第126屆波士頓馬拉松賽訂4月18日舉行 專業選手有華裔跑者劉子揚

               (Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導) 第126屆波士頓馬拉松賽活在虛擬世界1099天後，今年終於回歸傳統，將於4月18日的愛國者日舉辦，5k賽及邀請賽訂4月16日舉行。對華人來說，今年的另一大看點是女子組公開賽將有一名華人，中國籍的劉子揚。

               波士頓體育會今(5)日公佈，更新的約翰漢考克 (John Hancock)專業體育隊公開賽名單。男子組將增加曾2度贏得東京馬拉松賽冠軍，2019年在柏林馬拉松跑出2小時2分48秒佳績的Birhanu Legese等5名埃塞俄比亞 (Ethiopia)選手。

退出比賽的選手，男子組有8人，女子組有5人。輪椅組及殘疾人組也都有新增，退出的變動。

在約翰漢考克 (John Hancock)專業體育隊公開賽名單中，今年首度出現華裔選手。早於2016年就在西雅圖馬拉松圈大名鼎鼎，2021年在加州Carmel馬拉松賽中跑出2小時40分17秒佳績的的劉子揚 (Ziyang Liu) 博士，將和其他50名公開賽女跑者在波士頓逐鹿天下。

根據網路媒體「愛燃燒」2016年的報導，劉子揚來自天津，當時還是華盛頓大學人體肌肉科目的博士後研究生。她是到美國之後才開始跑步的。

根據波士頓體育會資訊，今年報名參賽的華裔選手，中國有49人，香港有66人，台灣有88人。

根據台灣波馬參賽者在自行組織的line群組中討論，今年報名參加波士頓馬拉松的人雖然也很多，但在台灣防疫規定仍未完全放鬆之際，大約只有50人左右會出席。波克萊台灣商會正在和熱心的組織者商討加油事宜。

Updated Start Lists Announced for 126^th Boston Marathon, B.A.A. 5K, and B.A.A. Invitational Mile

Additional Media Resources Now Available for April’s Events

 

BOSTON— The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has announced updates to the professional fields for the 126^th Boston Marathon (April 18), B.A.A. 5K (April 16), and B.A.A. Invitational Mile (April 16). For the first time in 1,099 days, the Boston Marathon returns to its traditional Patriots’ Day date.

126^th Boston Marathon John Hancock Professional Athlete Team Open Division Updates:

• Birhanu Legese (PB 2:02:48) of Ethiopia has been added to the men’s field. Birhanu is a two-time Tokyo Marathon champion and placed fifth at the 2021 TCS London Marathon.

• Sisay Lemma (PB 2:03:36) of Ethiopia has been added to the men’s field. Sisay won the 2021 TCS London Marathon and has finished in the top-three four times at Abbott World Marathon Majors events.

• Kinde Atanaw (PB 2:03:51) of Ethiopia has been added to the men’s field. Kinde won the 2019 Valencia Marathon and placed fourth at the 2012 World Junior Championships in the 10,000m.

• Ababel Yeshaneh (PB 2:20:51) of Ethiopia has been added to the women’s field. Ababel has previously finished runner-up at the 2019 Chicago Marathon, third at the 2021 New York City Marathon, and sixth at the 2019 Tokyo Marathon.

• Etagegn Woldu (PB 2:20:16) of Ethiopia has been added to the women’s field. Woldu placed second at the 2021 Valencia Marathon in her debut.

• The following athletes have withdrawn from the 126^th Boston Marathon men’s field: Kenenisa Bekele (ETH); Titus Ekiru (KEN); Diego Estrada (USA); Bernard Koech (KEN); Tyler Pennel (USA); Joe Stilin (USA); Bayelign Teshager (ETH); Clayton Young (USA).

• The following athletes have withdrawn from the 126^th Boston Marathon women’s field: Roza Dereje (ETH); Tigist Girma (ETH); Sara Hall (USA); Kellyn Taylor (USA); Zeineba Yimer (ETH). 

