盛吉蘭(Alejandra St. Guillen)。

             今年42歲的盛吉蘭(Alejandra St. Guillen)，父母來自委內瑞拉，出生成長於波士頓使命丘(Mission Hill)，上了波士頓拉丁學校，畢業於衛斯理安(Wesleyan)大學，曾在南布朗斯(South Bronx)教過兩年書，才搬回波士頓，為一家教育性非牟利機構工作。

盛吉蘭(Alejandra St. Guillen)辭去移民進步辦公室主任職位，
專心參選波市不分區市議員，(周菊子攝)

原本和政治沾不上邊的她，因妹妹Imette St. Guillen被酒館保鑣謀殺，父親辭世，大受打擊。

搬回波士頓後的這些年來，她在當年的麻州眾議員黛安威可遜(Dianne Wilkerson)辦公室工作過，曾出任西語裔倡議民權政治組織”你聽說過(¿Oiste?)”的行政主任，積極行動幫助馬丁華殊(Marty Walsh) 當選波士頓市長後，她取代了陳清音，出任新波士頓人辦公室主任，最近才辭職，專心參選波士頓市不分區市議員。

華人前進會名譽主席李素影(左)也支持盛吉蘭(Alejandra
St. Guillen)參選。(周菊子攝)

盛吉蘭表示，無論是做為老師，活躍份子或公僕，她一直都在波士頓市內為每一個人爭取活出極至潛能的機會。她父親和13年前逝去的妹妹失去這可能，她希望能和大家攜手努力，保障每個人都有這樣的機會。這也是她為什麼辭職，參選波士頓不分區市議員的原因。

4月24日，盛吉蘭在多徹斯特一啤酒店內，當著五、六十名支持者，正式宣布參選。波士頓不分區市議員吳弭(Michelle Wu)為她站台，透露當年她初次參選波士頓市議員時，盛吉蘭是”你聽說過(¿Oiste?)”的主任，給了她許多幫助，後來她也一直鼓勵盛吉蘭參選民代。她指出，波士頓市議會近年來不斷多元化，盛吉蘭一旦當選，將是波市府首名拉丁裔女市議員。

曾經是波士頓首名拉丁裔市議員的Felix G. Arroyo。
(周菊子攝)

參選波士頓市第九區的Brandon Bowser，參選第五區市議員的Ricardo Arroyo和他哥哥，前波士頓市議員Felix G. Arroyo，他爸爸薩福克郡遺囑認證登記處主管Felix D. Arroyo，以及波士頓市長的政策長Joyce Linehan，當晚都到會支持。

市級的期中選舉，候選職位不包括市長，選民出席率一般偏低，但波士頓市今年的市級選舉，因為第五區的Timothy McCarthy，第八區的Josh Zakim，以及第九區的Mark Ciommo等3名在位市議員已宣佈不參選連任，選戰變得十分熱鬧，迄今共有14人要角逐這3個席位。 (圖片已於4月25日發表)

右起，麻州港務局前政策主任Jose C. Masso，盛吉蘭
(Alejandra St. Guillen)，波士頓市不分區市議員吳弭
(Michelle Wu)，波市議員參選人Richard Arroyo，
盛吉蘭的另一半，Josiane Martinez。(周菊子攝)

Statement from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross on Q1 2019 GDP Growth

U.S. Economy Grows 3.2 Percent in First Quarter

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released the first quarter 2019 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) numbers. The Bureau found that the real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 3.2 percent in the first quarter of 2019.

“This blockbuster GDP report shows that President Donald J. Trump’s policies are unleashing the vitality of the American economy, fulfilling the President’s promise for 3 percent economic growth and benefiting American workers in the form of better jobs and higher wages,” said Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. “The Trump economy has repeatedly defied the skeptics who predicted an economic downturn and has restored America’s position in the world as a consistent source of economic growth.”

The U.S. economy has gotten off to a strong start so far in 2019. In January and February of 2019, the two months for which data is available, the U.S. trade deficit dropped well below expectations. This trend continued as exports alone drove nearly half a percentage point of overall GDP growth in the first quarter.

After starting off the year by adding over 300,000 jobs in January, the economy ended the first quarter at a 3.8 percent unemployment rate. In February, annual wage growth for hourly workers increased by 3.4 percent, the fastest rate since early 2009.

As they have since the start of his term in office, President Trump’s actions have yielded real results for American businesses, workers, and families, increasing incomes while cutting taxes and regulations.

