MAYOR WALSH LAUNCHES FIRST ANNUAL CIVIC ENGAGEMENT WEEK

MAYOR WALSH LAUNCHES FIRST ANNUAL CIVIC ENGAGEMENT WEEK

Programs to encourage community engagement throughout Boston's neighborhoods

BOSTON - Monday, April 24, 2017 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Office of Neighborhood Services today launched Boston's first annual Civic Engagement week, beginning Monday, April 24th and running through Saturday, April 29th. This week will be dedicated to highlighting ways residents can become engaged in their communities and increasing awareness of events and projects they can participate in. "As we head into spring, I encourage Bostonians throughout our City to engage with their local community, and get involved," said Mayor Walsh. "Civic Engagement week is a great opportunity for everyone to come together, meet their neighbors, and make our City better." Mayor Walsh kicked-off Civic Engagement week at the Fenway Victory Gardens, where the Mayor began his summer-long neighborhood coffee hours, an opportunity for residents to meet Mayor Walsh, and engage with leaders from across City departments. In addition to Civic Engagement week events, this week also begins Love Your Block, a high-impact spring cleaning program that encourages residents to improve their neighborhoods over the course of three weekends. Spring cleaning locations include community gardens, pocket parks, public schools and sidewalks. Love Your Block, previously known as Boston Shines, will now include year-round cleanups, applications for innovative beautification mini-grants and new uses for City-provided tool sheds. Residents can sign up to volunteer at Boston.gov. "Civic Engagement week and Love Your Block cleanups are a great way for residents to get civiclly engaged and learn about City resources that can help keep their streets and neighborhoods clean," said Kaira Fox, program director of Love Your Block. "I want to thank everyone involved in the program for their commitment to becoming more engaged in their community." Additional Civic Engagement week events include: Monday, April 24 SPARK Civic Engagement Workshop                                                            6 p.m. - 8 p.m.                                                                                   Boston City Hall, 1 City Hall Square                                                       9th Floor, Room 900 Using Generation Citizen's established curriculum of issue identification, combined with representatives from different City Government departments, residents will learn an action-based civics framework. Tuesday, April 25 Faith Leaders Event                                                                                  11 a.m. - 1 p.m.                                                                                  Commonwealth Kitchen                                                                        196 Quincy Street, Dorchester Local faith leaders will organize food baskets for the community. Wednesday, April 26 City Services Info Fair for Seniors                                                               11 a.m. - 1 p.m.                                                                                    1179 River Street, Hyde Park Ethos and the Elderly Commission will sponsor an information fair for seniors to learn about available City services. Thursday, April 27 City Hall to Go in Roxbury                                                                     12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.                                                                                     51 Geneva Ave, Roxbury The City Hall to Go truck will be parked outside of BCYF Grove Hall in Roxbury.  City Hall to Go in South Boston                                                              3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.                                                                             200 D Street, South Boston The City Hall to Go Truck will be parked outside BCYF Condon in South Boston. SPARK Millennial Social                                                                           6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.                                                                                Sam Adams Brewery                                                                               30 Germania Street SPARK Boston will be hosting a Millennial Social at the Sam Adams Brewery, open to Boston Millennials 21 and older. Friday, April 28 Love Your Block Cleanups                                                                     Time and locations varied. Saturday, April 29 Love Your Block Cleanups                                                                       Time and locations varied. Elderly Commission Spring Fling                                                         10:30 a.m.                                                                                                Ticketed event. Mayor Walsh and the Elderly Commission will hold the annual Spring Fling. Renew Boston Workshop                                                                         10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.                                                                               640 Washington Street, Brighton Members of Renew Boston will help residents learn how to save on monthly bills and make their home or rental unit even more enjoyable than it already is. A full calendar of events can be found on Boston.gov. About Love Your Block Love Your Block began under the Civic Engagement Cabinet in 2015, established with grant money from the nonprofit Cities of Service. The initiative supports an annual mini-grant competition, neighborhood cleanups (formerly Boston Shines), and hosts the Civic Engagement Week as a way for residents to get involved in their local government. Please visit the Love Your Block website for more information.

