波士頓慈濟人文學校慶豬年新春

【波士頓慈濟人文學校新春聯歡  傳揚民俗文化與靜思精神】

慈少舞龍為活動揭幕。

波士頓慈濟人文學校2月3日在牛頓市慈濟會所舉辦新春聯歡活動，由慈少的舞龍揭開序幕，並安排各年級學生表演年節應景的歌唱和舞蹈節目，慈濟波士頓聯絡處負責人吳建發師兄、人文學校校長賴政宏偕師兄姐也在現場分送福慧紅包，

讓孩子們更加瞭解各項傳統時令節慶的民俗文化。

小朋友表演。

慈濟波士頓聯絡處負責人吳建發師兄(左一)、人文學校校長

賴政宏(左三)偕師兄姐在現場分送福慧紅包。

波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉(中)和波士頓慈濟負責人
吳建發(左)，書法老師伍振中(右)。

該校在會場同時安排元宵猜謎、慈濟靜思語填空題、傳統年節剪紙藝術、民俗童玩等攤位，也舉辦「竹筒回娘家」活動，讓師生及家長也能發揮聚小愛為大愛的精神；此外，校方今年特別邀請到波士頓書法名家伍振中老師等人現場揮毫，贈送春聯和吉祥語等墨寶，節慶氣氛洋溢，溫馨熱絡。

伍振中老師即席揮毫。

受邀出席的波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉向學校師生及家長們拜年賀歲，也轉達僑務委員會委員長吳新興博士對大家的問候與祝福；他說，每年來參加慈濟人文學校的新春歡活動，都能感受到慈濟的用心與付出，尤其各個大小朋友的表演節目，以及整體活動內容，都蘊藏滿滿的祝福和提升人文精神，非常有意義。(圖與文:波士頓僑教中心提供)

紐頓中文學校新春聯歡 牛頓市長、學區委到賀

【紐頓中文學校新春聯歡  傳揚民俗文化】

紐頓中文學校於2月2日舉辦新春聯歡活動，由傳統廣東舞獅揭開序幕，並安排各年級學生表演年節應景歌唱及吉祥語朗誦等節目，讓華裔子弟們更加瞭解我國傳統時令節慶民俗文化的內涵。

波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉(左三)、牛頓市市長Ruthanne Fuller(右三)

，學區委員沈安平(右二)，以及談家權(左一)出席紐頓中文學校新春會

波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉、牛頓市市長Ruthanne Fuller和學區委員沈安平等貴賓都應邀出席盛會，觀賞學生們的精彩表演；會場中也設置民俗童玩等攤位，由老師和家長通力合作，讓學生們度過一個節慶氣氛洋溢的新春聯歡活動，溫馨熱絡。

民俗童玩攤位。

歐宏偉向學校師生及家長們拜年賀歲，也轉達僑務委員會委員長吳新興博士對大家的問候與祝福。歐宏偉表示，該校是波士頓地區少數以廣東話和正體中文教學的學校，他肯定僑胞鄉親對保留廣東話母語和傳揚正統中華文化的付出與貢獻，也希望該校多加利用僑委會「全球華文網」的網路資源，讓學生可以透過數位網路多元化的管道，提高學校的興趣與效果。(圖與文:波士頓僑教中心提供)

波士頓市府卡車撞上劉一手火鍋店

          (Boston Orange 周菊子整理報導)天外飛來橫禍。2月7日一早10點多，發生在第1116家重慶劉一手火鍋店，不知哪來的一輛卡車，就這麼撞上門來，店中午暫時關了，一名行人送醫。

            波士頓環球報，WCVB，WHDH，WBZ等本地新聞媒體，全都做了簡短報導。

圖片來自微信。

             有意思的是，失控撞店的車，居然是波士頓市政府交通局的公家車。這四四方方，挺壯實的卡車，在尼倫街(Kneeland)上開著，靠近華盛頓街(Washington)時，卻不知怎地往右一斜，不偏不倚，把波士頓”劉一手火鍋店”的店門給撞了，還有一名行人也被撞得輕傷，送醫。

            好在，卡車撞過來的速度不是太快，這棟樓也挺紮實，門口的柱子，撞空了一截，玻璃門也碎了，但店裏沒事。火鍋店老闆Victor Wu，Terry Chan， Angus Wei接受了電視台的簡短採訪，說明中午暫時歇業。該店晚上5點就又照常開門做生意。

             劉一手火鍋店是來自中國重慶的一家著名火鍋連鎖店，2000年成立，如今在中國31省及美加澳，阿聯猷迪拜等全世界各地，有1000多家分店。波士頓這家就標榜是第1116家，也是在美國的第3家，約二星期前才開始試營業，預定2月18日才正式舉行開幕式。

             波士頓劉一手火鍋店座落在波士頓市華盛頓街702號，以前是麥當勞，後來是家樂福火鍋店。在家樂福火鍋店老闆接手經營帝苑大酒樓後，這店面就盤給”劉一手火鍋店”，裝修了好幾個月，最近才開門試營業，就遇上這意外，雖然店面小有損毀，但營業基本沒受影響，反倒是平白贏得買也買不來的電視，報紙等媒體廣告，似乎見證了中國諺語中的”禍福相倚”。