波市府2020預算 5萬元支持移民辯護基金

FY20 BUDGET PROPOSAL INCLUDES FUNDS DEDICATED TO GREATER BOSTON IMMIGRANT DEFENSE FUND

April 25, 2019

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MAYOR'S OFFICE

Building on his commitment to supporting Boston's immigrant communities, Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced his FY20 Budget proposal includes $50,000 in City funds dedicated to the Greater Boston Immigrant Defense Fund, a public-private partnership that works to increase education and access to legal services to defend its many immigrant communities, refugees, and temporary status holders.

BOSTON - Saturday, April 20, 2019 - Building on his commitment to supporting Boston's immigrant communities, Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced his FY20 Budget proposal includes $50,000 in City funds dedicated to the Greater Boston Immigrant Defense Fund, a public-private partnership that works to increase education and access to legal services to defend its many immigrant communities, refugees, and temporary status holders. 

"The Greater Boston Immigrant Defense Fund is a statement of our values as a City: that immigrants deserve to have access to information about their rights and to legal services," said Mayor Walsh. "I am proud to include City funds in the FY20 Budget to further the success demonstrated during the early stages of the program, and I thank those who have invested in our City's wellbeing by participating as funders, conveners, advisors, and service providers."

The Greater Boston Immigrant Defense Fund was launched in 2017 by Mayor Walsh, Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation (MLAC), and the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI), as a pilot program originally expected to conclude in December 2019. The two-year pilot has shown that Boston residents make up the largest percentage of the cases opened among the 27 cities and towns served by the Defense Fund. City funds included in the FY20 Budget will jumpstart the third year of the Fund and are estimated to pay counsel for approximately 30 cases.

"We are grateful for the Mayor's leadership and for being an ardent supporter of immigrant communities in Boston and beyond," said Jocelyn V. Sargent, Executive Director of the Hyams Foundation. "The Walsh Administration's generous contribution to the fund will further support efforts to strengthen and defend immigrants rights especially with increasingly uncertain times ahead. The Hyams Foundation is proud to support the Mayor's efforts in creating an inclusive and welcoming city for all."

Through the Defense Fund, $1 million was awarded in December 2017 to five legal services providers and six non-profit community partners to further build the capacity to support and defend immigrants rights in the Greater Boston area. In many detention proceedings, having an attorney is critical. Detained people who have a lawyer are 10.5 times more likely to be granted some form of relief, according to the National Study of Access to Counsel. Appropriation of funds in the City's Budget is a step towards addressing this need for representation amongst those facing deportation, especially those in detention.

Through their contributions to the cultural, social and economic landscape of the city, immigrants play an essential role in Boston's unique civic life. Foreign-born Bostonians account for 28 percent of City's population. Immigrants generate nearly a quarter of the economic output of Suffolk County. In 2014, immigrants contributed $2.3 billion to the regional economy, generating more than $116.1 million in state and local tax revenues and approximately 15,000 jobs. Additionally, a high proportion of foreign-born Bostonians are self-employed, which has helped revitalize and reinvigorate many of Boston's neighborhoods.

The Defense Fund is made possible by Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR), a national network of foundations working on issues related to immigrant integration, as well as by contributions from local philanthropic, corporate and legal partners. Local foundations and corporate partners contributing to the fund include The Barr Foundation, The Boston Foundation, The Fish Family Foundation, Foley Hoag LLP, The Herman and Frieda L. Miller Foundation, The Hyams Foundation, and The Klarman Family Foundation.

To learn more about the Greater Boston Immigrant Defense Fund and participate, please click here.

市長華殊將專為大波士頓地區移民辯護基金（GREATER BOSTON IMMIGRANT DEFENSE FUND）提供的資金納入2020會計年度預算提案中

基於對支持波士頓移民社區的承諾，市長Martin J. Walsh日前宣佈了他的2020會計年度預算提案，其中包含專為大波士頓地區移民辯護基金-提供的50,000美元城市資金，該基金會以公私合作的方式致力於提高教育以及使該地區的許多移民社區、難民和持有臨時身份的人能夠獲得法律服務來為自己辯護。

市長華殊說：「大波士頓地區移民辯護基金體現了了我們城市的價值觀：移民應有權獲得有關其權利和法律服務的資訊。我很自豪能夠將這筆資金納入2020會計年度預算中，以便進一步推動在該計劃能夠在早期階段就能體現出成功。我很感謝那些以資助者、召集人、顧問和服務提供者為實現我們城市福祉做出的貢獻。」

大波士頓地區移民辯護基金是由市長華殊、麻省法律援助公司（Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation (MLAC)）和麻省法律改革機構（Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI)）於2017年發起的。這是一項最初預計於2019年12月結束的試點項目。這個為期兩年的試點項目已表明，在該辯護基金計劃服務的27個城鎮中開審的案件中，波士頓市居民所占比例最大。納入2020財年預算的城市資金將在該基金計劃的第三年開始啟動，估計將向約30個案件的法律顧問支付費用。