波城僑胞參與泰國新年 推展公眾外交

【波城僑胞參與泰國新年 推展公眾外交】

美國麻州泰王廟於4月23日舉辦慶祝泰國新年活動，波士頓多位僑領應邀參加，紐英崙養生舞協會也在僑教中心引介下前往表演擊鼓節目，為慶祝活動揭開序幕。

設計泰王廟的僑務諮詢委員王本仁建築師在當天特別提供專業導覽，為到場參加活動的波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉、紐英崙中華公所主席陳家驊、阮氏公所主席阮鴻燦、昭倫公所主席謝如鍵、新英格蘭大波士頓臺灣商會會長歐陽露與副會長林海倫，以及養生舞協會會長周美桃和演出人員，詳細介紹泰王廟的沿革與興建過程，並說明泰國王室與佛教的發展；王本仁也獲得泰王廟住持法師的倚重，將擇期陪同相關僧侶及管理幹部到臺灣高雄佛光山參訪，以協助該廟永續經營。

歐宏偉特別向負責開場演出的紐英崙養生舞協會成員致意，感謝大家的熱情參與，並鼓勵僑胞鄉親多和其他族裔人士進行文化交流，協助推展公眾外交。(波士頓僑教中心)

華美銀行與Broad當代博物館合作將推出領袖對談

華美銀行與著名當代博物館The Broad十年合作

為企業領袖夥伴 共促藝術文化交流

【洛杉磯訊】華美銀行於4月24日宣佈與洛杉磯著名博物館The Broad長達十年的合作，協助博物館的藝術教育項目，為當地民眾帶來更多高品質的文化藝術展覽活動。在十年合作期間，華美銀行將攜手The Broad推出一系列別開聲面的藝術活動及展覽。2017年的春季活動將於四月底隆重揭開序幕。此外，5月25日，華美銀行CEO吳建民（Dominic Ng）將與傳奇人物The Broad合夥創始人Eli Broad同台，展開一場難得一見的領袖對談。兩位行業領導人在各自領域裏，為推動社區發展貢獻傑出，且不遺餘力地促進文化交流。他們將在對談中分享其在商業、藝術和慈善領域的獨到見解。

Broad先生是美國知名企業家、慈善家，曾榮膺權威藝術雜誌《ARTnews》世界頂級收藏家之首，也是全球唯一一位打造兩間入榜《財富》（Fortune）500強企業的風雲人物。其中，KB Home是首家在紐交所上市的建築公司；而SunAmerica是一間專注於退休儲蓄的機構，後與全球著名保險集團AIG（American International Group）合併。自1979年以來，他便在藝術界享譽盛名，並特別關注洛杉磯的文化生活建設。

吳建民表示：「40多年來，華美銀行一直堅信支持社區發展是企業成功的關鍵因素。在文化和藝術領域的投入可以促進社區和諧，推動經濟發展。我們很高興與The Broad建立長期合作夥伴關係，協助其拓展獨特的藝術教育和公共展覽項目，讓更多民眾有機會走進當代藝術。」

              

The Broad的創辦董事Joanne Heyler表示：「對文化與社區發展的共同使命感讓這次合作水到渠成。The Broad一直致力於為更多民眾開發富有創意的藝術項目，此次與華美銀行達成的合作無疑是錦上添花。我們非常期待為大家呈現更多精彩的活動。」

The Broad自2015年9月正式對外開放以來，已接納約1百20萬名參觀者，且為超過3萬名民眾提供了獨特的現代藝術參觀與學習機會。2017年度大展包括《Oracle》系列電影展、週末家庭講座，以及《The Tip of Her Tongue》女權主義藝術展。欲瞭解有關活動的詳細安排或預約門票，請瀏覽www.thebroad.org。

WALPOLE MAN SENTENCED TO JAIL IN CONNECTION WITH SEXUALLY EXPLOITING A CHILD

WALPOLE MAN PLEADS GUILTY, SENTENCED TO JAIL IN CONNECTION WITH SEXUALLY EXPLOITING A CHILD AND POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

BOSTON – A Walpole man has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to nine months in jail in connection with sexually exploiting a child and possessing child pornography on personal devices kept at his home and his state office, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today.

Michael Kickham, age 54, pleaded guilty today in Suffolk Superior Court to the charges of Posing a Child in a State of Nudity (two counts) and Possession of Child Pornography (two counts). Following his plea, Judge Kenneth Fishman sentenced Kickham to serve nine months in the House of Correction followed by five years of probation. The AG’s Office recommended a sentence of two to three years in state prison followed by five years of probation.