• Christie Dawes (AUS) has been added to the 126^th Boston Marathon women’s wheelchair field. Eliza Ault-Connell (AUS), Masazumi Soejima (JPN), Tomoki Suzuki (JPN); Wakako Tsuchida (JPN); Ernst van Dyk (RSA); and David Weird (GBR) have withdrawn from the Boston Marathon wheelchair field.

• Melissa Stockwell (T63, USA Paralympian) has been added to the 126^th Boston Marathon Para Athletics Division. Tayana Passos (BRA) has withdrawn.

2022 B.A.A. 5K and B.A.A. Invitational Mile Updates:

• Anna Dibaba (ETH), Tai Dinger (USA), Willy Fink (USA), Millie Paladino (USA), and John Reniewick (USA) have been added to the B.A.A. 5K field. Ben Blankenship, Graham Crawford, Stanley Kebenei, Joe Klecker, Sydney Gidabuday, and Erika Kemp have withdrawn from the B.A.A. 5K.

• Corey Bellemore (CAN), Johnny Gregorek (USA), Jenn Randall (USA), and Colin Shultz (USA) have been added to the B.A.A. Invitational Mile field. Dani Aragon, Jake Edwards, Neil Gourley, and William Paulson have all withdrawn from the B.A.A. Invitational Mile.

BOSTON MARATHON MEN’S PROFESSIONAL OPEN DIVISION

MEN	PERSONAL BEST	COUNTRY
Birhanu Legese	2:02:48 (Berlin, 2019)	Ethiopia
Evans Chebet	2:03:00 (Valencia, 2020)	Kenya
Lawrence Cherono	2:03:04 (Valencia, 2020)	Kenya
Sisay Lemma	2:03:36 (Berlin, 2019)	Ethiopia
Kinde Atanaw	2:03:51 (Valencia, 2019)	Ethiopia
Lemi Berhanu	2:04:33 (Dubai, 2016)	Ethiopia
Lelisa Desisa	2:04:45 (Dubai, 2013)	Ethiopia
Gabriel Geay	2:04:55 (Milan, 2021) NR	Tanzania
Benson Kipruto	2:05:13 (Toronto, 2019)	Kenya
Geoffrey Kamworor	2:05:23 (Valencia, 2021)	Kenya
Eric Kiptanui	2:05:47 (Apugnano, 2020)	Kenya
Bethwell Yegon	2:06:14 (Berlin, 2021)	Kenya
Geoffrey Kirui	2:06:27 (Amsterdam, 2016)	Kenya
Eyob Faniel	2:07:19 (Seville, 2020) NR	Italy
Yuki Kawauchi	2:07:27 (Otsu, 2021)	Japan
Albert Korir	2:08:03 (Ottawa, 2019)	Kenya
Amanuel Mesel	2:08:17 (Valencia, 2013)	Eritrea
Tsegay Tuemay	2:09:07 (Daegu, 2019)	Eritrea
Scott Fauble	2:09:09 (Boston, 2019)	USA
Colin Bennie	2:09:38 (Chandler, 2020)	USA
Trevor Hofbauer	2:09:51 (Toronto, 2019)	Canada
Jared Ward	2:09:25 (Boston, 2019)	USA
Ian Butler	2:09:45 (Chandler, 2020)	USA
Mick Iacofano	2:09:55 (Chandler, 2020)	USA
Jake Riley	2:10:02 (Atlanta, 2020)	USA
Jerrell Mock	2:10:37 (Chicago, 2019)	USA
Jemal Yimer	2:10:38 (Boston, 2021)	Ethiopia
Juan Luis Barrios	2:10:55 (Tokyo, 2018)	Mexico
Matt McDonald	2:11:10 (Chicago, 2019)	USA
Matt Llano	2:11:14 (Berlin, 2019)	USA
Elkanah Kibet	2:11:15 (New York City, 2021)	USA
CJ Albertson	2:11:18 (Chandler, 2020)	USA
Jonas Hampton	2:12:10 (Atlanta, 2020)	USA
Andrew Colley	2:12:15 (Duluth, 2019)	USA
Mike Sayenko	2:12:59 (Valencia, 2021)	USA
Jason Lynch	2:13:05 (Huntsville, 2021)	USA
Josh Izewski	2:13:16 (Sacramento, 2018)	USA
Nico Montanez	2:13:55 (Chicago, 2021)	USA
John Tello Zuniga	2:14:19 (Lima, 2021)	Colombia
Reed Fischer	2:14:41 (Chicago, 2021)	USA
Tyler Pence	2:15:06 (Moline, 2021)	USA
Daniel Ortiz Perez	2:15:39 (Valencia, 2020)	Mexico
Paul Hogan	2:15:51 (Boston, 2021)	USA
Markus Ploner^	2:19:43 (Milan, 2021)	Italy
Chip O’Hara^	2:21:20 (Phoenix, 2020)	USA
Gilles Rubio^	2:21:40 (Valencia, 2019)	France
Recio Alvarez^	2:25:17 (Berlin, 2021)	Dominican Republic
Sam Krieg^	2:25:59 (Chicago, 2019)	USA
Thomas Chapman^	2:26:02 (Sacramento, 2019)	USA
Joost De Raeymaeker^	2:26:10 (Berlin, 2019)	Belgium

