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星期五, 8月 25, 2017

幸運女士個人獨得七億餘元威力球獎金

            (Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓整理報導)七億五千八把七十萬元。這麻州彩票威力球(Powerball)有史以來由單人獨得的最大額頭獎(jackpot),真正得主是53歲的Chicopee居民,Mavis Wanczyk
             有兩個小孩,在春田市憐憫醫療中心(Mercy Medical Center)工作的Mavis Wanczyk,在麻州彩票局宣佈得獎號碼時,正要下班離開。她的朋友唸完得獎彩票的6個號碼時,她拿著彩票一個數目,一個數目地看,對完後喊我有這些號碼,我有這些號碼,高興得癱坐下來。幾秒後才意識到,她現在是億萬富翁了。
               她後來打電話給她以工作了32年的醫療中心,我不會回來了
            Mavis Wanczyk每周五晚上和母親,繼父,以及一名朋友一起吃飯,玩Keno。她的幸運號碼是4
               她不想分30年領取獎金,決定一次領取$480,500,936,扣稅後也有$336,350,655
            麻州彩票局在凌晨2點最初宣佈這威力球最大獎得主時,搞錯了彩票出售地點,讓水城(Watertown)Handy Variety小舖東主Gurinder Singh高興極了,不過凌晨6點,彩票局馬上更正,中獎彩票是在往西80哩的Chicopee賣出去的。
                這家店賣出了一張中獎100萬元的彩票,麻州彩票局在宣佈得獎號碼時,一時搞錯了出售地點。
              麻州彩票局主任Michael Seeeney解釋,該局收到有兩張彩票中獎100萬元的通知,在印出,整理資訊時,一不小心搞錯了。售出中大獎彩票的店舖是Pride Station & Store,該店東主Bob Bolduc表示,因為售出中獎彩票可得的5萬元佣金,將全數捐給當地慈善機構。
           麻州出售的彩票中,這一期總共有261,642張彩票中了獎。小獎從4元到100萬元不等。

           麻州彩票的最大獎,是2016年時3個人一起得的16億元。

海外13社團向國際請願 呼籲重視香港人民處境

美加英澳13個社團組織8月23日聯名請願,呼籲國際各界重視香港人民政治,民權被侵犯,要求立即釋放所有良心犯,終止政治起訴支持民主,捍衛人權的活躍人士。
聯名社團指稱,在香港至少已有117人因為雨傘運動,蠔涌炸彈,旺角初一衝突,立會非法集結,反釋法遊行等等諸多案件被捕,被判刑,或正審判中。

International Petition Campaign calls for solidarity to address rights violations in Hong Kong
An International petition campaign to call for international solidarity to address civil and political rights violations in Hong Kong is being launched today by thirteen community organizations from USA, Canada, UK and Australia namely: 
1.     Association of Overseas Hong Kong Chinese for Democracy and Human Rights  海外香港華人民主人權促進會 (Massachusetts, USA)                 
2.     Australia-Hong Kong Link 澳港聯 (Australia)
3.     Canada-Hong Kong Link 港加聯 (Canada) 
4.     Democracy for Hong Kong- D4HK (UK)       
5.     Federation of Overseas Hong Kong Chinese, Washington DC 華盛頓海外香港華人聯會(USA)
6.     Friends of Hong Kong and Macau of Boston 波士頓港澳之友社 (USA)
7.     Hong Kong Forum Los Angeles 洛杉磯香港論壇 (USA)
8.     Movement for Democracy in China (Calgary) 卡城中國民主促進會 (Canada)
9.     Northern California Hong Kong Club 北加州香港會 (USA)    
10.  NY4HK (New Yorkers supporting Hong Kong)  (USA)
11. Toronto Association for Democracy in China 多倫多支持中國民運會  (Canada)
12. Vancouver Hong Kong Forum Society 溫哥華香港協進會 (Canada)
13. Vancouver Society in Support of Democratic Movement 溫哥華支援民主運動聯會 (Canada)
 Major objectives of this international petition campaign are: 
1.     To raise international awareness of the political prosecution and imprisonment of pro-democracy activists and civil rights defenders in Hong Kong which is an attempt to silence those who dare to challenge the existing political power in Hong Kong and the authoritarian rule of the Chinese Communist Party. 
2.     To show international solidarity with Hong Kong to address the continuous decline of civil and political rights in Hong Kong which is a violation of the provisions on freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) of which China is a signatory. 
3.     To demand immediate and unconditional release of all prisoners of conscience and an end to the political prosecution of pro-democracy activists and civil rights defenders. 
The above thirteen community organizations will solicit support from prominent individuals and organizations outside of Hong Kong that have influence in their own fields, countries or in the international community. Signatories of the campaign will be by invitation only and include: 
1. Current or former members of government, 
2. International NGOs, 
3. Scholars, and 
4. Community leaders. 
                                        
