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星期四, 5月 24, 2012

麻州聯邦員工慶亞裔傳統月 李保華演講感人


麻州亞美局(AAC)主席李保華,昨(廿三)日應邀和波士頓市內的聯邦政府亞裔員工分享經歷,藉林書豪故事,坦言居美亞裔要在「領導力、多元化、包容性」上爭取優異,得想想努力、堅持、合作、領導、社區工作,以及生活的精神元素等六件事。
            聯邦特別強調計劃聯盟(Federal Special Emphasis Program Coalition)及環境保護局每年一度的「亞美傳統月」慶祝會,今年由勞工部員工福利安全行政局(Employee Benefits Security Adminstration)調查員鄧春梅主持,衛生和人民服務部助理秘書長辦公室第一區婦女健康專員Marian Mehegan做開幕致詞,介紹亞美傳統月由來,並邀律師李保華以「在領導力、多元化、包容性上爭取優異(Striving for Excellence in Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion)」為主題,分享經驗。
            李保華是古德溫(Goodwin Procter)律師樓的合夥人,經歷豐富,得獎無數,包括曾任全美亞裔律師協會會長,美國律師協會管理委員會委員,2007年得過美國律師協會優異精神獎等等。
            昨日他和聯邦政府的亞裔員工們分享經驗時,坦言既要多元,又要包容,是頗具挑戰性的要求。換言之,各人既要重視自己的與人不同處,同時也要能接受別人與自己的差異。他認為起步在於各人要對自己是什麼人感到舒服(comfortable with who we are)
            李保華的講談既感性,也十分啟發人心。他提及哈佛大學商學院院長Nitin Nohria決定入籍美國前後的感慨發現,林書豪掀起「林來瘋(Linsanity)」熱潮後仍不恭不卑的態度,以及他自己身為亞裔美人的成長經歷。
            Nitin Nohria已來美三十年,十年前決定入籍美國。在面對著得放棄印度籍的這困難一關時,他才發現美國是個那麼獨特的國家,既容許他保有印度傳統,同時讓他以公民身份,全面參與社會活動。他也感嘆,如果不是在美國,以他在印度的沒有人際關係,根本不可能當上名校校長。
            至於「林來瘋」,那就更是亞裔美人故事的典範。李保華認為自己的經歷,和林書豪有很多相似處。
            林書豪的父母來自台灣,目前在加州做工程師。林書豪自己在美國出生,但保有中國根,還是名基督徒。高中時,林書豪是全加州排名前五的籃球手,卻沒有任何一家大學提供他打籃球獎學金。他只好做了所有亞裔做的事,努力讀書,進了哈佛大學。他在哈佛也打籃球,還連續兩年名列常春藤明星榜,但美國籃球聯盟(NBA)球隊徵選球員時也沒有一隊要他。於是他在NBA系統內浮沉,還三度被球隊放棄(release)。直到今年初,紐約尼克隊企圖絕地重生,把林書豪找來,才發生了「林來瘋」的故事。
            李保華指出,林書豪故事的重點之一是,亞裔經常面對著「只要給我機會(just give me a chance)」,然後才能「我知道我能做到(I know I can do it)」的狀況。林書豪想要進職業或業餘籃球賽中打球時,有人對他說,「抱歉,這裏今晚不打排球,是打籃球」。林書豪在哈佛打球時,也聽到過族裔性的污衊之詞,但林書豪總是態度很正面,具有領袖風範的回應,也許他掀起的討論,有助於打破族裔刻板印象。
            李保華認為林書豪的經歷,和他很像。他父母都來自中國,辛苦工作,謀求子女的美好未來,希望他進麻省理工學院,他卻反叛的進了哥倫比亞大學。
起初他也主修了電子工程及電腦科學,但越戰發生時,有些人的「美國對抗越南黃禍」等族裔歧視態度,非常傷人,導致他變成一名學生革命者,積極的為社區發言、做事,後來還決定當律師。儘管他父母當年對律師這行全無認識,卻無條件支持。
李保華認為,他能成為今日的自己,有很多和林書豪相似的地原因,包括肯勤奮工作、凡事持之以恆、樂於助人的團隊合作、以身作則的發揮領導力,和社區合作,為他人創造機會,更重要的是,在忙碌生活中,不忘停下腳步,想想如何進一步的管理自己的人生。換言之,要有策略性的思考自己在人生中想要有什麼成就,自己希望自己的人生對自己、對他人有些什麼樣的意義。

 
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            聯邦政府員工鄧春梅(右起)Marian Mehegan、環保署多元化經理Stephen M. GriffinEBSA部門的陳美寶、稅務部(IRS)的黃金翠、SEC的范蔭等人和主講者古德溫律師樓合夥人李保華(右三)合影。(菊子攝)

            麻州亞美局主席李保華在聯邦政府波士頓亞裔員工的亞美傳統月慶祝會中演講。(菊子攝)