美食之家（北京樓）加入僑胞卡特約商店行列

【美食之家（北京樓）加入僑胞卡特約商店 今年2月起提供消費優惠】

麻州Falmouth"美食之家"加入僑胞卡特約店行列，
波士頓經文處長徐佑典(右三)夫婦，僑教中心主任
歐宏偉(右二)夫婦感謝負責人徐小玲(左三)。

位於波士頓南部Falmouth 的中餐館「美食之家」，也就是大家熟悉的「北京樓」，響應中華民國僑務委員會發行的「僑胞卡」，正式加入海外特約商店的行列，將從今年2月起提供持卡人5%至10%的消費優惠，希望能讓更多僑胞鄉親感受到政府的用心與美意。

該餐廳負責人同時也是波克萊臺灣商會副會長的徐小玲女士表示，「美食之家」成立以來都是秉持精緻美食的優良傳統，除了臺灣鄉親經常前來品嚐風味獨特的餐點外，也吸引許多主流社會各界人士前來用餐；在獲知僑委會於海外發行「僑胞卡」，且在波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉的鼓勵下，美食之家成為波士頓地區第18家「僑胞卡」特約商店，並訂於今年2月1日起提供現金付款九折(10％ off)或信用卡消費九五折(5％ off)的優惠服務。(圖與文:波士頓僑教中心提供)

駐波士頓臺北經濟文化辦事處處長徐佑典表示，「美食之家」是麻州鱈魚角地區知名的中式美食餐廳，去年也舉辦臺灣美食廚藝講座，深獲好評，非常值得推介；徐佑典很高興美食之家能加入僑胞卡海外特約商店的行列，希望未來有更多僑臺商業者共襄盛舉。

歐宏偉主任很感謝🙏徐小玲女士對僑務工作的支持，他說，目前波士頓近郊還有多家臺灣美食餐廳和超商業者，已表達加入特約商店的意願；此外，歐宏偉也強調，臺灣已有2500多家僑胞卡特約商店，包括華航和長榮兩家中華民國國籍航空公司、百貨及精品業者、臺灣知名大飯店、超商和70餘家醫療院所，提供持卡人相當不錯的消費優惠。他鼓勵大家返臺探親或觀光旅遊時，攜帶僑胞卡並多加利用，也歡迎波士頓地區僑胞鄉親前來僑教中心申領「僑胞卡」。

聯邦關門35天 麻州4000移民案聆訊取消

(Boston Orange)聯邦政府一連關門35天，估計有86,000移民的聆訊因此取消，麻州也有4000宗。

波士頓環球報一篇報導指出，根據追蹤聯邦移民數據的雪城大學(Syracuse University)交易紀錄清算中心(Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse)資料，從去年12月迄今，為期35天的聯邦政府關門，已導致大約86,000宗移民聆訊被取消了。

麻州堆積待審的案件超過28,000宗，是受影響最嚴重的州之一，大約有4000宗聆訊因此取消。

一名非法進入美國的薩爾瓦多母親，已經等了六年，準備一月出席聆訊。她的律師認為她很有機會暫緩遣返。作為一名住在Lynn市的加油站經理，她可以證明自己住在美國至少10年，從來沒犯過法，她一旦被遣返，她那還是青少年的兒子，和她及她先生一起住在她幫忙付錢所買下房子的一個美國公民，生活將很艱困。她的家人可能落得流離失所。

她的律師打算在聆訊中這麼辯駁。但是因為政府關門，她根本沒機會做辯駁。

聯邦政府關門，迫使移民法庭停止作業。原本就已堆積如山的案件，就更雪上加霜。許多為聆訊已等待多年的移民，現在得等更多年了。

在麻州聆訊被取消的移民中，有一名27歲，憂慮其國內同性戀恐懼症越來越盛行，尋求政治庇護的俄國人，一名墨西哥人想要回祖國，但需要一名法官批准，以極大化他合法回美國機會，一名23歲的薩爾瓦多婦女希望獲得庇護狀態，以期有更好機會把她先生帶回美國。

這女子的律師說，她為逃離在薩爾瓦多強暴，還威脅要殺她的男人，帶著女嬰來美尋求庇護。她丈夫在薩爾瓦多也被幫派份子威脅，要搶佔她家的土地。她的聆訊，原本排在1月2日。

律師說，他們還沒聽到任何新的聆訊日期，他擔心得等上幾年，而它們真的很想盡快把她先生也帶到美國來。

            聯邦政府在1月底重新開門了，但是如果川普總統和國會不能達成協議，二月中很可能再關門。

司法部移民審核辦公室(Executive Office for Immigration Review in the Department of Justice)發言人John Martin表示，截至去年12月，全美約有80萬宗待審的移民案件，比2016會計年度時的數量又增加了50%。全美有大約409名移民法官，他們希望在2019年上半年再增加50名，同時增聘支援工作人員。在2018會計年度內，結案數提高了20%。

專家對話:中國的數位醫療未來(圖片)