Kickham was arrested in February 2016 by Massachusetts State Police assigned to the AG’s Office, Massachusetts State Police assigned to the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office and Walpole Police.

            Massachusetts State Police assigned to the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office began an investigation in October 2015 after receiving information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) about an online account that had allegedly uploaded an image of child pornography. Investigators traced the online accounts to Kickham.

            On Jan. 27, 2016, State Police assigned to the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office executed a search warrant authorizing the search of all computers and storage devices found in Kickham’s Walpole residence.  Based on information learned during the execution of that warrant, officials later executed a second search warrant authorizing the search of all computers and storage devices at his then office in the Administrative Office of the Juvenile Court. The case was also referred to Massachusetts State Police assigned to the AG’s Office. Subsequent investigation of devices seized revealed alleged images of child pornography and evidence of posing children in a state of nudity.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant Attorney General Megan McLaughlin, of AG Healey’s Enterprise, Major and Cyber Crime Division. It was investigated by the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office, Massachusetts State Police assigned to the Attorney General’s Office, Massachusetts State Police assigned to the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office and investigators from the AG’s Digital Evidence Lab, with assistance from Walpole Police.

Massachusetts Democratic Party Statement on New Republican Assault on Our Healthcare

Massachusetts Democratic Party Statement on New Republican Assault on Our Healthcare

BOSTON - Massachusetts Democratic Party Chair Gus Bickford today released the following statement regarding a new Republican plan to raise the cost of healthcare for Massachusetts residents:

“While Republicans in Washington try to resurrect President Trump’s plan to slash health coverage for millions of Americans, their colleagues in Massachusetts have a plan to raise the cost of healthcare for 1.2 million Massachusetts residents.

“Governor Baker’s budget proposal already cuts benefits for nearly 300,000 Obamacare beneficiaries. Republicans at every level of our government need to stop their ideological assault on our healthcare.”

The plan announced by House Republicans today would charge premiums to 1.2 million Massachusetts residents who receive MassHealth, raising their annual costs by an average of $2,000. Outside Section 72 of Governor Baker’s budget would eliminate certain healthcare benefits for close to 300,000 people in the MassHealth CarePlus program for Obamacare beneficiaries in Massachusetts.

頂大學人論金門與沖繩文學 解析冷戰庶民生活

頂大學人論金門與沖繩文學　解析冷戰庶民生活

由來自臺灣的訪問學人分享研究成果的「頂大訪問學人學術論壇」從2013年開始辦理，已邀請許多不同領域的學人分享他們有趣的成果，帶領聽眾進入更多不同的領域。2017年首場演講則邀請透過教育部頂尖大學計畫到哈佛大學訪問研究的中興大學朱惠足教授，以「翻譯『冷戰』：沖繩與金門的語系文學」為題，探討同為軍事島嶼的沖繩與金門，兩地文學反映出冷戰時空背景下市井小民深受軍事影響的生活，解析這特殊的歷史與地理背景，文學創作者如何透過文字表達軍事島嶼的特殊性。本次活動由哲學星期五主辦籌劃，與紐英崙中華專業人員協會及駐波士頓教育組共同合辦，成功吸引老中青不同世代聽眾齊聚一堂，激盪美麗的交流火花。

朱教授首先以美國總統川普外交顧問建議將日本沖繩的美軍基地移至臺灣的新聞為引言，帶出冷戰背景下，美軍在日本沖繩設立軍事基地的歷史。朱教授接著解釋沖繩與金門同為軍事島嶼，地處邊陲，同樣具有無法歸屬於哪一個國家，卻是與他國接觸最前線的共同特性，兩地也因此發展出不同於主流中心的文學語系。對於日本東京居民而言，生活中並不會見到美軍，因此覺得隨著冷戰結束進入「戰後」時代，然而沖繩因美軍基地長期駐紮，冷戰對於沖繩當地居民而言，並沒有結束，仍然持續中，而美軍享有的治外法權，也使沖繩居民承受大部分日本遭受的國家主權與人權的壓迫。長期下來，引發沖繩居民近年反對美軍基地的抗議活動。沖繩文學家又吉榮喜及崎山多美透過他們的作品深刻與寫實地刻劃出沖繩居民的心境與生活樣態。