波市華裔商人涉嫌違法出口被捕


           美國聯邦調查局波士頓辦公室廿三日公佈,現年47歲的麻州華人胡強(譯音,Johnson Hu)因違反出口法被捕。
胡強被控謀畫違反出口行政法(Export Administration Regulations),以及國際新興經濟力法(the International Emergency Economic Powers Act)
檢方在五月十八日時提出控訴,但直到胡強廿二日在他位於北安多福(Andover)的旅店中被捕後,才公佈消息。
因非法供應美國原產零件給中國廠商,
控訴聲稱胡強從2008年起,擔任總部在安多福的MKS儀器公司上海分公司銷售經理。
胡強的職位使他得以獲取MKS生產的零件,包括管制出口的壓力測量傳感器(pressure-measuring sensors)(壓力表類型types 622B, 623B, 626A, 626B, 627B, 722A, and 722B),一般簡稱為壓力傳感器。
壓力傳感器受出口管制是因為該器材可用在氣體離心機上,把鈾濃縮到可製成武器用鈾的程度。
該控訴始於2007年,胡強和另外的人,利用從美國商務部騙來的出口證,把價值數百萬元的幾千個MKS壓力傳感器,從美國出口到未經授權的用戶手中。
該控訴聲稱,胡強和他的共謀者主要使用兩種詭計,來出口壓力傳感氣。一個是共謀鍺使用發給MKS合法商業客戶的牌照出口壓力傳感器進中國,然後把零件送至不在出口牌照名單上,或未獲授權收受這些零件的其他用戶手中。另一方法是共謀者使用一門戶公司名義,取得出口牌照,再用這些騙來的牌照把零件出口到中國,送到實際的用戶手中。
在政府調查的這些案件中,MKS並不是調查目標。
胡強目前在押。一旦罪名確定,胡強將面對最高入獄20年,三年保釋期,以及一百萬元罰款的懲罰。
美國檢察官Carmen M. Ortiz,主管聯邦調查局波士頓辦公室的特務(Special Agent) Richard DesLauriers,主管移民及海關事務部國土安全波士頓辦公室的特務Bruce M. Foucart,以及美國商務部出口執行組波士頓辦公室特務John J. McKenna,廿三日一起宣佈了這宗逮捕案。
奧提茲(Ortiz)反恐及國家安全組的美國助理檢察官William D. Weinreb ,及B. Stephanie Siegmann負責檢控此案。

美移民局推出入籍考試網上練習

USCIS and the Smithsonian Institution launch Preparing for the Oath 
New Online Learning Tool to Help Aspiring Citizens Prepare for the Naturalization Test
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History today launched Preparing for the Oath: U.S. History and Civics for Citizenship, a Web-based learning tool designed to help immigrants prepare for the civics portion of the naturalization test. This interactive resource features videos and multimedia activities that showcase artifacts from the Smithsonian Institution’s collections and exhibitions.

Preparing for the Oath is an invaluable addition to the citizenship preparation materials we offer to aspiring citizens,” said USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas. “Using the Smithsonian Institution's extensive collection, this online tool will help individuals learn about the founding principles of American democracy and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship in a meaningful way.”

Designed as a self-study tool to prepare for the civics portion of the naturalization test, Preparing for the Oath is based on the 100 civics questions and answers from which USCIS draws when administering the test. Preparing for the Oath is organized into themes related to U.S. history, government and civics, with a short video and self-test on the content of each civics question. Many questions prompt users to explore an artifact from the Smithsonian collection; others have accompanying interactive learning activities. A section for teachers provides materials and strategies to use Preparing for the Oath in a classroom setting.

Preparing for the Oath was launched during today’s special naturalization ceremony at the National Museum of American History, featuring keynote remarks from former Secretary of State Dr. Madeleine K. Albright. USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas administered the Oath of Allegiance to 12 new citizens from 12 countries, including three members of the U.S. Armed Forces.

“The naturalization ceremony and release of Preparing for the Oath highlight the strong partnership between USCIS and the Smithsonian. During the past four years, the two entities have worked together to provide immigrants, adult educators and the public with a better understanding of American history and the naturalization process,” said Marc Pachter, interim director of the museum.

Preparing for the Oath: U.S. History and Civics for Citizenship is available at http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/citizenship.

The National Museum of American History collects, preserves and displays American heritage in the areas of social, political, cultural, scientific and military history. To learn more about the museum, visit http://americanhistory.si.edu.

For more information on USCIS and its programs, please visit www.uscis.gov or follow us on Twitter (@uscis ), YouTube (/uscis ) and the USCIS blog The Beacon. 
  

塔大力言生物實驗室安全 華埠民眾憂如果


塔芙茨大學(Tufts University)計劃今秋建第三級生物安全研究實驗室(BSL-3),廿二日晚在華埠召開說明會。塔大校方在會中詳盡說明實驗室用途與建築結構,出席社區民眾頻提如果、萬一,怎麼辦。
            塔大表示,該校將於五月廿九日晚,到紐英崙中華公所的董事大會中報告,其後再派員陸續拜會華埠治安委員會、華埠居民會(CRA)、華埠社區聯盟(TCC),以及華埠社區議會(CNC)等組織,一共再做五次說明。該校也將組織社區顧問委員會,長期和社區民眾保持溝通。
            塔大計劃的是,在該校位於夏利臣(Harrison)136號和尼倫(Kneeland)街交界處的醫學院生物醫學研究與衛生科學(BRPH)大樓八樓,建一個佔地1700平方呎,訂名為「阿諾德8(Arnold 8)」的第三級生物安全研究實驗室(Biosafety Laboratory -3),主要研究防治具傳染性的結核病醫藥。希望今秋動工,年底竣工。
            廿二日晚,塔大醫學院院長柏曼(Harris Berman)、微生物系主任梁約翰(John Leong)、機構性生物安全委員會主席Cheleste Thorpe、建築師George Marsh,社區關係主任Barbara Rubel等人,在鍾曼怡翻譯下,向大約五十多名出席民眾做說明。
     塔大醫學院院長柏曼先表示自己在塔醫任教逾45年,自覺是華埠的一份子,繼而強調,塔大在華埠內上課、居住、做研究的學生、教職員,加起來逾兩千人,塔大不會枉顧自己人的安全,當然也更不會忽視社區居民的安全。他還說塔大將邀請社區人士加入,組成社區顧問委員會,長期監管該實驗室的安全運作。
            柏曼也指出,麻州目前有十二個第三級生物安全實驗室。波士頓市公共衛生局監管其中的十一個,州政府監管位於牙買加平原的那個。塔大要建的這BSL-3實驗室並不特別,只是塔大以前沒有,現在希望能建,以期在疾病防治研究上,更上層樓。
            塔大公關部昨日補充說明,塔大在波士頓的健康科學校園內,約有2230名全職的研究所及專業學生,約1400名受薪員工。
     微生物系主任梁約翰(John Leong)先強調自己的華裔背景,父親來自上海,母前來自北京。他自己在舊金山長大後,來到塔大三年後,轉到麻州大學位於屋斯特的醫學院工作,直到去年十一月,才回塔大接掌微生物系。
     梁約翰表示,過去幾十年來塔大在傳染性疾病的研究、發現上,有不少成就,包括發現盤尼西林殺菌、愛滋病那麼快就有抗藥性等。該校希望建成新的第三級生物安全實驗室後,他們能更聘請更多傑出研究人員,研發出更多救人的醫藥。
     Payette建築公司建築師George Marsh表示,該公司做過20個類似的實驗室。其中包括哈佛大學公衛學院設在杭亭頓道(Huntington Ave.)的實驗室,不但室內有高壓、高溫等消毒處理,空氣流進室內後,會經過兩道過濾程序。
     麻州公共衛生廳傳染及免疫組主任Lawrence C. Madoff博士當晚也出席了說明會。他個人對塔大建第三級生物安全實驗室有信心。他在會上表示,BSL-3屬於非致命性,但有傳染性的危險。在他的工作經驗中,還未見過有大學實驗室出過狀況。
     廿二日晚出席說明會的華埠民眾並不多,但組織代表不少,包括華埠社區議會兩名共同主席陳灼鋆、雷國輝、議員陳魯誠,華埠社區聯盟聯絡員梁志生,華埠居民會共同主席余仕昂、梅陳月嫦、執委陳丹心,中華耆英會行政主任梅伍銀寬,亞美社區發展協會行政主任陳潔瀅、董事梁子才,紐英崙中華公所主席黃光野,董事何遠光、黃國威等人。
     余仕昂提出,萬一危險物質從實驗室流出來,對居民的危險有多大的問題。陳丹心擔心,萬一發生不可抗拒的天災,有如日本核子發電廠那樣的情況時,怎麼辦,何遠光表示,要安撫社區民眾對該實驗室的安全顧慮,塔大或可考慮提供免費結核病篩檢。何遠光還說,塔大可考慮和華埠主街等合作,舉辦教育活動,教育華埠民眾,不要隨地吐痰,進而減少結核病菌在空氣中傳播的危險。黃光野也發言支持該說法,並稱紐英崙中華公所也可參與這些教育項目。