Hyams 基金會執行理事Jocelyn V. Sargent說：「我們非常感謝市長的領導，並且感謝市長成為波士頓及其他地區移民社區的忠實支持者。本屆市政府對該計劃的慷慨捐助將進一步支持加強和捍衛移民權利的工作，尤其是在未來形勢越來越不明朗的情況下。Hyams 基金會非常自豪能夠支持市長為所有人創造一個包容和熱情的城市所付出的努力。」

通過此辯護基金計劃，2017年12月向五個法律服務提供者和六個非營利社區合作夥伴給予了100萬美元，以進一步建立在大波士頓地區支援和捍衛移民權利的能力。在許多拘留程序中，擁有律師至關重要。根據美國法律顧問獲得情況研究，擁有律師的被拘留者獲得某種形式減輕處罰的可能性要高10.5倍。在面臨被驅逐，尤其是被拘留的那些人中，城市預算中的撥款是朝著滿足他們對代表人的需求邁出的重要一步。

移民對我們城市的文化、社會和經濟發展做出了重要貢獻，他們在波士頓獨特的市民生活中發揮著至關重要的作用。國外出生的波士頓人占城市人口的28%。移民為Suffolk縣創造了近四分之一的經濟產出。2014年，移民為地區經濟貢獻了2.3億美元，創造了超過116.1億美元的州和地方稅收以及約15,000個工作職位。此外，大部分國外出生的波士頓人為個體經營者，在他們的幫助下，波士頓的許多社區實現了振興和復興。

關心移民和難民的資助者(Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees)這家機構，以及來自當地慈善、企業和法律合作夥伴的捐助使該辯護基金計劃成為可能，這個機構是一個致力於解決移民融合相關問題的國家基金會網絡。為該基金計劃捐助的當地基金會和企業合作夥伴包括The Barr Foundation、The Boston Foundation、The Fish Family Foundation、Foley Hoag LLP、The Herman and Frieda L. Miller Foundation、The Hyams Foundation和The Klarman Family Foundation。

要瞭解有關Greater Boston Immigrant Defense Fund的更多資訊並參與該計劃，請訪問此處。

Former United States Senator Paul Kirk Jr. and Massachusetts State Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg to receive the Massachusetts Democratic Party’s Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Awards