Athletes with ^ next to their names are Masters (40+) athletes

BOSTON MARATHON WOMEN’S PROFESSIONAL OPEN DIVISION

WOMEN	PERSONAL BEST	COUNTRY
Peres Jepchirchir	2:17:16 (Valencia, 2020)	Kenya
Joyciline Jepkosgei	2:17:43 (London, 2021)	Kenya
Degitu Azimeraw	2:17:58 (London, 2021)	Ethiopia
Edna Kiplagat^	2:19:50 (London, 2012)	Kenya
Etagegn Woldu	2:20:16 (Valencia, 2021)	Ethiopia
Maurine Chepkemoi	2:20:18 (Amsterdam, 2021)	Kenya
Ababel Yeshaneh	2:20:51 (Chicago, 2019)	Ethiopia
Desiree Linden	2:22:38 (Boston, 2011)	USA
Viola Cheptoo	2:22:44 (New York City, 2021)	Kenya
Purity Changwony	2:22:46 (Ampugnano, 2021)	Kenya
Charlotte Purdue	2:23:26 (London, 2021)	Great Britain
Molly Seidel	2:24:42 (New York City, 2021)	USA
Malindi Elmore^	2:24:50 (Houston, 2020)	Canada
Mary Ngugi	2:25:20 (Boston, 2021)	Kenya
Monicah Ngige	2:25:32 (Boston, 2021)	Kenya
Natasha Wodak^	2:26:19 (Chandler, 2020)	Canada
Sara Vaughn	2:26:53 (Sacramento, 2021)	USA
Nell Rojas	2:27:12 (Boston, 2021)	USA
Stephanie Bruce	2:27:47 (Chicago, 2019)	USA
Dakotah Lindwurm	2:29:04 (Duluth, 2021)	USA
Angie Orjuela	2:29:12 (Valencia, 2020) NR	Colombia
Bria Wetsch	2:29:50 (Chandler, 2020)	USA
Maegan Krifchin	2:30:17 (Chicago, 2021)	USA
Elaina Tabb	2:30:33 (Boston, 2021)	USA
Lexie Thompson	2:30:37 (Philadelphia, 2021)	USA
Sydney Devore	2:32:39 (Pittsburgh, 2018)	USA
Kodi Kleven	2:32:45 (St. George, 2021)	Canada
Briana Boehmer^	2:33:20 (Sacramento, 2021)	USA
Kate Sanborn	2:33:37 (Houston, 2022)	USA
Caitlin Phillips	2:34:43 (Berlin, 2019)	USA
Kate Bazeley	2:36:43 (Chicago, 2021)	Canada
Kathy Derks	2:36:47 (Carmel, 2021)	USA
Maria Velez	2:37:04 (Valencia, 2021)	Mexico
Ashlee Powers	2:38:20 (Chandler, 2020)	USA
Kayla Lampe	2:38:25 (Chicago, 2021)	USA
Ali Lavender	2:38:41 (Berlin, 2021)	Great Britain
Annmarie Tuxbury	2:39:05 (Atlanta, 2020)	USA
Erika Fleuhr	2:39:31 (Sacramento, 2021)	USA
Paula Pridgen	2:39:34 (Duluth, 2021)	USA
Abby Hamilton	2:39:36 (Portland, 2021)	USA
Joanna Thompson	2:39:47 (New York City, 2021)	USA
Ziyang Liu	2:40:17 (Carmel, 2021)	China
Rena Elmer	2:40:21 (Indianapolis, 2019)	USA
Mary Denholm	2:41:08 (Atlanta, 2021)	USA
Gina Rouse^	2:41:19 (Boston, 2019)	USA
Katie Kellner	2:41:42 (Atlanta, 2020)	USA
Angela Moll^	2:43:18 (Sacramento, 2019)	USA
Hilary Corno^	2:45:07 (Boston, 2021)	USA
Jennifer Hughes^	2:45:28 (Sacramento, 2019)	USA
Sara Ibbetson^	2:46:08 (Indianapolis, 2019)	USA
Aisling Cuffe	Debut (1:12:57 Half)	USA