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     微生物系主任梁約翰(John Leong)以波士頓公共衛生局的資料指出,2011年內,波士頓居民中,每十萬人就有約二、三名白人,十五名黑人,六、七名西班牙裔人,以及約三十名亞裔,感染了結核病(tuberculosis)(菊子攝)

     余仕昂(立者右一起)在會中提問。鍾曼怡翻譯,梁約翰、塔大醫學院院長柏曼(Harris Berman)回答。(菊子攝)

中央音樂學院合唱團 6/22 哈佛山德斯劇院演出 入場免費

Friday, June 22, 2012, 8pm
Harvard Sanders Theatre
The Central Conservatory of Music Chorus, Beijing
中央音樂學院合唱團

 
Admission is FREE
Suggested donation $10 per person at door

The Central Conservatory of Music Chorus is invited to the Inaugural Yale International Choral Festival, a new event produced by the Yale Glee Club in collaboration with the Yale School of Music, and the Yale Alumni Chorus. The festival will be held June 19-23, 2012 at Yale University. 

The Central Conservatory of Music Chorus will also perform two concerts in New York on June 25  at the United Nations and the "New York Choral Festival" in Flushing, NY sponsored  by SAMA.

Program
  1. Ga O Li Tai 嘎哦麗泰: Hasake Folk Song Arranged by Du Mingxin 杜鳴心
  2. Pastoral 牧歌: East Mongolia Folk Song Arranged by Qu Xixian 翟希賢
  3. The Youth Dance 青春舞曲: Xinjiang Folk Song 
    arranged by Wang Shiguang 王洛賓記譜王世光編曲  
  4. Double Echoes 翠谷雙迴聲: by Yang Hongnian 楊鴻年
  5. Introduction and Toccata 引子與託卡塔: by Yang Hongnian 楊鴻年
  6. Spring Waters 春潮: by Sergei Vassilievitch Rachmaninoff
  7. Sa Li Lo 撒里囉: Lyrics by Yangxiaoping, Music by Liu Xiaogen 曉耕and Liu Ye
    arranged by Yang Hongnian 楊鴻年, Piano Part by Wang Tianyang  
  8. Lacrymosa 眼淚(From "Requiem" No.7): by MA Mozart
  9. Pizzicato Polk 撥弦波爾卡: Music by J* Strauss, Arranged by Yang Hongnian 楊鴻年
  10. Lux Aurumque 金色的光: by Eric Whitacre
  11. The Rhythm of Life 生活的節奏: by CY Coleman  
  12. Suliko 蘇麗科: Georgian Folk Song
  13. Zitti, Zitti 悄悄地(From "Rigoletto"): by Giuseppe Verdi
  14. In Taberna Quamdo Sumus 在酒店裡(From "Carmina Burana"): by Carl Orff  
  15. That is me 那就是我: Lyrics by Xiaoguang 曉光, 
    composed by Gu Jianfen 谷建芬曲劉孝陽改編
  16. Man Jiang Hong 滿江紅: Lyrics by Yue Fei 岳飛, 
    composed by Li Baochen 李抱忱
       
  17. Kasar Mie La Gaji 地球累了: by Alberto Gra
  18. The Battle of Jericho 傑里科之役: American Traditional Spiritual 
    arranged by Moses Hogan
  19. Sabre Dance 馬刀舞曲: composed by Aram Ilitch Khatchaturian,
    arranged by Yang Hongnian 楊鴻年

Conductor: Hongnian Yang 杨鸿年
Assistant Conductor: Li Yang 杨力
Piano Accompanist: TianYang Wang王天阳 and Jun Liu刘俊

The Central Conservatory of Music Chorus, Beijing
   
Located at the former Prince Chun's Residence of Qing Dynasty,  
the Central Conservatory of Music's beginnings can be traced to 1940, when the National Conservatory of Music was founded. It has merged together with other 5 music institutions and departments of music in Universities in 1950. Moved from Tianjin to Beijing in 1958, it was ranked among the national leading universities in 1960. Currently, it was listed as one of the leading universities in the "211 project" in 2000, the only institution in Academies of Fine Arts in China, and only key institution of higher learning supervised directly under the Ministry of Education of the State Council among all academies of arts in China. 
 