Former United States Senator Paul Kirk Jr. and Massachusetts State Treasurer
Deborah B. Goldberg to receive the Massachusetts Democratic Party’s Franklin
and Eleanor Roosevelt Awards
BOSTON– Former United States Senator Paul G. Kirk Jr. and Massachusetts State
Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg will be the 2019 recipients of the Massachusetts
Democratic Party’s Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Awards. This year’s dinner will
occur on the 102nd birthday of Former United States President, John F. Kennedy.
President Kennedy’s grand-nephew, Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy III, will be
in attendance to mark the occasion. The keynote speaker will be the honorable
Tom Perez, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
Every spring, two distinguished Massachusetts Democrats are selected to
receive this honorable award. Senator Kirk and Treasurer Goldberg will be
honored at the 20th annual Roosevelt Award Dinner on Wednesday, May 29th at
the Fairmont Copley Hotel in Boston, MA.
“As strong Massachusetts leaders—both at the national and the state level—
Senator Kirk and Treasurer Goldberg exemplify what it means to be a New Deal
Democrat.” said Massachusetts Democratic Party Chair Gus Bickford. “They
have continued President Roosevelt and Ms. Roosevelt’s fight to protect all
people in this country—from fighting for our hard-working, middle-class families
on the picket line to ensuring everyone has access to affordable healthcare,
Senator Kirk and Treasurer Goldberg have led the charge in moving our
Commonwealth, and our nation, forward.”
“I am honored to receive this year’s Roosevelt Award alongside Treasurer
Goldberg,” said Senator Kirk. “Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt’s enlightened
moral leadership remains a constant inspiration to our Democratic Party and to
our country to work tirelessly for fairness and security for all our citizens. To be
selected by the Massachusetts Democratic State Committee for an award that
evokes those enduring values is among the highest of honors.”
"I am delighted to receive this award with my good friend Senator Paul Kirk," said
Treasurer Deb Goldberg. "As your State Treasurer I work every day to break down
barriers and create opportunity for every person in Massachusetts."
Paul Kirk Jr. was born in Newton, Massachusetts. He is the son of the late Judge
Paul G. Kirk, an associate justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts.
Mr. Kirk was a special assistant to Senator Ted Kennedy from 1969 to 1977. In
1983, he became treasurer of the national Democratic Party.
In 1985, Kirk was elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee. In
the 1986 mid-term elections under Chairman Kirk, the Democrats regained the
Senate majority from Republicans, who controlled the senate since 1980. During
his time as DNC Chair, Mr. Kirk co-founded the non-partisan commission which
executes presidential and vice-presidential debates in the general elections.
Senator Kirk also chaired the National Democratic Institute for International
Affairs from 1992 to 2001 and the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation from 1992
to 2009.
Following Senator Ted Kennedy’s death in August 2009, Governor Deval Patrick
appointed Paul Kirk as his successor. Senator Kirk graduated from St. Sebastian's
School in 1956, Harvard College in 1960, and Harvard Law School in 1964. He
and his wife, Gail, reside in Marstons Mills, Massachusetts.
Deborah B. Goldberg is the Massachusetts State Treasurer and Receiver
General. In that role she is responsible for the state’s cash and debt
management, unclaimed property, and chairs state boards and commissions,
including the Massachusetts School Building Authority, the Pension Reserves
Investment Management Board, the State Board of Retirement, Massachusetts
State Lottery Commission, and the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust. In 2015, she
established the new Office of Economic Empowerment, the first of its kind in the
country, and chairs its Economic Empowerment Trust Fund. Treasurer Goldberg
also was elected to serve as Secretary-Treasurer of the National Association of
State Treasurers.
As a former businesswoman and local elected leader, Treasurer Goldberg brings
innovative leadership, disciplined fiscal management and an unwavering
commitment to uphold economic stability and create opportunity for every
Massachusetts resident. Treasurer Goldberg served for six years on the Brookline
Board of Selectmen, including two as its Chair. Prior to her career in public
service, she worked in retail operations, buying, and consumer affairs at The
Stop & Shop Companies, Inc.
Treasurer Goldberg serves on the Advisory Board of the Greater Boston Food
Bank. She was one of the founders of Berkshire Hills Music Academy, a school for
individuals with intellectual disabilities, is a trustee emeritus at Beth Israel
Deaconess Medical Center, and a Director at Affiliated Physicians Group / Beth
Israel Deaconess HealthCare. Treasurer Goldberg has been actively involved
with numerous philanthropic activities, including The Grow Clinic, the 100 Club,
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, and the Combined Jewish
Philanthropies.
A graduate of Boston University, Boston College Law School and Harvard
Business School, Treasurer Goldberg lives in Brookline with her husband Michael
Winter and their son, Evan, and daughter, Meredith.

U.S. Department of Commerce Finds Dumping and Countervailable Subsidization of Imports of Glycine from India, China, and Japan

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the affirmative final determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of glycine from India (AD and CVD), China, (CVD only), and Japan (AD only), finding that exporters from India and Japan have sold glycine at less than fair value in the United States at the following rates:

• India – 7.75 to 10.86 percent
• Japan – 53.66 to 86.22 percent

Commerce also determined that exporters from India and China received countervailable subsidies at rates of:

• India – 3.03 to 6.99 percent
• China – 144.01 percent

In 2017, U.S. imports of glycine from China, India, and Japan were valued at an estimated $1.1 million, $6.7 million, and $9.5 million, respectively. The values for China include imports from Cambodia, which U.S. Customs and Border Protection determined, in its December 2017 interim measures in an Enforcement and Protection Act duty evasion investigation, were transshipments of Chinese glycine.

The petitioners are GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (Lafayette, IN) and Chattem Chemicals, Inc. (Chattanooga, TN).

The strict enforcement of U.S. trade law is a primary focus of the Trump Administration. Since the beginning of the current Administration, Commerce has initiated 158 new antidumping and countervailing duty investigations – this is a 216 percent increase from the comparable period in the previous administration.

Antidumping and countervailing duty laws provide American businesses and workers with an internationally accepted mechanism to seek relief from the harmful effects of the unfair pricing of imports into the United States. Commerce currently maintains 476 antidumping and countervailing duty orders which provide relief to American companies and industries impacted by unfair trade.

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) is currently scheduled to make its final injury determinations on or about June 10, 2019. If the ITC makes affirmative final injury determinations, Commerce will issue AD and CVD orders. If the ITC makes negative final determinations of injury, the investigations will be terminated and no orders will be issued.

Click HERE for a fact sheet on today’s decisions.

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Enforcement and Compliance unit within the International Trade Administration is responsible for vigorously enforcing U.S. trade law and does so through an impartial, transparent process that abides by international law and is based on factual evidence provided on the record.

Foreign companies that price their products in the U.S. market below the cost of production or below prices in their home markets are subject to antidumping duties. Companies that receive unfair subsidies from their governments, such as grants, loans, equity infusions, tax breaks, or production inputs, are subject to countervailing duties aimed at directly countering those subsidies.

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