馬惠美宣佈參選牛頓市市長

馬惠美(Amy Mah Sangiolo)。(檔案照片，周菊子攝)

              (Boston Orange 周菊子麻州報導) 在位已十餘年的牛頓市議員馬惠美(Amy Mah Sangiolo)，4月3日宣佈參選牛頓市市長。由於現任市長塞提(Warren Setti)已決定不再連任，牛頓市亞裔政治意識正漸提高，麻州再出現一名亞裔市長的可能，讓人十分期待。

              馬惠美(Amy Mah Sangiolo)是住在第四選區的牛頓市不分區市議員。4月3日她宣佈參選牛頓市市長時表示，她非常興奮有這機會繼續服務社區，並成為塑造牛頓市未來的一分子。她發誓會以尊重，多元化，負責任的方式，帶動居民把牛頓市打造得更美好。

              本身是持牌律師的馬惠美，1997年時第一次參選牛頓市議員。她在促使政府為人民服務上，方法很直接，就是聆聽人民聲音，尊重多元觀點，用數據以及什麼對整個牛頓市最好，來做決定依據。同時她也

要求自己和其他人負責任。

            第一次參選市議員時，她以12票之微，打敗了競選連任的在位者，之後順利連任20年，成為麻州在位時間最長的亞裔民選議員，推動過許多重要法案，包括修訂區域規劃(zoning)等。

            父親是華裔第二代的美國退伍空軍，母親是日本移民的馬惠美，和丈夫約翰在牛頓市住了將近22年，育有3名子女，分別已從牛頓公校畢業，或正在就讀。最近她們還把馬惠美91歲的母親接到家裏一起住。

                  牛頓市人口87,675，其中亞裔佔14.2%，華裔7,083人，佔8.1%。近年來關注政治的華裔人數漸增，繼2015年曾有張文華參選憲章委員會委員後，今年據說有曾任牛頓中文學校校長的沈安平要參選學校委員。

由於2015年任期屆滿後，黃素芬未競選連任。馬惠美的參選市長，讓許多人十分期待。查詢其競選概況，可上網站www.sangiolo.org。

麻州華裔民代檔案:

麻州的華裔民代，人數一向很少。1997年時，馬惠美應是第一個當選為議員的亞裔女性。其後陸續踏入政壇的有2007年當選為麻州費奇堡(Fitchburg)市市長的黃素芬(Lisa Wong)，當選為牛頓市議員的談繼欣，2009年當選劍橋市議員的張禮能(Leland Cheung)，以及2010年同時當選，2011年上任為麻州眾議員的黃子安(Donald Wong)，陳德基(Tackey Chan)，2014年當選，2015年上任為波士頓市議員，2017年再當選為市議會議長的吳弭(Michelle Wu)。

這些年間經由選舉，當選鎮委員，學校委員，康娛局委員，房屋管理委員等民意代表的華人，也漸次增加，早期有陳眾山，後來有孔軒，李波，蕭廣松，羅紅濱，鄧遠志，朱新生，王衛東，伍甘澍，當選市鎮分別為布魯克蘭鎮，牛頓市，勒克星頓鎮，衛斯頓鎮，康可鎮等。

波士頓市曾有市長指派的阮浩鑾擔任學校委員會委員。

貝克政府新設公共服務獎表揚前州長保羅瑟祿奇

Baker-Polito Administration Creates New State Public Service Award To Honor Former Governor Paul Cellucci

BOSTON – The Baker-Polito Administration today announced the opening of the Commonwealth’s 33^rd annual Performance Recognition Program application period, which will include a new award created for the 2017 program titled the “Governor Paul Cellucci Award for Leadership and Mentoring in State Government.” The Cellucci Award will be open to any Executive Branch or Higher Education employee who has been in state service for 2 years and are leaders in the area of mentoring in the workplace and the fostering of a supportive and learning environment amongst colleagues.