而位於兩岸軍事前線的金門，也與日本沖繩有相似的特性，民眾的生活與戰爭、軍人密不可分。朱教授從兩位金門作家作品：黃克全的＜四個故事＞及吳鈞堯的＜破＞，介紹金門的特殊文學性。黃克全的作品中，透過父親敘說國軍誤認他是間諜而遭審問與疑似刑求的4種不同細節故事，反映出金門居民深受戰爭影響的恐懼及心理創傷。吳鈞堯則透過主人翁的回憶，以妯娌互鬥、軍人役男與金門女性的情慾流動及鄰里女鬼傳說等雙重寓言暗喻兩岸從軍事對抗的緊張情勢，到台商赴中國大陸投資的經濟交流等現實。金門則隨著兩岸政經關係的改變，從戰事的前線，搖身一變成為經濟交流的後門。(教育組提供)

經過朱教授精彩豐富的解析分享，聽眾踴躍提問關於臺灣主體性、金門年輕一輩文學作品、方言在文學的表現方式等問題。朱教授坦言，不管是沖繩或金門的文學界都出現斷層，目前較少有年輕一代的沖繩與金門文學家。關於方言在文學作品中的呈現，方言如實地顯現當地居民生活型態，但也形成翻譯成其他語言上的困難，朱教授認為這是一種不可翻譯性，如朱教授嘗試將沖繩文學作品翻譯成中文，作品中的沖繩語以台語譯出，但沖繩語卻變成了台語，閱讀上仍感到怪異。問答中，也有聽眾分享自身想法與講者交流，這名聽眾認為或許臺灣可以思考如何運用軟實力，在包括日本與中國，及新興東南亞國家的東亞下，發展臺灣特色，讓世界看見臺灣。而語言也可以是世界認識當地族群文化資產的通道，因為接觸到當地族群文化，而吸引更多人學習當地語言及認識更多當地文化資產，成功將當地族群特有的文化推廣到世界。本活動在講者與聽眾精彩的互動交流中，圓滿劃下完美的句點。

"尋找苦幹" 發掘好萊塢影史中消失的李靈愛

(Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導) 華人製作的電影”苦幹”，早在1941年就曾得過奧斯卡最佳紀錄片獎? 美國決定參加第二次世界大戰，也是因為它?預定 4月27日(週四)晚7到9點，在麻州大學波士頓分校做波士頓地區首映的”尋找苦幹(Finding Kukan)”，將帶觀眾認識美國電影界中的華裔女中豪傑”李靈愛((Li Ling-Ai)”。

               製作兼導演龍羅賓(Robin Lung)是在2008年時，從李靈愛為父母所寫傳記，”生命是長久的(Life Is For A Long Time)”這本書中發現，在好萊塢華人鳳毛麟角，多半演苦力的年代，李靈愛就曾於1941年發行中國抗戰史實片，還得了奧斯卡最佳記錄片獎，曾在御前(羅斯福總統面前)放映，當下大感興趣。

               龍羅賓卻沒想到，這部由李靈愛出資，攝影家史考特(Rey Scott)走遍重慶，貴州，蘭州，西藏，戈壁，甚至滇緬公路來拍製，連當年中國戰區委員長蔣介石夫婦都入鏡的影片，竟然在奧斯卡電影學院裏沒留下檔案，美國國家檔案局也只有一個不到30分鐘版本。

               可是這明明是一部影響廣泛影片，其中日本大轟炸重慶的實景，還震動美國主流社會，引發美國參戰(第二次世界大戰)呼聲高響，為什麼會”失踪”呢?