As members of the international community, we encourage the general public to follow Story of the Frontiers on Facebook for latest updates on Hong Kong political prisoners and the free-the-prisoners campaign in Hong Kong. We also encourage the general public to write to all prisoners of conscience in Hong Kong particularly those who are less renowned to let them know that they have not been forgotten. The world is watching Hong Kong and all of us from the international community support them.
                                                                                            

For further information, please contact: 
xxxxx (name)
xxxxx (title)
xxxxx (cell no)

from Story of Frontiers and show the list:

1. 葉寶琳(反新界東北,入獄2星期)
2. 張漢賢(反新界東北,入獄1星期)
3. 黃根源(反新界東北,入獄3星期,另一控罪為入獄8個月)
4. 梁曉暘(反新界東北,入獄13個月)
5. 黃浩銘(反新界東北,入獄13個月;雨傘旺角清場刑事藐視法庭案,審訊中;928公眾妨擾案,審訊中)
6. 劉國樑(反新界東北,入獄13個月)
7. 梁穎禮(反新界東北,入獄13個月)
8. 林朗彥(反新界東北,入獄13個月;反釋法遊行案,審訊中)
9. 朱偉聰(反新界東北,入獄13個月)
10. 何潔泓(反新界東北,入獄13個月)
11. 周豁然(反新界東北,入獄13個月)
12. 嚴敏華(反新界東北,入獄13個月)
13. 招顯聰(反新界東北,入獄13個月)
14. 郭耀昌(反新界東北,入獄13個月)
15. 陳白山(反新界東北,入獄13個月)
16. 黃之鋒(926公民廣場案,入獄6個月;雨傘旺角清場刑事藐視法庭案,審訊中)
17. 周永康(926公民廣場案,入獄7個月)
18. 羅冠聰(926公民廣場案,入獄8個月)
19. 戴耀廷(928公眾妨擾案,審訊中)
20. 陳健民(928公眾妨擾案,審訊中)
21. 朱耀明(928公眾妨擾案,審訊中)
22. 陳淑莊(928公眾妨擾案,審訊中)
23. 邵家臻(928公眾妨擾案,審訊中)
24. 張秀賢(928公眾妨擾案,審訊中)
25. 鍾耀華(928公眾妨擾案,審訊中)
26. 李永達(928公眾妨擾案,審訊中)
27. 曾健超(襲警及拒捕,入獄5星期)
28. 鄭錦滿(雨傘旺角清場刑事藐視法庭案,入獄3個月)
29. 歐煜鈞(雨傘旺角清場刑事藐視法庭案,入獄1個月,緩刑1年)
30. 蕭雲龍(雨傘旺角清場刑事藐視法庭案,審訊中)
31. 文伙安(雨傘旺角清場刑事藐視法庭案,審訊中)
32. 黎宇聲(雨傘旺角清場刑事藐視法庭案,審訊中)
33. 羅慧茵(雨傘旺角清場刑事藐視法庭案,審訊中)
34. 陳子勛(雨傘旺角清場刑事藐視法庭案,審訊中)
35. 陳瑋鋒(雨傘旺角清場刑事藐視法庭案,審訊中)
36. 朱瑞英(雨傘旺角清場刑事藐視法庭案,審訊中)
37. 翁耀聲(雨傘旺角清場刑事藐視法庭案,審訊中)
38. 黃嘉義(雨傘旺角清場刑事藐視法庭案,審訊中)
39. 江金桃(雨傘旺角清場刑事藐視法庭案,審訊中)
40. 陳遨天(雨傘旺角清場刑事藐視法庭案,審訊中)
41. 陳柏陶(雨傘旺角清場刑事藐視法庭案,審訊中)