"Paul took enormous pride in the team he built to work by his side in public service with integrity and determination,” said Jan Cellucci, wife of the former Governor. “It also gave Paul enormous joy, even as he faced the realities of ALS,  that many members of his Administration were inspired to continue to serve the Commonwealth.  Our family  remains indebted to their service and is so grateful that others will be encouraged to follow Paul's example through this award."

“Working with and for Governor Paul Cellucci for eight years allowed me to learn and benefit tremendously from his insights and collaborative spirits,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “Like so many others, I was able to advance because of his interest in my growth and development and willingness to teach others what he already knew.” 

“Governor Paul Cellucci was my friend and mentor and I'm proud and honored to have his portrait hang in my office as a reminder of the strength and power of bipartisan leadership and state partnership with local government,” said Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito. “A true public servant, I am inspired by his example and strive to incorporate the values of respect and civility in my work today and am pleased to see his legacy recognized through the works of others employed by our Commonwealth.”

“I had the tremendous honor of working for Governor Cellucci, who was one of the nicest and most genuine persons I have ever met,” said Administration and Finance Secretary Kristen Lepore, who served as Deputy Chief of Staff under Governor Cellucci.  “This award will preserve his legacy and set the bar for future state employees who choose to follow in his footsteps and serve the Commonwealth.”

Argeo Paul Cellucci of Hudson served as Governor of the Commonwealth from 1997 – 2001, when he was appointed Ambassador to Canada by President George W. Bush. Cellucci had previously served the Commonwealth as Lieutenant Governor (1991 – 1997), a State Senator (1985-1991), and a State Representative (1977-1985). Governor Cellucci spent his career engaging others to embrace public service and instilling a philosophy of “paying it forward.”  He was known for his commitment to keeping taxes low, maintaining fiscal discipline, supporting higher education standards, and combatting domestic and sexual violence.

The Commonwealth will honor all Performance Recognition Program award winners at a State House ceremony in the Fall, date to be determined.  Other awards to be given out will include Manuel Carballo Governor’s Award for Excellence in Public Service, the Eugene H. Rooney, Jr. Public Service Award, and the Commonwealth Equity in Governance Award.

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邦克丘學院獲Deval Patrick獎5萬元

Bunker Hill Community College Learn and Earn Program Receives Deval Patrick Award

BOSTON, March 29, 2017— Bunker Hill Community College received the Deval Patrick Prize for Community Colleges in recognition of its Learn and Earn experiential education and internship program.  The annual award from The Boston Foundation acknowledges progress and excellence made by community colleges in establishing employer partnerships and career pathways. Former Governor Deval Patrick presented the award in the amount of $50,000 to President Pam Eddinger on March 22, 2017.

The Deval Patrick Prize builds on a reform movement that recognizes the critical role that community colleges play in developing the workforce needed by regional employers. President Eddinger thanked the Governor for framing this new paradigm, seeing the alliance between businesses and community colleges. 

Paul Grogan, President and CEO of the Boston Foundation, kicked off the event with a convening of community colleges and keynote address given by Dr. Karen A. Stout, President of Achieving the Dream.

Representing the success of BHCC’s Learn & Earn program, Eddinger invited alumni Nelson Franjul and current student Surya Madhala to speak to the growth opportunities that the program presents, and share how they’ve benefited from the program both personally and professionally. 

In his remarks, Governor Patrick said “Matching employer needs with specific training and education for our residents is at the very center of dissolving the skills gap. In fact, it’s critical to how we think about growing the economy out so it reaches the marginalized, not just the well-connected. Community colleges have been at the very center of that undertaking, and we continue to ask them to step up to meet the challenges facing our Commonwealth and communities. We must also support and celebrate them, and that is what this award is truly about.”

“You heard I’m a community college graduate,” said Bill Swanson, Former CEO of Raytheon and current President of the Massachusetts Competitive Partnership. “Community college gave me the spark that lit the fire and the passion to do everything I could do and make a difference.”