Hongnian Yang 杨鸿年, conductor



  Conductor Yang Hongnian is China's well-known Conductor and Music Educator and Professor of Conducting at Central Conservatory of Music. He was formerly Vice Chairman of the International Children's Chorus and Performing Arts Association, Board Member of Chinese Musician's Association, Adviser of China Choral Society and China Chorus Union. 
Professor Yang has an ardent and bold style. When conducting he adds subtle movements to interpret the music in his vast repertoire. His unique performing art and his music prowess are well admired by musical professionals and educators in China and overseas. He has received praise from the international music community as a "maestro who masters the myth of chorus".
 Based on Professor Yang Hongnian's achievements, he was granted the title of "National Exemplary Worker in the Culture System". He was consecutively recommended by the international conductors to be the Vice Chairman of the National Children's Chorus Performing Arts Association. US President Ronald Reagan awarded the highest appreciation Certificate for the children's chorus he conducted while in America. He received the Honorary Citizen of Newark Medal and the Golden Key from Osaka and Bingku County of Japan for his contribution to music.               

 Li Yang 楊力: Assistant Conductor    
  

Yang Li is professor of Conducting Department of the Central Conservatory of Music, Principal Conductor of Tianjin Symphony Orchestra, Conductor of the Children and Young Women's Chorus of the China National Symphony Orchestra, and Director and Conductor of Beijing Philharmonic Chorus.  

  
Yang Li was born in a musical family and started learning music since early childhood. In 1990, He graduated from the Conducting Department of Central Conservatory of Music. In 1997, he received an "Artist Diploma" from Stuttgart Conservatory of Music in Germany where he graduated from, and became the first Chinese artist to win the H. von Karajan Foundation scholarship.

The Ministry of Culture of Peoples Republic of China awarded the "Wen Hua Prize" to Yang Li for his excellent performance on conducting the opera production "General She Leng". He was also given an award for "Best Conductor". In 2010, Yang Li led the Beijing Philharmonic Chorus and participated in the 24th Béla Bartók International Choir Competition held in Hungary. The chorus won the first place among Children's Chorus Category, and the second place in the Youth Category. In July 2011, Beijing Philharmonic Chorus competed in the 2011 Istanbul International Chorus Competition, and was awarded the first place in Children's Choirs Category, Female Choirs Category and the Grand-Prix. In the following month, the chorus participated in "The Singing World"-The 7th International Choir and Vocal Ensembles Competition in St. Petersburg and won 15 awards including first places in categories of Children's Choirs and Female Choirs, and Modern Music, as well as the Grand-Prix, Special Prize of Jury and the Best Performance of Y. Falik's work. Yang Li was awarded the Best Conductor.

Comcast 將在波士頓首先推出DayView


康卡斯(Comcast)集團廿一日在波士頓會議展覽中心(BCEC)舉行的有線電視業者年度大會中宣佈,將推出新服務─日景(Dayview),預定五月三十日起,就提供給波士頓市的康卡斯新客戶。
有線電視業最大的業界會議「有線節目(The Cable Show)」,今年第一次在波士頓市舉行。在一連舉行三日後,昨(廿三)日落幕。
麻州州長派區克(Deval Patrick)與麻州電信局局長陳光耀(Jeoffrey Why)在該會議21日開幕時特地出席,歡迎該會來到麻州舉行。
康卡斯有線電視執行長史密(Neil Smit)和透納(Turner)廣播系統執行長肯特(Philp Kent)也為開幕式講話。
康卡斯公司表示,波士頓市將是該公司在美國全面推出使用先進機頂盒,傳送以網際網路為基礎的程式及社交媒體服務,X-1觀賞系統,以及傳統的有線電視服務。例如,X-1會包括為臉書(facebook)量身訂做的程式,觀賞者因此只要點擊一下「喜歡」,就可以告訴朋友自己喜歡那些節目了。
X-1服務也將允許用戶使用iPhoneiPad上的軟體,來控制他們觀賞的節目,換言之,是比傳統遙控器更簡單、有用的介面。
康卡斯將要求訂購X-1服務者,訂用該公司包括有線電視、網際網路、電話等的三合一服務,以及高解析的電視,數位錄影服務等。史密表示,升級到X-1服務,不會另外加錢。
康卡斯公司和四家大有線電視公司,光明屋網路(Bright House Networks LLC)、有線電視系統(Cablevision Systems Corp)、闊克斯通訊(Cox Communications Inc., ),以及時代華納(Time Warner Cable Inc.)等,一起揭櫫了有線寬頻(CableWiFi)這寬頻網際網路熱點的全國性網路。任何一會員公司的用戶,都能免費上其他公司的熱點(hotspots)
目前這一服務可免費連上大約五萬個熱點,大部份在紐約、費城、Tampa、奧蘭多及洛杉磯。這些公司計劃繼續擴辦這服務。根據康卡斯公司的網站,該公司現在布魯克蘭及劍橋市經營16個寬頻熱點。

波士頓 6/3 辦 六四燭光悼念會

Candle Light Vigil
23rd Anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre
3 June 2012 (Sunday)
In commemoration of the June 4 Democracy Movement, a candle light vigil will be held on 3 June 2012 (Sunday) at 7:00 pm in the Harvard Yenching Auditorium (2 Divinity Avenue, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138).  Mr. Lynn Chang, violin soloist at the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, will talk about freedom of expression in China and deliver an elegy.  All are welcome.