42. 陳榮華(雨傘旺角清場刑事藐視法庭案,審訊中)
43. 劉鐵民(雨傘旺角清場刑事藐視法庭案,審訊中)
44. 梁翰林(雨傘旺角清場刑事藐視法庭案,審訊中)
45. 岑敖暉(雨傘旺角清場刑事藐視法庭案,審訊中)
46. 司徒子朗(雨傘旺角清場刑事藐視法庭案,審訊中)
47. 朱緯圇(雨傘旺角清場刑事藐視法庭案,審訊中)
48. 周蘊瑩(雨傘旺角清場刑事藐視法庭案,審訊中)
49. 蔡達誠(雨傘旺角清場刑事藐視法庭案,審訊中)
50. 張啟康(雨傘旺角清場刑事藐視法庭案,審訊中)
51. 馬寶鈞(雨傘旺角清場刑事藐視法庭案,審訊中)
52. 黃麗蘊(雨傘旺角清場刑事藐視法庭案,審訊中)
53. 楊浩華(雨傘旺角清場刑事藐視法庭案,審訊中)
54. 張啟昕(雨傘旺角清場刑事藐視法庭案,審訊中)
55. 陳寶瑩(雨傘旺角清場刑事藐視法庭案,審訊中)
56. 朱佩欣(雨傘旺角清場刑事藐視法庭案,審訊中)
57. 郭陽煜(雨傘旺角清場刑事藐視法庭案,審訊中)
58. 趙志深(雨傘旺角清場刑事藐視法庭案,審訊中)
59. 麥盈湘(雨傘旺角清場刑事藐視法庭案,審訊中)
60. 關兆宏(雨傘旺角清場刑事藐視法庭案,審訊中)
61. 馮啟禧(雨傘旺角清場刑事藐視法庭案,審訊中)
62. 熊卓倫(雨傘旺角清場刑事藐視法庭案,審訊中)
63. 陳耀成(蠔涌炸彈案,審訊中)
64. 鄭偉成(蠔涌炸彈案,審訊中)
65. 彭艾烈(蠔涌炸彈案,審訊中)
66. 胡啟賦(蠔涌炸彈案,審訊中)
67. 文廷洛(蠔涌炸彈案,審訊中)
68. 楊逸朗(立會火燒垃圾桶案,監禁2年)
69. 葉卓賢(立會火燒垃圾桶案,被判入勞教中心)
70. 馮敬恩(圍堵港大校委會案,已被定罪,9月判刑)
71. 李峰琦(圍堵港大校委會案,已被定罪,9月判刑)
72. 陳柏洋(旺角初一衝突,監禁9個月)
73. 楊家倫(旺角初一衝突,監禁4年9個月)
74. 陳卓軒(旺角初一衝突,監禁21天)
75. 陳宇基(旺角初一衝突,監禁3個月)
76. 許嘉琪(旺角初一衝突,監禁3年)
77. 麥子晞(旺角初一衝突,監禁3年)
78. 薛達榮(旺角初一衝突,監禁3年)
79. 莫嘉濤(旺角初一衝突,審訊中)
80. 李倩怡(旺角初一衝突,審訊中)
81. 鍾志華(旺角初一衝突,審訊中)
82. 何錦森(旺角初一衝突,審訊中)
83. 霍廷昊(旺角初一衝突,審訊中)
84. 陳和祥(旺角初一衝突,審訊中)
85. 鄧敬宗(旺角初一衝突,審訊中)
86. 李卓軒(旺角初一衝突,審訊中)
87. 林永旺(旺角初一衝突,審訊中)
88. 葉梓豐(旺角初一衝突,審訊中)
89. 吳挺愷(旺角初一衝突,審訊中)
90. 楊子軒(旺角初一衝突,被判入教導所)
91. 羅浩彥(旺角初一衝突,監禁3年)
92. 連潤發(旺角初一衝突,監禁3年)
93. 黃台仰(旺角初一衝突,審訊中)
94. 梁天琦(旺角初一衝突,審訊中)
95. 容偉業(旺角初一衝突,審訊中)
96. 李諾文(旺角初一衝突,審訊中)
97. 盧建民(旺角初一衝突,審訊中)
98. 袁智駒(旺角初一衝突,審訊中)
99. 林傲軒(旺角初一衝突,審訊中)
100. 黃家駒(旺角初一衝突,審訊中)
101. 李東昇(旺角初一衝突,審訊中)
102. 林倫慶(旺角初一衝突,審訊中)
103. 吳文遠(披露受廉署調查人士身分案,審訊中;三文治擲梁振英案,審訊中;反釋法遊行案,審訊中)
104. 梁國雄(公職人員失當案,無罪釋放;藐視立法會案,審訊中;星島日報辯論比賽案,監禁7日)
105. 鄭松泰(倒轉國旗案,審訊中)
106. 林淳軒(反釋法遊行案,審訊中)
107. 周嘉發(反釋法遊行案,審訊中)
108. 葉志衍(反釋法遊行案,審訊中)
109. 陳文威(反釋法遊行案,審訊中)
110. 盧德昌(反釋法遊行案,審訊中)
111. 鄭沛倫(反釋法遊行案,審訊中)
112. 周樹榮(反釋法遊行案,審訊中)
113. 梁頌恆(立會非法集結案,審訊中)
114. 游蕙禎(立會非法集結案,審訊中)
115. 鍾雪瑩(立會非法集結案,審訊中)
116. 楊禮康(立會非法集結案,審訊中)
117. 張子龍(立會非法集結案,審訊中)