Athletes with ^ next to their names are Masters (40+) athletes

BOSTON MARATHON MEN’S PROFESSIONAL WHEELCHAIR DIVISION

MEN	PERSONAL BEST	COUNTRY
Marcel Hug	1:17:47 (Oita, 2021) WR	Switzerland
Josh Cassidy	1:18:25 (Boston, 2012)	Canada
Hiroki Nishida	1:20:28 (Boston, 2017)	Japan
Kota Hokinoue	1:20:54 (Seoul, 2013)	Japan
Aaron Pike	1:20:59 (Duluth, 2019)	USA
Daniel Romanchuk	1:21:36 (Boston, 2019)	USA
Rafael Botello Jimenez	1:22:09 (Boston, 2017)	Spain
Patrick Monahan	1:22:23 (Duluth, 2019)	Ireland
Krige Schabort	1:23:44 (Boston, 2012)	USA
Simon Lawson	1:25:06 (Boston, 2017)	Great Britain
Sho Watanabe	1:26:22 (Seoul, 2017)	Japan
Johnboy Smith	1:29:44 (Berlin, 2017)	Great Britain
Hermin Garic	1:32:27 (Duluth, 2019)	USA
Valera Jacob Allen	1:44:20 (Honolulu, 2021)	USA
Santiago Sanz	1:46:12 (Boston, 2014)	Spain
Jason Robinson	1:52:46 (Chicago, 2021)	USA
Dustin Stallberg	1:53:34 (Honolulu, 2021)	USA
Phillip Croft	1:58:14 (Chicago, 2021)	USA

BOSTON MARATHON WOMEN’S PROFESSIONAL WHEELCHAIR DIVISION

WOMEN	PERSONAL BEST	COUNTRY
Manuela Schär	1:28:17 (Boston, 2017) WR/CR	Switzerland
Susannah Scaroni	1:30:42 (Duluth, 2019)	USA
Madison de Rozario	1:31:11 (Tokyo Paralympics, 2021)	Australia
Tatyana McFadden	1:31:30 (Duluth, 2019)	USA
Jenna Fesemyer	1:37:02 (Duluth, 2019)	USA
Christie Dawes	1:37:14 (Boston, 2017)	AUS
Shelly Woods	1:37:44 (Padova, 2008)	Great Britain
Nikita den Boer	1:38:16 (Tokyo Paralympics, 2021)	Netherlands
Margriet van den Broek	1:38:33 (Boston, 2017)	Netherlands
Vanessa de Souza	1:40:21 (Seville, 2020)	Brazil
Arielle Rausin	1:40:51 (Duluth, 2019)	USA
Michelle Wheeler	1:45:55 (Oita, 2018)	USA
Yen Hoang	1:51:24 (Boston, 2021)	USA
Eva Houston	2:41:52 (Boston, 2021)	USA