Learn and Earn was launched in 2012 as collaboration with the Massachusetts Competitive Partnership (MACP) starting with 20 students and five employer partners. Now in its fifth year, the program has grown to 18 partners and has placed 500 students in internships at top corporations in and around Boston and across all major industry sectors.

Through the program, BHCC students have the opportunity to interview for paid internships at 18 leading Boston companies. Learn and Earn Partners include Bank of America, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Dovetail Health, Eaton Vance Investment Managers, EMC, Fidelity Investments, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Plymouth Rock Assurance, Putnam Investments, Raytheon, Staples, State Street, Suffolk Construction, The Boston Foundation, Tufts Technology Services, UBS and Vertex Pharmaceuticals.

Interested in building a qualified and diverse workforce? Partner with the Learn and Earn program at Bunker Hill Community College. Learn more atbhcc.edu/learnandearn/ or contact learnandearn@bhcc.mass.edu.

波士頓市長馬丁華殊慶50大壽 將競選連任

Tuesday, April 4th at 6 p.m. at Laugh Boston, to celebrate Mayor Martin Walsh's 50th birthday.
Please RSVP and secure your ticket today to help the Mayor celebrate his birthday with a night of comedy and good music!

Most sincerely,

The Walsh Committee

波市長 AAUW合作開班 教你談判薪資

MAYOR WALSH, AAUW TO HOST 14 FREE SALARY NEGOTIATION WORKSHOPS TO MARK EQUAL PAY AWARENESS WEEK

BOSTON - Monday, April 3, 2017 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh, the Mayor's Office of Women's Advancement and the American Association of University Women (AAUW) today announced the launch of Boston's second "Equal Pay Awareness Week," featuring 14 free salary negotiation workshops for women who live or work in Boston. The goal of Equal Pay Awareness Week is to acknowledge the gender wage gap and its consequences, while providing the training and tools to help Boston women advocate for themselves within the workforce. Tuesday, April 4 is "Equal Pay Day," a symbolic date when women's pay "catches up" and equals men's pay from the previous year. Women working full-time are typically paid just 80 percent on average of what white, non-Hispanic men make. That gap is larger for black and Hispanic women. "Boston thrives when women and men have an equal playing field," said Mayor Walsh. "These salary negotiations are one step we can take to provide women with the information and tools to advocate for themselves and work towards closing the wage gap. The workshops, combined with the work we are doing with employers to report wage data anonymously, will continue to make Boston the best city for working women. With the help of AAUW Work Smart and my Office of Women's Advancement, we will continue to fight for equal pay for all." "Salary negotiation workshops are part of AAUW's multifaceted approach to closing the gender pay gap," said Jesse B. Rauch, the senior program manager for AAUW's salary negotiation workshop programs, AAUW Start Smart and AAUW Work Smart. "Women who negotiate increase their potential to earn higher salaries and better benefits packages - and these advantages add up over time." AAUW Work Smart salary negotiation workshops were launched in September of 2015 as a five-year partnership with the City of Boston. Since that time, the program has trained over 3,000 working women in the City, with the goal of training 8,500 Boston women by December 2017, and 85,000 women by 2020. Registration for AAUW Work Smart in Boston free salary negotiation workshops is available online. The following workshops will be open to press: Monday, April 3 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Host: She Geeks Out Anchor (Behind the Render 121 Cafe on the First Floor) 50 Milk St. Tuesday, April 4 6:30 p.m..- 8:30 p.m. Host: The Latina Circle The Coop @ Hatch Fenway Landmark Center 401 Park Drive *Take 8th Floor East Elevators Thursday, April 6 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Host: Ellevate Network Boston Ernst Young, 200 Clarendon St. To cover the workshop, media is required to RSVP to the Mayor's Press Office: press.office@boston.gov, or 617-635-4461. Additional information will be provided to outlets that RSVP.