波市府解雇健康及人民服務長小阿若約

(Boston Oange)  波士頓環球報報導,經過4星期有關性騷擾女性下屬的詢問、調查後,波士頓市政府宣佈,小阿若約(Felix G. Arroyo)的人民服務健康長職務,立即終止。
               波市長傳播長Laura Oggeri表示,波市府做了詳盡的內部調查,才做此決定,將立刻展開尋覓新人補位工作。
現年38歲的小阿若約,原本是工會組織者,市議員助理,然後做了兩任市議員,2013年參選波士頓市長,和現任市長馬丁華殊(Martin Walsh)競爭,還在初選時贏得9%選票,儼然政壇新星。
               他的一名女性下屬上週向麻州反歧視委員會(Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination)申訴,指他從2015年開始就不斷性騷擾她,常拍打她的臀部,還在知道她要去市府有關當局提告時,從背後緊抓她的頸部。小阿若約事後透過發言人否認這些指控。市府當局後來把她調到另一個部門,讓她覺得自己被降職了。
               這名女子的指控引發市府正式調查,從728日起就勒令小阿若約放有薪假。這星期,連警察也介入調查了。
波市長週四(24)表示,市府也請從外界請人加入調查。小阿若約案在市府並不是泛泛可見的問題。他不認為市府員工會害怕舉報諸如性騷擾等地任何不當問題。他也表示市府對性騷擾訂有嚴格政策規定,所有部門主管及內閣閣員最近都接受過行為準則訓練。
               小阿若約透過發言Colette Phillips發了一份聲明,指該名女子的指控是報復性行為,完全沒有根據。他對市府的決定感到失望。他會全力和MCAD合作,努力澄清他的名譽。
               該名女子送交MCAD的申訴,一一點名了波士頓市長馬丁華殊,小阿若約,以及小阿若約的幕僚長Ilyitch Nahiely Tabora,聲稱她受到性騷擾,源自年齡及性別的報復,以及受敵視的工作環境。
               根據這份文件,這名女子是201510月時受聘,進入市長的健康及人民服務辦公室工作,直屬上司是小阿若約。
               在文件中她聲稱,從受聘開始,小阿若約就性騷擾她。如果她不講話,小阿若約就每天都騷擾她。如果她要求小阿若約停止碰觸她,講不洽當的話,大約有3個月的時間,小阿若約停止了那些行為,同時也不大和她溝通了。
            724號時,小阿若約又開始了那些不洽當的行為,她決定不再忍受,並和市府人事部約談,結果一名人事部人員把這約談放到了她的日程表上,但小阿若約和幕僚長都能看到這日程表。
               小阿若約看到這約談後,把她叫進辦公室,說了諸如你不會想要傷害我,因為你不會想要我傷害你,對不對?”的話。

               這名女子725日和市府人事部晤談,次日和市長幕僚長高丹尼談,727日,她發了一封電郵,複述了高丹尼要她在小阿若約再威脅她,或覺得工作場所不安全時,立即告訴他以及人事部。728小阿若約就被暫停職務了。

