City Council Michelle Wu: Asian American and Politics
Friday, August 14, 2015 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (EDT)
MIT Tang Center E51-335
2 Amherst St
Cambridge, MA 02142
CYPN Seminar系列: 华人参政, 对话波士顿市议员 Michelle Wu
一直想了解政治运作，选举程序以及如何影响政治？一直好奇身为华人如何去参政以及依靠政治去争取利益吗？想近距离了解华人美女学霸哈佛法学院的高材生如何决定去参选议员吗？ 八月14日，CYPN 为你带来第九次Seminar，首次邀请了波士顿现任市议员，也是波士顿历史上首位华人女议员，年仅28岁的哈佛法学院学霸 Michelle Wu来给我们讲解她的竞选路程，以及华人影响政治的方法。
Interested in local politics? As an Asian American have you wondered what it takes to make an political impact? Wait no further! On August 14th CYPN invites you to join our seminar with Michelle Wu, the most successful Asian American politician in Boston. Right after graduation from Harvard Law School in 2012, Michelle got elected the following year at the age of 28. She is the first Chinese American and first Asian American woman to serve on the Boston City Council, as well as the youngest current member.
The seminar is free and is open to public. Registration is required as there is limited number of seats available.
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ABOUT MICHELLE
MY NAME IS MICHELLE WU. IN 2013, I WAS ELECTED AS A BOSTON CITY COUNCILOR AT-LARGE. I AM RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN BOSTON. I BELIEVE WE CAN LEAD AS A NATIONAL MODEL OF AN INCLUSIVE INNOVATION ECONOMY THAT CONNECTS ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES. I BELIEVE WE CAN SERVE AS AN EXAMPLE OF AN URBAN PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM THAT CREATES MEANINGFUL PATHWAYS FOR ALL OUR STUDENTS, AND I BELIEVE THAT ALL OF THIS DEPENDS ON A FOUNDATION OF STRONG, VIBRANT, LOCAL ENGAGEMENT IN EACH OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
I have gotten to know and love the sense of community and family that Boston’s neighborhoods represent. From advising entrepreneurs at the WilmerHale Legal Services Center in Jamaica Plain, to working with survivors of domestic violence at the Medical-Legal Partnership at Boston Medical Center and health centers around the city, I have seen the power of community organizations serving city residents. As legal guardian of my youngest sister, I have chaired the School Site Council for the Eliot K-8 School in the North End and volunteered with the Boston Latin Home and School Association. Prior to serving on the Council, I worked on the U.S. Senate campaign of my former law professor, Elizabeth Warren, directing the campaign’s statewide outreach effort to communities of color throughout all of Boston’s neighborhoods and in gateway cities across the Commonwealth. In my first term as Boston City Councilor At-Large, I have been committed to working towards a city government that is accessible, responsible, and built on community, and have been a proud voice for progressive causes that impact residents in all of Boston’s neighborhoods
Family has been the driving force in my life. I’m the oldest of four kids born to immigrant parents from Taiwan. Growing up, I watched my parents navigate language and cultural barriers while pursuing the American Dream. I worked hard, studied hard, and got into college at Harvard, where I fell in love with Boston. After graduation, I got a great job in the Financial District. But when my mother began to suffer from serious mental illness, I left my job in Boston and went to Chicago to take care of her and my younger sisters. While there, I started a small family business, a tea shop featuring weekly poetry readings and open mic nights. I was fortunate to come back to Boston for law school, bringing my mother and sisters with me.
Through my experiences as a former small business owner, legal advocate, legal guardian—and most recently, as new working mom—I have seen how city government has a direct impact on people’s lives. Previously working for Mayor Tom Menino and having served one term on the Boston City Council, I have experienced the potential for city government to be responsive, innovative, and accessible. It is for these principles and for families around the city that I hope to continue to serve.
我叫吳弭 (Michelle Wu). 我相信作为一个包容性的创新经济体我们波士顿市可以领先于其他城市作为全美国学习的模范。在这个经济体里所有的邻里和社区都被连结起来。我相信我们可以成为城市公共教育系统学习的范例在这个教育系统里我们为学生创造有意义的发展道路。我还相信要实现这一切的奠基石是我们与我们所有的社区有着强有力和充满活力的直接参与和接触了解。
我慢慢地接触了解并喜欢上了波士顿街区所代表的社区和家庭的感觉。无论是在Jamaica Plain的WilmerHale法律服务中心指导企业家还是在波士顿医疗中心和健康中心帮助家庭暴力的幸存者我看到了社区组织为民众提供服务的力量。作为我小妹的法定监护人我主持了在North End Eliot 学校的校委会我还在波士顿拉丁学校协会做义工。最近一段时间我的主要工作是帮助我前法学院教授Elizabeth Warren的美国参议院竞选进行全州宣传活动,我们主要向波士顿以及马萨诸塞州波士顿的周边城市的非白人社区进行宣传。
我很自豪地把波士顿称为我的家｡目前我跟我的先生和两个妹妹住在South End. 我的母亲住在West Roxbury.家庭一直是推动我成长的强大动力｡我的父母从台湾移民来美国,我们家有四个兄弟姐妹,而我是几个孩子中的老大｡在我成长的过程中, 我看着我的父母克服语言和文化上的障碍, 追求他们的美国梦。我勤奋努力地学习考入哈佛大学在读书期间便爱上了波士顿。大学毕业之后我在波士顿金融区找到了一个很不错的工作。但是由于我的母亲备受精神病的折磨我离开了我在波士顿的工作回到芝加哥照顾我的母亲和几个年幼的妹妹。在芝加哥的时候我创办了一个小型的家族企业—
一家饮茶店我这家饮茶店的特色是每周都会举办诗歌阅读和卡拉欧克之夜。幸运的是由于法学院我之后又回到了波士顿并带上了我的母亲和妹妹们。
我的一些经历—
无论是开办小家族企业当法律倡导人还是当法定监护人都使我认识到市政府对市民的生活有着直接的影响。我还曾在波士顿市政大厅工作过我看到我的政府有不断作出响应不断创新和不断接近民众的潜力。正是由于这个原因还有因为波士顿市无数的家庭让我想要服务于民众。我非常期待在竞选中与您的交谈
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