為協助拍竣該片，李靈愛當年不惜大量出售個人珠寶首飾來籌資，理應掛名製片，但她在影片末尾卻只列為技術指導。龍羅賓認為，這背後一定有故事。

“尋找苦幹”於是成為龍羅賓一發不可收拾的”使命”，也成為她耗時六，七年完成，對亞裔美人歷史極有意義的一部紀錄片。

從龍羅賓蒐集，並整理發表在她”尋找苦幹”網站中的資料中，讀者及觀眾可以發現，1908年在夏威夷出生，家中9名子女她排行老六的李靈愛，的確是個不尋常的女子，從小接受西方教育，進名校Punahou，和奧巴馬總統是校友，還同時在木蘭中文學校師從清廷御用學者，學習中文，舞蹈及音樂，大學時就已是出名的劇作家及導演。她父母都是當年執業的第一批華裔西醫，還開辦了夏威夷的第一份中文報紙，第一家中文學校木蘭，

               龍羅賓在搜尋李靈愛的相關資料，探訪李靈愛與史考特的親友時，還意外的從訃聞上發現史考特葬在喬治亞州，有4個兒子。2009年，她從史考特的其中一個兒子那兒，得到一份完整的”苦幹”紀錄片。

               4月27日，”尋找苦幹”將作為麻州大學波士頓分校電影峰會，以及波士頓獨立影片節的主映影片，在Chico Colvard主持，下午4到6點舉行的拍攝中影片比賽，以及6到7點的接待會後，於7點放映，導演龍羅賓將於映後與觀眾互動。

               這活動及電影放映入場免費，場地在麻大波士頓分校的大學廳(University Hall，100 Morrissey Blvd, Boston, Massachusetts 02125 )。

               4月30日下午2點半，此片將轉往洛杉磯亞太電影節放映，5月1日晚6點，將在加州大學爾灣分校McCormick放映室放映。查詢影片資料，可上網http://www.nestedeggproductions.com/blog。

MAYOR WALSH, BOSTON OPEN STUDIOS COALITION ANNOUNCE 2017 OPEN STUDIOS

MAYOR WALSH, BOSTON OPEN STUDIOS COALITION ANNOUNCE 2017 OPEN STUDIOS

Open studios encourages residents to visit art studios, meet artists in their neighborhoods

BOSTON - Friday, April 21, 2017 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh, The Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture, and the Boston Open Studios Coalition today announced the 2017 Season of Boston Open Studio events. Throughout Boston, neighborhoods will host Open Studios and Art Walk Events, giving residents and visitors an opportunity to explore neighborhoods, meet artists, purchase artwork and learn about artists' creative practice. "As we continue to support artists in Boston, open studios offer artists an opportunity to share their work from the comfort of their own studio," said Mayor Walsh. "Open studios is also a great way to showcase the cultural offerings that exist in every corner of the city."   Just as each neighborhood in the city is unique, so are the open studio events. Each one features a variety of artists who work in different mediums, from wood to ceramics, printmaking, painting, mixed media, graphic design, jewelry and other mediums. There are group shows, as well as the opportunity to learn more about the working environment and techniques employed by individual artists. "Open studios are a friendly, accessible way for the community to connect with local artists and get an up close and personal look at their creative process," said Julie Burros, Chief of Arts and Culture for the City of Boston. "We look forward to seeing a wide variety of artwork throughout this year's open studios." "Being part of Roslindale Open Studios allows me to connect face to face not only with dozens of other artists, but also year-after-year with my customers," said Chris Lang, a local photographer. "I love having the chance to speak with them each year about my work, helping them add to their collections or just catching up and showing them my latest works." For a full list of Open Studios around Boston or to become involved in an Open Studio, see below or visit the Boston Open Studios Coalition's website here. DATE STUDIO April 22-23, 12 - 6 p.m. 17th annual East Boston Open Studios May 12, 4 - 7 p.m. & May 13-14, 12 - 6pm Fort Point Arts Walk September 16-17, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. 31st annual South End Open Studios September 23-24, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.  24th annual Jamaica Plain Open Studios September 30-October 1, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. 19th annual Roxbury Open Studios October 13, 4 - 7 p.m. & October 14-15, 12 - 6pm Fort Point Open Studios October 20, 6 - 8 p.m. &  October 21-22, 12 - 5 p.m. Dorchester Open Studios October 21-22, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Roslindale Open Studios October 21-22, 12 p.m. - 6 p.m. Mattapan Open Studios, at  BCYF Mattahunt Community Center November 4-5, 12 - 6 p.m. South Boston Open Studios November 11-12, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Fenway Open Studios November 11-12, 12 - 6 p.m. 31st annual Allston Open Studios December 2, 12 - 6 p.m. East Boston Open Studios December 2-3, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Charlestown Open Studios