For inquiries, please contact the organizer of the vigil, the Association of Overseas Hong Kong Chinese for Democracy and Human Rights, at +1(617)966-2575 or
Che8888@aol.com. Mr. Chungchi Che
六四燭光悼念會
2012 6 3 日(星期日)
為悼念二十三年前犧牲生命、以及向八九民主運動期間失去家園的鬥士與難屬致敬,海外香港華人民主人權促進會將於 2012 6 3 日(星期日),晚上七時,假哈佛大學燕京圖書館禮堂 (Harvard University, 2 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138),舉行燭光晚會。更由 2010 年諾貝爾頒獎禮嘉賓,著名小提琴家張萬鈞先生,奏曲悼故人。歡迎各界人士參加。查詢請電 +1(617)966-2575 Che8888@aol.com 謝中之先生
(謝中之提供)

星期三, 5月 23, 2012

哈佛太極會表揚胡炳超等師傅


哈佛大學虎鶴太極少林文化基金會日前以提高民眾對全球兒童健康與肥胖的關注為主題,在哈佛校園內舉辦迷你太極馬拉松演練活動,慶祝25週年。
            哈佛大學虎鶴太極少林文化基金會是哈佛校園內的一個學生組織,共有會員廿多人,其中約有三人為華裔。現任會長為來自日本的第四代華裔金城(Scott K. Kaneshiro)
            金城表示,他們有興趣演練太極,既為「習武防身」,更為訓練自我控制,運動健身。
            該會為慶祝在哈佛大學校園內演練太極拳、太極劍等功夫,已達25年,特地由該會的太極師傅李健遠安排,邀來達摩禪武院德力師傅、超武館創辦人胡炳超師傅,昆士少林中心兒童團,在哈佛園的紀念教堂前,輪番上陣,演練太極功夫。
            哈佛大學警察的多元社區聯絡警察Kevin Bryant,當天下午主持座談,由過去七年來,經常在中美兩國間穿梭,做文化交流的德力師傅談「功夫禪」,胡炳超師傅談太極五行要素的歷史」,Ken Miarecki師傅講談「今日美國的武藝相關性」。
            當天下午,該會轉往哈佛亞當屋(Adam House)聚會廳聚餐,頒發2012武藝大師獎給前述三人。

圖片說明:
           哈佛大學虎鶴太極少林文化基金會會長金城(Scott K. Kaneshiro)(左一),曾任會長的Rich Howell(右一)邀該會師傅李健遠(左二)表揚胡炳超、德力、Ken Miarecki等師傅。(菊子攝)

華人前進會表揚幕後英雄慶35週年

前排左起,馬華、李素影、駱理德、鄧秋華、湯建華等華人前進會董事、
職員合影。
(周菊子攝)
                  (Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導)  華人前進會18日晚在華埠龍鳳大酒樓慶祝成立35周年會,頒發募後英雄獎、工人正義獎、社會正義獎,表揚多名熱心公益的個人與社區組織,並懇請民眾捐款,支持該會繼續為維護社會公義而努力。
中國駐紐約總領館副總領事周立民(右二)送上一樽商朝酒爵,賀華人前進會35週年。
黃夏儀
(右起)、趙英才、李素影聯袂接受。(周菊子攝)
            人前進會主席黃夏儀和行政主任駱理德分分別以中英雙語,簡述該會歷史,藉「三十而立,四十而不惑」,形容該會35年來,組織、活動仍在改變中,「提高華人在美國的地位」這創會宗旨,以及幫助低收入華人維護其應有權益這方向,卻迄今始終如一。
左起,劍橋中國文化中心董事長紀虎民、副董事長陶凱和華人前進會榮譽主席李素影、
主席黃夏儀歡迎中國駐紐約總領館副總領事周立民到會。
(周菊子攝)
            他們指出,華人前進會第一個十年,辦英文班、入籍班,鼓吹選民登記,倡導選民教育;第二個十年,成立工人互助中心,為失業工人爭取雙語多元化服務,協助工人組織工會、追討欠薪,還成功爭取到華埠C地段作社區用地;第三個十年,訂社區勞工權益標準,成立華埠居民會、爭取市府提供同步翻譯服務,還買下永久會址。跨入第四個十年後,迄今做到了帶領社區成功爭取雙語選票,正努力推動華人社區節約能源、提高環保意識,並積極和其他的少數族裔團體結盟,以期因應議題行動時,發揮團結力量大作用。
            當晚共有三百多名嘉賓出席。中國駐紐約總領館副總領事周立民、僑務領事周茂義,也遠道趕來。周立民還送上一樽商朝酒爵,藉以象徵華人前進會的歷史悠久,傳承文化、為人民服務有功。
 曹豔和指揮的任務丘大樓住客合唱團,應邀為華人前進會35週年慶演唱茉莉花、
長城等兩首歌。
(周菊子攝
            華人前進會當晚頒發了三個獎項,分別頒「幕後英雄獎」給該會創始人之一馬華;頒「工人正義獎」給八八超市工人,以及協助工人爭取欠薪的大波士頓法律援助處律師麥小瓊,Indira Talwani律師樓、Segal Roitman律師樓;頒社會正義獎給公民行動建設隊(civic action building team)
            黃夏儀特地說明,馬華是香港移民,1963年來到波士頓,曾在餐館打工,1975年與志同道合者斥資租下一棄置車衣廠,為民眾放映中國電影、辦講座、提供免費英文班。約二年之後,華人前進會就是在這基礎上成立的。
 曹豔和指揮的任務丘大樓住客合唱團,應邀為華人前進會35週年慶演唱茉莉花、
長城等兩首歌。
(周菊子攝)
            華人前進會當晚還特別表揚了協助時信樓居民覓地安居的波士頓市政府相關部門及人員,以及2011年締造歷史,成為波士頓市市議員席位第一位女性亞裔參選者的華人前進會榮譽主席李素影。
            會中出現的特別場面,是司儀雷朗然、許明珠和陳玉珍、梁慧文等人安排的獻花、給卡、演唱改編歌,感謝華人前進會行政主任駱理德為該會奉獻25年青春。陳玉珍特別指出,駱理德點子很多,又關懷部屬。黃夏儀也透露,駱理德為加強服務社區大眾,先學廣東話,現在又學國語,認真、努力得令人佩服。
            州州參議員陳翟蘇妮(Sonia Chang-Diaz)、州眾議員麥家威(Aaron Michlewitz)、波士頓市議員小阿若約(Felix G. Arroyo)、普斯莉(Ayanna Pressley),劍橋市市議員張禮能、牛頓市市議員馬惠美(Amy Sangiolo)等人,當晚都出席致賀。
            會場當晚放映了回顧華人前進會35年錄影片,還請來華林派武獅,曹豔和指揮的任務丘大樓住客合唱團,演唱茉莉花、長城等兩首歌。