BOSTON MARATHON PARA ATHLETICS DIVISIONS TOP CONTENDERS

NAME	PERSONAL BEST	COUNTRY	CLASSIFICATION
Michael Roeger	2:18:53 WR	Australia	T46 (Upper Limb Impairment)
Chaz Davis	2:31:48 AR	USA	T12 (Vision Impairment)
Marko Cheseto Lemtukei	2:35:55 WB	USA	T62 (Lower Limb Impairment)
Ary Carlos Santos	2:45:39	Brazil	T13 (Vision Impairment)
Brian Reynolds	3:03:21	USA	T62 (Lower Limb Impairment)
Adam Popp	3:13:25	USA	T63 (Lower Limb Impairment)

BOSTON MARATHON PARA ATHLETICS DIVISIONS TOP CONTENDERS

NAME	PERSONAL BEST	COUNTRY	CLASSIFICATION
Liz Willis	4:57:43	USA	T64 (Lower Limb Impairment)
Jacky Hunt-Broersma	23:38 for 100 mi. WR	Netherlands	T64 (Lower Limb Impairment)
Melissa Stockwell	N/A	USA	T64 (Lower Limb Impairment)

2022 B.A.A. 5K WOMEN’S FIELD

NAME	COUNTRY	ROAD 5K PB	TRACK 5000M PB
Carmela Cardama-Baez	Spain	N/A	15:25.41i (NR)
Kim Conley	USA	15:29	15:05.20
Keira D’Amato	USA	15:08	16:09.86
Anna Dibaba	Ethiopia	16:02	15:59.12
Emily Durgin	USA	16:05	15:24.19
Annie Frisbie	USA	16:35	16:05.78
Sammy George	USA	15:53	15:19.66
Tori Gerlach	USA	15:56	15:44.13
Marielle Hall	USA	15:08	15:02.27
Elly Henes	USA	N/A	15:03.27i
Emma Grace Hurley	USA	16:13	15:57.23
Katie Izzo	USA	16:00	15:41.33
Weini Kelati	USA	15:18	14:58.24
Melissa Lodge	USA	N/A	15:53.81i
Sharon Lokedi	Kenya	15:48	15:13.04i
Millie Paladino	USA	16:35	15:02.63i
Betty Sigei	Kenya	N/A	15:37.80
Emily Sisson	USA	15:38	14:53.84
Rachel Smith (Schneider)	USA	N/A	14:52.04
Emma Spencer	USA	16:41	16:04.95
Susanna Sullivan	USA	16:35	15:42.59i
Senbere Teferi	Ethiopia	14:29 (WR)	14:15.29
Abbey Wheeler	USA	N/A	15:40.67i

 

2022 B.A.A. 5K MEN’S FIELD

NAME	COUNTRY	ROAD 5K PB	TRACK 5000M PB
Eric Avila	USA	13:55	13:18.68
Geordie Beamish	New Zealand	N/A	13:12.53i (NR)
David Bett	Kenya	13:54	13:06.06
Robert Brandt	USA	N/A	13:19.11
Sam Chelanga	USA	13:43	13:09.67
Edward Cheserek	Kenya	13:29	13:04.44
Adam Clarke	Great Britain	13:42	13:39.21
Tai Dinger	USA	N/A	14:09.41
Aaron Dinzeo	USA	14:25	13:58.37
Brandon Doughty	USA	N/A	13:39.06
Mason Ferlic	USA	13:52	13:24.94
Willy Fink	USA	13:53	13:29.58
Eric Hamer	USA	14:43	13:29.60
Brian Harvey	USA	14:01	14:13.93
Kasey Knevelbaard	USA	13:56	13:24.98i
Lawi Lalang	USA	13:30	13:00.95
Matt McClintock	USA	13:49	13:47.68
Tim McGowan	USA	14:11	13:54.20
Kevin McDonnell	USA	N/A	14:03.52
Reuben Mosip	Kenya	13:34	13:50.80a
Charles Philbert-Thiboutot	Canada	14:04	13:22.44
John Reniewicki	USA	N/A	13:44.28
Brian Shrader	USA	13:57	13:29.13
Zouhair Talbi	Morocco	N/A	13:18.17i
Aaron Templeton	USA	13:48	13:39.39
Josef Tessema	USA	14:05	13:22.28