阿里健康研究中心資深總監蘇凌雲(左起)，北京協和醫學院
院長暨中國老年保健協會會長劉遠立，哈佛大學公共衛生系
副教授馬晶，BE Capital 合夥人何淑圭等人合影。(周菊子攝)

MAYOR WALSH KICKS OFF MOBILE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTER WITH CITY CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITY FAIR IN ROXBURY

MAYOR WALSH KICKS OFF MOBILE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTER WITH CITY CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITY FAIR IN ROXBURY

Free workshops focused on contracting with the City of Boston, training for construction jobs,  small business resources, and targeted entrepreneur series scheduled for next six weeks

BOSTON - Thursday, February 7, 2019 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today joined the Office of Economic Development and partners to kickoff the first workshop under the newly-created Economic Development Center. Designed to engage with residents on economic development opportunities around job growth, business development, placemaking and community economic development, the Center will be accessible and convenient to all communities in order to generate economic opportunities for all residents and businesses, and discuss policy and planning in a thoughtful and collaborative manner. By Chutze Chou "The Economic Development Center is a testament to how the City invests in our people, communities, and businesses, giving people all across the City the opportunity to invest in their future," said Mayor Walsh. "As Boston continues to grow at an incredible rate, we will continue to prioritize economic equity to ensure all Bostonians benefit from Boston's booming economy." The Center kicked off today with a "City Contracting Opportunity Fair," which is part of the "Equity and Inclusion Series" designed to create a network of individuals and businesses to connect with good jobs and public procurement opportunities, and serve as a vehicle to engage directly with diverse communities on equity policy and decision making. An open-house style networking fair that featured 18 city departments and the Commonwealth's Supplier Diversity Office, the event hosted a panel with City procurement liaisons to discuss the bid process, best practices, and success stories to encourage small businesses and minority- and women-owned businesses to seek procurement opportunities as a means to grow capacity and collaborate. Boston Chief of Economic Development, John F. Barros(right)。By Chutze Chou "We are working to build an inclusive and equitable Boston, and in order to do that, we are bringing access to jobs, resources, opportunities, and policy development directly to ensure these policies offer real results for the people of Boston," said John F. Barros, Chief of Economic Development. "Today's Equity and Inclusion series kickoff was a great start, and I look forward to engaging with residents and business on in our upcoming series on small business, jobs, and community development." The Economic Development Center will host free workshops year-round, across four series that focus on different sectors and different policy areas including: equity and inclusion, small business, community economic development, and jobs and talent. The Mayor's Office of Economic Development staff and partner organizations will facilitate workshops to engage with residents on policy, connect businesses and entrepreneurs with necessary resources and support organizations, and directly work with individuals to access career advancement trainings, hiring and contracting opportunities, and networking events. By Chutze Chou The "Pathways to Contracting with the City" will be held at the Bolling Building, with the next workshop scheduled for Wednesday, February 13 at 5 p.m. As more workshop details are confirmed and added to the schedule, all information will be available at boston.gov/economic-center. Announced by Mayor Walsh last month during his State of the City address, the Economic Development Center builds on the success of the Small Business Center, first launched as a pop-up pilot by Mayor Walsh in 2017. As a result of the 2016 Citywide Small Business Plan, the Office of Economic Development developed a pop-up series of free workshops in neighborhoods around the City to make services more accessible to small businesses. The 2017-2018 Pilot included a series in Mattapan, East Boston, and Roxbury for about six consecutive weeks each, reaching over 400 individuals. These centers complement Mayor Walsh's overall work to increase access to economic opportunity throughout the City of Boston, including his 15-bill housing security and economic mobility package which promotes equity, opportunity, and resilience through preserving neighborhoods, stabilizing vulnerable households, supporting small businesses, removing barriers that keep people in poverty, providing new pathways to good jobs, and continuing to leverage Boston's prosperity to build a more inclusive and equitable city. In 2014, Mayor Walsh created the Economic Development Cabinet to make Boston an appealing and accessible place for families and businesses to grow and thrive in a way that fosters inclusion, broadens opportunity, and shares prosperity, thereby enhancing the quality of life for all Bostonians.

波士頓華裔警察Zi Zou獲表揚

Officer Zi Zou earned a Commissioner's Commendation
 for his actions in the following incident。(From BPD News)

In November of 2018, Police Officer Zi Zou assigned to District E-13 (Jamaica Plain) responded to the area of 1550 Columbus Avenue and observed two men fighting outside the Jackson Square MBTA station, with one attempting to stab the other. The suspect armed with a knife fled into the Mildred Hailey Housing Development with Officer Zou in pursuit. The suspect turned to face the officer. Officer Zou gave commands for the suspect to drop the knife but he refused. With only several feet separating them, Officer Zou made the calculated decision to attempt to disarm the suspect and pinned the suspect, as additional units arrived to assist. The suspect was disarmed and placed under arrest. It was later determined that the suspect was possibly an emotionally disturbed person and had randomly pulled a knife on the victim. Thanks to the actions of Officer Zou, the suspect was stopped and prevented from causing serious bodily injuries to other innocent people, while at the same time, ensuring for a medical evaluation of the suspect. For his actions, Officer Zou is hereby awarded a Commissioner’s Commendation.