思源論壇第二講談找工作申請MBA


上海交通大學波士頓校友會上週末在麻省理工學院講室舉辦第二場「思源論壇」,安排了八名講者分享經驗。
思源論壇第二講由MIT機械工程博士生,思源論壇負責人饒志標統籌,目前在MIT史隆管理學院修讀MBA的公益創業者羅超主持,主題為如何找工作、為什麼申請MBA、創業過程。
應邀分享經驗者,包括諮詢業的Booz & Company公司專員蔣翊明,信息資訊業Cabot 微電子公司的范煒,物流業的亞馬遜吳凱亮,金融業的查理士河發展公司(Charles River Development)毛辛迪,創業的Orbeus公司孟醒、王蒙、劉天強等人,全都有成功找到工作、正在創業的經驗。
講者中的吳楷亮、范煒、毛辛迪分享了他們在世界仍籠罩在經濟危機中的大環境下,如何成功找工作的經歷。
浙江大學畢業,取得麻省理工學院工業工程碩士的吳楷亮,進了電子商務公司亞馬遜,做倉儲管理工作。
北京大學畢業,取得MIT電子工程博士學位的范煒,將進Cabot微電子公司做研發科學家。
上海交大校友,在密西根州深造的毛辛迪,進的是金融業的查理士河發展公司(Charles River Development, Finance)
之前分別在貝恩(Bain)Booz & Comapn諮詢公司工作過的羅超、蔣翊明,敘述了諮詢公司的文化,他們在其中工作的經驗。他們指出,年約28歲,已有七年工作經驗者,一般來說,最有機匯獲得麻省理工學院MBA項目入學許可。
蔣翊明坦言,當年大學一畢業就進了諮詢公司工作,連續三年埋首於所負責業務,直到回學校修讀MBA,接觸、認識到更完整、廣闊世界,懂得了更高層次溝通,才發現當年自己不過是一名大學畢業生,花幾天時間,做出一百頁報告,就以為自己可以給那些有數十年商場經驗的人做建議的想法,實在很可笑。
過幾天就要畢業了的蔣翊明,已決定回原來的諮詢公司工作,到上海分部,做汽車業等領域的研究、諮詢。
      Orbeus團隊的孟醒、王盟、劉天強分享了創立公司的過程,包括如何在公司成立初期融資,如何以非美國永久居民或非美國公民的身份,在美國創辦公司。由於這並不是他們第一次創業,在組成創業團隊時,他們吸取以往經驗,強調每一名成員的專長要能互補,以期面面俱到的充份發揮各人專長。
      談到職業規劃時,孟醒提到,在考慮是否進入某一公司工作時,不妨考慮自己是否能藉那工作,在一年或幾年之內,證明自己的價值,倒不一定要想著進那公司以後的未來十年會如何,倒底世事多變,在這十年間,各人可能會選擇繼續深造,或者創業。
      麻省理工學院中國創業創新論壇共同主席李瑞,前任共同主席王海等人,都應邀出席互動。

圖片說明:
右起,上海交大波士頓校友會會長鄭海寧,講者蔣翊明、王盟、毛辛迪、孟醒、劉天強、范煒、吳楷亮,以及思源論壇成員薛憶、羅超、曹裕華、柴思敏、孫納新、饒志標。(菊子攝)

哈佛學生虎鶴太極會慶25週年表揚胡炳超等師傅


 哈佛大學虎鶴太極少林文化基金會會長金城(Scott K. Kaneshiro)(左一),曾任會長的Rich 
Howell(右一)邀該會師傅李健遠(左二)表揚胡炳超、德力、Ken Miarecki等師傅。
(周菊子攝)
                     (Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導)哈佛大學虎鶴太極少林文化基金會日前以提高民眾對全球兒童健康與肥胖的關注為主題,在哈佛校園內舉辦迷你太極馬拉松演練活動,慶祝25週年。
            哈佛大學虎鶴太極少林文化基金會是哈佛校園內的一個學生組織,共有會員廿多人,其中約有三人為華裔。現任會長為來自日本的第四代華裔金城(Scott K. Kaneshiro)
            金城表示,他們有興趣演練太極,既為「習武防身」,更為訓練自我控制,運動健身。
            該會為慶祝在哈佛大學校園內演練太極拳、太極劍等功夫,已達25年,特地由該會的太極師傅李健遠安排,邀來達摩禪武院德力師傅、超武館創辦人胡炳超師傅,昆士少林中心兒童團,在哈佛園的紀念教堂前,輪番上陣,演練太極功夫。
            哈佛大學警察的多元社區聯絡警察Kevin Bryant,當天下午主持座談,由過去七年來,經常在中美兩國間穿梭,做文化交流的德力師傅談「功夫禪」,胡炳超師傅談太極五行要素的歷史」,Ken Miarecki師傅講談「今日美國的武藝相關性」。
            當天下午,該會轉往哈佛亞當屋(Adam House)聚會廳聚餐,頒發2012武藝大師獎給前述三人。