B.A.A. 5K MEN’S WHEELCHAIR FIELD

NAME	COUNTRY
Tiaan Bosch	South Africa
Rafael Botello Jimenez	Spain
Joshua Cassidy	Canada
Hermin Garic	USA
Marcel Hug	Switzerland
Delmace Mayo	USA
Daniel Romanchuk	USA
Santiago Sanz	Spain
James Senbeta	USA
Johnboy Smith	Great Britain

 

B.A.A. 5K WOMEN’S WHEELCHAIR FIELD

NAME	COUNTRY
Vanessa De Souza	Brazil
Jenna Fesemyer	USA
Shelly Oxley-Woods	Great Britain
Margriet van den Broek	Netherlands
Maddy Wilson	USA

2022 B.A.A. INVITATIONAL MILE WOMEN’S FIELD

NAME	COUNTRY	1500m PB	TRACK MILE PB
Holly Archer	Great Britain	4:07.20	4:35.89
Sadi Henderson	USA	4:10.26	4:41.01
Emily Lipari	USA	4:05.68	4:28.84
Heather MacLean	USA	4:02.09	4:25.98
Yolanda Ngarambe	Sweden	4:03.43	4:28.30
Jenn Randall	USA	4:10.82	N/A
Taryn Rawlings	USA	4:05.02	4:28.30
Annie Rodenfels	USA	4:13.49	4:32.65
Helen Schlachtenhaufen	USA	4:01.09	4:27.09
Ellie Shea	USA	4:21.42	4:43.73
Annika Sisson	USA	4:17.81	4:39.62
Katie Snowden	Great Britain	4:02.77	4:25.89
Erin Teschuk	Canada	4:14.26	4:32.35
Allie Wilson	USA	4:14.82	4:32.35

 

2022 B.A.A. INVITATIONAL MILE MEN’S FIELD

NAME	COUNTRY	1500m PB	TRACK MILE PB
Colin Abert	USA	3:41.46	3:59:51
Colby Alexander	USA	3:33.65	3:54.94
Corey Bellemore	Canada	3:39.36	3:57.42
Joey Berriatua	USA	3:44.26	4:00.72
Johnny Gregorek	USA	3:34.49	3:52.49
Brahim Kaazouzi	Morocco	3:31.62	3:58.51
Kevin Kelly	Ireland	3:39.08	3:57.86
James Randon	USA	3:37.93	3:56.43
Colin Schultz	USA	3:41.86	3:59.20
Shane Streich	USA	3:41.26	3:57.98
Diego Zarate	USA	3:38.85	3:57.52

「進步的麻州」支持Tanisha Sullivan參選麻州州務卿

Progressive Mass Endorses Tanisha Sullivan for Secretary of State

April 5, 2022 — Today, Tanisha Sullivan announced that her campaign for Secretary of State has received the support of Progressive Mass, a statewide grassroots organization focused on advocating and organizing for shared prosperity, racial and social justice, good government, and environmental sustainability across Massachusetts.

“I’m humbled to have received the endorsement of Progressive Mass, and to have earned the support of 93 percent of Progressive Mass members who voted for endorsement,” said Sullivan. “This level of support shows just how many people believe that the Secretary of State’s office can — and must — do more to build a stronger, more vibrant, and more expansive democracy here in Massachusetts. I’m excited to work alongside the committed advocates and activists who make up Progressive Mass, as well as communities across our Commonwealth, to protect and expand voting rights, make our government more transparent, and increase economic opportunity for all.”  

“Tanisha Sullivan has been an inspiration as President of the Greater Boston NAACP, and we are excited by what she could do as our state’s Chief Democracy Officer and Chief Information Officer,” said Jonathan Cohn, Policy Director of Progressive Mass. “Tanisha will be a strong champion for strengthening voting rights in our Commonwealth and knows that democracy is year-round, not just at the ballot box. She would be a creative and proactive leader in ensuring that racial and economic equity are at the center of all aspects of the office’s work, including the office’s role in corporate governance and historic preservation. Massachusetts has, far too often, been a laggard on voting rights and government transparency when we should be a leader. We have the opportunity to change that.”