洛杉矶世界民族电影节 中国电影军团获多项大奖

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洛杉矶世界民族电影节 中国电影军团获多项大奖

2017年洛杉矶世界民族电影节（Universe Multicultural Film Festival) 3月31～4月2日在洛杉矶南海湾Palos Verdes 半岛上举行。向当地观众和来自好来坞的知名电影人放映了近100部来自世界各地的优秀作品，其中来自中国的电影界人士一行30多人为本次电影节带来16部作品，在4月2日举办的颁奖典礼上，来自中国的电影军团荣获多项大奖。

来自中国的著名编剧王梅和导演杨峰获得最佳外语剧本奖，著名导演原雅轩导演的电影《大荷花小荷花》获得本届电影节最佳儿童故事片奖，好莱坞资深华裔电影人Aki Aleung获终身成就奖。来自湖北武汉的青年制片人王鹏飞的《小马语者》获最佳儿童短片奖，留学生何家亮和团队一起制作的《 Lottery》获最佳音乐电影奖。

中央戏剧学院戏剧文学系硕士研究生毕业的中国知名编剧王梅，是中国作家协会和中国剧作家协会的会员，曾出版多部长篇小说，包括《青春通行证》、《阳光女孩》、《玫瑰玫瑰我爱你》、《男生女生》、《中戏女生》、《相约梦季》等。编写的电影剧本《落霞》、《回暖》等曾在不同的国际电影节中得奖，她也是知名动画片《巧手鲁班》和《中国熊猫》的编剧。

谈及这次的奖作品《丘比特吉祥》，她表示这个电影主要就是讲述，中国爱神月老和丘比特在人们越来越冷漠，逐渐丧失爱的能力的社会环境下，用东、西方各自的方式，阻止了中国最古老的媒人大反派伐柯的阴谋，唤起了伐柯属下“爱情间谍”吉祥对爱情的渴望，帮助人们得到爱情，让世界充满爱。

电影将由山东籍知名青年导演杨峰执导出品。他是最幕影业执行董事，话剧《老爸的秘密》，《泰山螭鳞传说》担任编剧导演，曾获获“五个一工程奖”。执导的电影《回暖》，《稻草人》，《背摔》，《长大后》，《门外的小孩》等多次获奖，并曾为万达IMAX影院定制微电影《慢慢爱》执导。

知名导演原雅轩导演的电影《大荷花小荷花》，影片通过两个十来岁姐弟的眼睛看到了一场战争，由此体会到战争给家庭带来的深重灾难。并把对战争的控诉提升到一个全人类的高度。原雅轩导演在获奖致辞中再次表达了希望国际社会不应忘记当年日本侵略对中国家庭和民众造成的巨大伤害。

曾经和众多美国巨星合作过、在好莱坞从影近70年的华裔知名影星Aki Aleung在本次电影节获终身成就奖，他在上台致辞时，全场起立鼓掌欢呼致敬。他对于当天中国军团在电影节中获得多个奖项发出感慨，提及华裔电影人早年在好莱坞的艰辛往事，在追朔到当年修铁路的华工、排华法案时，他表示，华裔电影人仍需继续努力。他自己就正在推动拍摄一部反映修建太平洋铁路华工的电影纪录片。

据世界民族电影节华裔执行主席唐玲介绍，本届电影节既有传统专业栏目的电影合作项目洽谈会，剧作家研讨会，国际制片人讨论会等电影电视行业专题会议，也有“与中国合作讲解会”，及其标志性的剧本真人秀，让剧本上的文字通过真人演绎而让制片人，投资人有真切的对故事的感受，促进电影项目的产生。在本次电影中，共达成十个中美电影合作项目。

美国华人公共外交学院的任向东表示，中国电影界通过参与各类电影节以及合作项目等多渠道的合作方式，不仅在技术方面有所获益，更主要的是，正在逐渐让好莱坞全面加深对中国电影业的认识。而近年来中国电影军团在好莱坞的发展，成效非常显著。（AACYF洛杉矶讯）