星期二, 5月 22, 2012

波士頓刻正舉辦 The Cable Show

康卡斯有線電視執行長史密(Neil Smit)(左)和透納(Turner)廣播系統執行長肯特(Philp Kent)(右)。(菊子攝)

麻州州長派區克(Deval Patrick)

麻州州長派區克(Deval Patrick)(左)和Michael Powell在The Cable Show中交接舞台。

Michael Powell's Opening Remarks at The Cable Show 2012


Welcome to the great city of Boston and to the 2012 Cable Show. When I joined NCTA a year ago we set out to bring more creativity and energy into the industry. Our efforts are bearing fruit and you will see it reflected throughout this gorgeous convention hall. And our new ad campaign, which is up in Washington, reflects the emotional connection we hope to get across in telling our story. Let's take a look.
Cable is thriving with new energy, new products and a very promising future. As the ad makes clear, cable is the platform that offers instant access to infinite possibilities-to great programming, the web, friends and family, and the hottest Internet applications and devices. Cable is how we connect to the world and to one another.
Americans adore television. We watch about 147 hours of TV per month-which may not be entirely healthy, but there is no escaping the immense pleasure we get from the tube. Television is the original social medium. Watching is a communal experience; sharing what was on last night, convincing a friend to jump on the bandwagon of your favorite show and to catch up quickly so you can talk about it. The joy we feel watching something inspiring, the laughs we share taking in a great comedy, and the exhilaration we feel when our favorite team hits the winning shot at the buzzer is available to us because the cable industry took a mediocre TV experience and made it better.
Once upon a time, Americans had only three channels that signed off at midnight to the sounds of the Star Spangled Banner. There was little diversity of content and static-riddled pictures. Cable delivered a better technology that improved reception, expanded and diversified what we watch and gave artists a better canvas for making quality shows.

Dramas like Homeland and Mad Men, educational content from Discovery and History, kids programming on Nickelodeon, Sports Center on ESPN, cooking shows on Food Network and news and public affairs from fixtures like CNN, C-SPAN, CNBC and Fox News have made television a rich experience. The fact that so many Americans stuck with cable during the recession is a testament to our value and stability.
But electronic communications does not stand still. The Internet may be the most extraordinary advance in the history of information, ushering in a new age of infinite possibilities. Leaders take risks, and the cable industry chose to bet big on the promise of delivering broadband. It was an ambitious and risky play, but one that is now paying off for consumers.
Over the doubts of many, cable got the job done. Our industry has invested nearly $200 billion of private capital to build the infrastructure to get America online. The men and women who serve our industry painstakingly dug, pulled, and connected homes to the Internet across the nation. And they did it without shovel-ready stimulus funds from the government.
Cable broadband now reaches 93 percent of homes-rich, poor, urban and rural. But the industry has never stopped pushing forward. We have increased broadband speeds over 900 percent in a decade. And we are on the verge of deploying additional technology to reach speeds so fast, the Internet itself may be unable to deliver content fast enough to match cable’s last mile.
This incredible network makes it possible for us to tweet, friend and google, which are now household words. Amazon was a river in South America until nationwide broadband service made it the world’s largest online retailer. Last week Facebook launched the richest IPO in history for a tech company. We congratulate them, and the California Department of Revenue thanks them. That kind of extraordinary American success is only possible because of the rich and robust platform that supports it. We celebrate these successes and our progress but there is more work to do.
Many Americans still are not online and that needs to change. Cable is working to increase adoption by partnering with the FCC to launch a low cost broadband service to low income families across America. This is critical because a child without access to the Internet will find life increasingly difficult in the Information Age.
For all cable has proudly done so far, we owe the consumer more. Consumers want an imaginative future that blends the power of the web with the magic of television. This industry has never been content to rest on aging business models. It has always looked to the future to provide consumers with the next exciting thing. Too many incumbent industries have failed to keep pace with consumer preferences and disruptive technologies, but cable will not be one of them.
We all know the challenges consumers face in today’s dizzying digital marketplace. The consumer experience should be simpler-easier to find the content we want, easier interfaces to control our experience and less reliance on clunky set-top boxes. We want the ability to get the content that we have paid for here, there and everywhere. We say to consumers – we’ve heard your wish and we are working to make it come true, by delivering cable content to iPads, Xboxes, smartphones and whatever that next cool thing is that pops out. You should get greater value for what you pay- including additional services, content on other devices, and content that cannot be found elsewhere.
We have embarked upon an exciting period of intense innovation. Cable is experimenting with more portable services, fairer pricing models and more web integration. It is a work in progress. There will be adjustments along the way. We face competition and that is healthy. Wireless broadband is enjoying astronomical growth. Telcos remain in the thick of the fight. And, satellite companies continue to battle, convinced that you will end up in a ditch, sell your hair to a wig shop, or have a grandkid with a nose ring if you don’t “get rid of cable.” There is also a place for Internet video providers to compete and complement the cable model and some consumers may even cut the cord. At the end of the day, cable benefits from the competition and will work even harder to compete fairly and effectively on value and consumer experience.
As these changes unfold, critics will wail. Compelling change rarely escapes the doomsayer chorus in Washington. Rather than dismiss these concerns out of hand, we will respect and weigh them carefully, guided by our commitment to ensuring a better experience for consumers.
But some naysayers are carping because they don’t like the U.S. private enterprise model. They prefer European-style regulation where the government effectively owns or controls the network, pumping taxpayer money into subsidizing service and managing competition. They would like government to have the last word on the pace and scope of innovation.
This would be a disastrous path to take. Confiscating private networks would put our already broke government on the hook to keep tens of billions of dollars annually flowing into network innovation.
Letting politics allocate resources - rather than market economics and entrepreneurs - would kill investment and leave the Internet in the state we find today’s post office, electric grid or crumbling transportation system. A Washington Post article recently said that “our nation will need to spend $75 billion a year if you want to keep the lights on and our iPhones charged. We will need to spend $9.4 billion a year if you would like the toilet to keep flushing.” To do it all, our country needs to spend a staggering $262 billion.
In stark contrast, broadband is thriving, fueled by the dynamics of the free market. Broadband is an American success. A light regulatory model that favors free enterprise has led to a vibrant digital economy that is empowering educators, business owners and consumers no matter where they live.
I hope you are as excited as I am that we are holding our convention here in Boston. This is a storied city with great people and a proud history. We hope to tap into the revolutionary spirit that gave birth to this great nation and continue building a great network worthy of the stars and stripes.