The announcement builds on a growing list of endorsements for Sullivan’s campaign. She has also been endorsed by Collective PAC, a national organization committed to closing the Black representation gap at all levels of government; UNITE HERE Local 26, a union representing around 12,000 hospitality workers across Massachusetts and Rhode Island; and several leading elected officials in Boston, including State Representative Russell Holmes, State Representative Nika Elugardo, State Representative Liz Miranda, Boston City Councilor At-Large Julia Mejia, Boston City Councilor At-Large Ruthzee Louijeune, District 5 City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo, District 6 City Councilor Kendra Lara, and District 7 City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson; as well as national democracy advocate and former Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate Danielle Allen.

麻州參議員陳翟蘇妮支持參議會員工組工會

Sen. Chang-Díaz backs Massachusetts Senate staff unionization effort

BOSTON, MA - State Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz released the following statement in response to the announcement that Massachusetts Senate staff are organizing to form a union:

“I stand in solidarity with the Massachusetts State House Employees Union and am tremendously proud of the staff who've been organizing to make their voices heard. Staffers are the unsung heroes of our work in the Legislature — without them, the State House simply wouldn't run. Every day, they put their brilliance, policy expertise, and deep dedication to constituents into service to build a Commonwealth that works for everyone.

“It's time for them to have a seat at the bargaining table to advocate for fair wages, benefits, and dignity in the workplace. The Massachusetts State House Employees Union deserves recognition. It has my full support.”

僑委會委員長童振源晤波士頓僑青 談智能服務 將發行第二代電子僑胞卡

僑委會委員長童振源(前右六)和訪問波士頓代表團成員及僑青合影。前排左起為，李鴻宇，盧信瑋，王志維，波士頓僑務委員郭競儒，
駐波士頓經文處處長孫儉元，童振源委員長，海華文教基金會董事長吳明穎，李維淳夫婦，僑教處副處長黃正杰，海華文教基金會
執行長李欣龍等。(周菊子攝)

童振源委員長活力充沛，和波士頓經文處處長孫儉元，波士頓龍舟隊創辦人盧信瑋，
會長李鴻宇等人演示划龍舟。(周菊子攝)

               (Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導)青年是國家未來的棟樑，傳承的接棒人。僑委會委員長童振源在波士頓強調，他每到一地，必邀年青人晤談，說明僑委會正致力改變語言、議題、場域，推智能僑委會，訂7月發行第二代數位僑胞卡，加強和青年僑胞連結。

波士頓台灣電影節會長王宇柔(左三)、共同創辦人康雅雰(又二)，執委會成員和僑商處專員
王盈蓉(中)洽請協助募款。(周菊子攝)

              童振源說明，僑委會正在推動智能僑委會，已設立Taiwan-World的總部line帳號，連結如波士頓的Taiwan-Boston等各地方line帳號，以及臉書網頁來建立全球聯絡網，將來再陸續把Whatsapp，Telegram，instagram等數位平台納入，以新科技來實現更快速，方便的溝通與互動。

              僑委會為協助僑商、僑青發展，還和台灣內的11個研發機構，35所大學簽署了產業合作協議，海外年青人可充分利用經濟部的Contact Taiwan平台，查看台灣的工作機會，利用中央通訊社主持的Taiwan Plus全英語影音串流平台，來認識台灣，並向朋友及國際友人介紹台灣的文化、風土人情與時事。

童振源委員長介紹海華文教基金會董事長吳明穎，工作勤奮。

              他透露僑委會預定七月發行第二代數位僑胞卡，讓僑胞經由認證取得數位僑胞卡後，可以更方便的使用僑委會及相關部會為僑胞提供的各項優惠及服務。

海華文教基金會董事長吳明穎、李維淳夫婦是非常成功的越南台商。(周菊子攝)

              僑商處專員王盈蓉說明，僑商處的重要工作之一就是輔導青商，很多交流、參訪，培訓活動的資訊，都是藉由Taiwan-World，Taiwan-Boston等line帳號發佈。僑委會去年開始舉辦，有30人入選的「僑商潛力之星選拔賽」，就是僑委會發掘人才的做法之一，獲選者可以得到業師一對一的諮詢輔導，以及加碼的50萬元貸款由僑委會提供八成保障的信貸保證，希望波士頓來年有人報名參加。僑委會今年還將辦理產學合作貢獻獎，推動創新。

              童振源在波士頓的3天行程中，安排了至少8場座談，參觀，訪問，幾乎每場都提台灣這幾年在經濟成長，以及自由民主化的進步，引用瑞士洛桑管理學院，華府傳統基金會，歐洲經濟學人資訊社，紐約自由之家等各個世界知名機構的調查數據，指出台灣是世界四大創新國家，七個經濟自由體之一，在民主自由上，排名全世界第八，亞洲第二，還第一次進入世界上的完全民主國家之列。

童振源委員長在波士頓僑教中心主任潘昭榮陪同下，和僑青逐一簡短晤談。 (周菊子攝)

              4月1日晚，他與30多名波士頓僑青座談時強調，年輕人在地化，有當地連結，屬於新世代人類，和過去的傳統僑社差異頗大，要吸引年輕人加入僑團，挑起傳承重擔，就得在語言，議題，場域上做改變。

僑委會僑商處專員王盈蓉說明，該處工作重點之一就是輔佐僑青商。旁為
波士頓僑務委員郭競儒。(周菊子攝)

              首先是要使用英文，或僑社在地國語言，以充分溝通；議題上也得在政治，外交之外，更偏向年青人喜歡及關心的文化、藝術、科技；再來是場域要選擇年青人喜歡去的地方。

              這些都是他從前年上任以來，慢慢在做的調整，希望有更多年青人彼此交流，並和台灣加強聯繫，將來像台積電的張宗謀，創辦Youtube的陳士駿那樣，在海外累積經驗後，回台灣發揚光大自己所學，協助台灣成長、發展。

波士頓台美菁英會會長李薇。FASCA的2名年青代表黃鈺文(左起)、陳緯嘉。(周菊子攝)

              童振源指出，過去這幾年，台灣的經濟發展很好，截至今年2月的出口量，已連續成長20個月，失業率21年來最低，投資率21年來最高。現在台灣正的重要發展契機在餘製造業，半導體，綠能，5G等六大產業領域。台灣也成立了數位發展部，推動科技、資安等相關領域的發展，要吸引更多人才和台灣結合。

童振源委員長和波士頓台灣人生物科技協會會長周致宏晤談，指出
大健康產業課正備受矚目。(周菊子攝)

              為達目的，台灣的經濟發展過程有很大調整，正從蔡英文總統強調的新經濟發展模式，以過去的5+2產業創新為基礎，推動包含資訊及數位、資安、精準健康，綠電及再生能源，國防及戰略，民生及戰備等六大核心產業，以創新增加生產力。童振源強調，不過創新還需要以就業為基礎，才能有穩定的經濟及社會成長。

童振源委員長，和新英格蘭台灣商會會長王志維，世衛協進會會長林思妤晤談。，
世衛協進會會長林思妤晤談。(周菊子攝)

              僑委會的這場僑青座談，第一次把波士頓地區來自台灣的青年，以及在美國本地出生、成長的台裔第二、第三代都聚在一起，讓他們發現，認識了彼此。其中最年輕的是台灣學生文化大使協會(FASCA)代表，還在念高中、大學的黃鈺文及陳緯嘉。黃鈺文坦言，她和父母來自台灣的大學同學們，都沒聽說過僑委會介紹的這些服務，也不知道出席會議的許多其他台裔團體，他們很希望有管道可以獲取資訊。

              當晚出席的台美菁英協會會長李薇表示，該會也是最近和波士頓台灣電影協會等合作，才和其他台裔社團有了更多聯繫。其他出席會議的團體包括波士頓龍舟隊，波士頓台灣人生物科技協會，新英格蘭台灣商會，新英格蘭台灣青年商會，波士頓世衛協進會等。

              海華文教基金會執行長李欣龍在會中透露，僑委會和海洋署合作，今年將首次推出東沙群島參訪活動，全世界只有2個梯次的40人有機會登上4000噸軍艦，到距離台灣本島以外的無人島，參觀平時不對外開放的當地天然美景。