麻州、中國公司簽12.5億元合約


麻州大點(Great Point)公司昨(廿一)日和中國萬向集團落實了一項十二點五億元交易,要在中國西部建造一座工廠,把煤轉換成合成天然瓦斯。
這是麻州可替代能源業最大的一筆交易,也讓只有三十名員工,成立不過七年,座落在劍橋市的公司,和已是產業集團的中國萬向控股公司成為夥伴。
大點公司的九人董事會中,已有浙江萬向集團的包括董事局主席兼黨委書記魯冠球等四人為董事。美國有四大會計師樓根據追蹤這類交易,其中的安永集團(Ernst & Young)表示,萬向將在大點公司中取得四億二千萬元的少數股。這將是中國公司經由風險基金資助,放進美國公司的最大一筆投資。
這一合夥關係對大點能源(GreatPoint Energy)來說,是一大改變。該公司預期未來數年會在美國內增加650個工作機會,其中有數十個會設在麻州,該公司的研發中心內。
波士頓環球報稱這一交易顯示出中國在追求新能源科技上有多積極,中國也認為麻州是個買科技的好地方。
座落在西柏洛夫(Westborough)的電池製造商波士頓電力公司(Boston-Power Inc.)去年吸引到一億五千五百萬元的中國政府及私人投資,在上海外郊建了一座為電動車做電池的工廠。
麻省理工學院工業表現中心(Industrial Performance Center)的創辦主任Richard Lester表示,他認為大點公司展示出麻州能源業的全球面向,以及能源和麻州能源科技公司在中美關係上的重要性。
大點公司創立於2005年,發展如何把煤這量豐,但骯髒的燃料,低價轉換成清潔燃燒瓦斯的方法。在萬向這一交易之前,該公司從投資公司及電力公司籌得一億五千五百萬元。
大點公司的科技,使用有專利的催化劑使煤和蒸汽有反應,進而只要一個步驟,就能把燃料和污染物分開,產生瓦斯。其中導致全球暖化的二氧化碳,幾乎全部能被隔離、儲存起來,稍後使用,或用於從油田抽取原油。
大點公司估計,到2015年時,可以每一百萬個英國熱量單位(British thermal units)五元的價格,來製造合成天然氣。該公司主管表示,和液態天然瓦斯相比,這就有競爭力了。垓公司計劃在國際市場上以每一百萬個英國熱量單位十元的價格來交易。
新工廠的第一期工程,將佔地85英畝,估計到2017年時,一年可產製1200億立方英呎的瓦斯。約在十年之內,能全面生產,並於一年內產製一兆立方英呎天然瓦斯。估計會佔2022年時耗用能源的1%

塔大擬在華埠建第三級生物安全實驗室


塔芙茨大學(Tufts University)計劃在該校位於華埠的醫學院內,建一個第三級生物安全研究實驗室,將於本月內向波士頓公共衛生委員會提出申請,訂今(22)晚進華埠召開說明會。
      塔大醫學院院長Harris Berman表示,要檢測、預防和治療諸如結核病等嚴重性高的傳染性疾病,需要使用第三級生物安全研究實驗室來做進一步研究。該校因此籌建「阿諾德8生物安全實驗室(Arnold 8 Biosafety Laboratory)」。
      該校瞭解社區人士對實驗室安全的關切,將於5月22日(周二)下午6時30分,在夏利臣街145號賽克勒醫學教育中心114室舉行溝通說明會。
Harris Berman指出,根據波士頓公共衛生委員會的資料,波市結核病的傳染率,亞裔比白種人大約高出20倍。根據世界衛生組織的估計,全世界每三人當中,可能就有一人感染這種疾病。
他說,過去40多年來,該校分子生物和微生物學系在傳染性疾病研究上一向走在科學研究前端,發現了殺死細菌的奧秘,以及HIV為什麼能夠迅速產生抗藥性等,但研究工作一直都偏向於不需要第三級生物安全(BSL-3)實驗室的領域。但是,如今必須在BSL-3 實驗室中做疾病和病原體研究的需求不斷增加,而塔醫卻是麻州唯一沒有BSL-3實驗室的醫學院,為迎頭趕上科研需求,才朝此方向規劃。
目前,波士頓公共衛生委員會監管在波士頓各主要醫院和研究機構中投入使用的11BSL-3實驗室的許可証。
      塔芙茨大學為此說明會發佈了新聞,說明計畫斥資350萬元,在夏臣街136號的醫學院大樓,建造這可同時容納六人工作的「阿諾德8生物安全實驗室(Arnold 8 Biosafety Laboratory)」。這實驗室預計佔地1700平方呎,將只佔現有的生物研究與公共衛生大樓總面積,260000平方英呎的1%以下。
      該實驗室將有25到30人有權進出。該校將自費支付建造費用,若申請順利,計畫今年下半年動工建實驗室。
      美國疾病管制預防中心和國家衛生部將生物安全實驗室畫分為一級到四級,隨著生物安全級別的增加,實驗室需要更多安全措施和設備,研究人員也需要更多防護裝備。
      塔大表示,該校將不會要求建BSL-4實驗室。
      在波士頓華埠鄰近的南端(South End),已有波士頓大學醫學院建造、啟用了第四級的實驗室。