MAYOR WALSH, OFFICE FOR IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT UNVEIL EAST BOSTON "TO IMMIGRANTS WITH LOVE" MURAL


MAYOR WALSH, OFFICE FOR IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT UNVEIL EAST BOSTON
"TO IMMIGRANTS WITH LOVE" MURAL

Subjects featured in the East Boston mural recognized for contributions made to the community
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波士頓新增2榮譽僑務職人員 歐陽路、蘇鴻昌

經文處長賴銘琪。
                                (Boston Orange)駐波士頓臺北經濟文化辦事處處長賴銘琪於823日宴請今年630日任期屆滿的僑務榮譽職人員,並代表僑務委員會頒發續聘及新聘僑務榮譽職人員聘書,包括續敦請黃氏宗親會元老黃官羨先生擔任僑務諮詢委員,許炳煌及余麗媖等2人續聘為僑務顧問,周萬欽、陳裕逢、陳式儀、溫陳美月、張鳳、馮文鸞、薛劍童、黎雯、陳永茂及鄭玉春等人續聘為僑務促進委員;至於新聘的僑務促進委員則包括新英格蘭大波士頓臺灣商會會長歐陽露,以及波克萊臺灣商會會長蘇鴻昌等2人,任期均自10671日起至108630日止。

                             賴銘琪表示,這次續聘的僑務榮譽職人員都是長期服務僑社,堅定支持政府的僑領,並涵蓋僑學產業各領域,在僑社都具聲望及影響力,期許未來與政府共同面對各種挑戰,協助推展僑務工作,一起為中華民國臺灣打拼;而新聘的僑務促進委員則是大家所熟悉的兩位臺灣商會會長,他們在今年也配合僑務委員會及駐外館處共同舉辦臺灣美食廚藝講座,以及接待臺灣選手參加波士頓馬拉松賽、臺灣青年海外搭僑計畫等活動,都是僑社優秀人才。(波士頓僑教中心提供)
波士頓經文處處長賴銘琪(前中),僑教中心主任歐宏偉(後右)和續聘的
榮譽橋務職人員。前排右起,鄭玉春,溫陳美月,許炳煌,黎雯。
後排左起,陳式儀,薛劍童,馮文鑾,蘇鴻昌,陳裕逢,陳永茂。
(僑教中心提供)

波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉則轉達僑務委員會委員長吳新興博士對僑胞鄉親的問候與祝福,並鼓勵僑務榮譽職人員及僑社各界人士踴躍組團返國參加今年的十月慶典活動,也可順道安排自費參與「安心健檢計畫」的行程,體驗臺灣優質醫療服務。


星期四, 8月 24, 2017

STATEMENT FROM ATTORNEY GENERAL MAURA HEALEY ON STATES’ AGREEMENT TO FURTHER REDUCE REGIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

STATEMENT FROM ATTORNEY GENERAL MAURA HEALEY ON STATES’ AGREEMENT TO FURTHER REDUCE REGIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

BOSTON – Attorney General Maura Healey issued the following statement in response to a proposed update to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) announced yesterday:

“The new RGGI agreement is just the latest way that Massachusetts and the other participating states are stepping up to lead the country in cutting carbon pollution and expanding renewable energy. Now, more than ever, state and local governments need to take charge. I am confident that we can use this agreement to attract new states to our regional program and expand our impact at this critical time.”

Massachusetts is one of nine states participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, the nation’s first market-based regulatory program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Yesterday, the RGGI states announced their agreement to reduce the RGGI emissions cap by 30 percent from 2020 to 2030. Under the agreement, the 2030 regional cap will be more than 65 percent lower than RGGI’s 2009 starting cap. The agreement also allows states to withhold allowances from auctions if emission reduction costs are lower than projected.

The Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states participating in RGGI are Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont.

波士頓公校和教師工會達成協議 簽兩年合約

Boston Public Schools and Boston Teachers Union Reach Agreement on Two-Year Contract
Collaborative Effort Leads to Improvements in Wages, Parental Leave, Hiring Flexibility, and More
BOSTON — Thursday, August 24, 2017 — Today, the Boston School Committee and the Boston Teachers Union (BTU) have mutually announced an agreement on a two-year Boston Public Schools (BPS) teachers contract that brings improvements that will benefit students, families, and our schools. The agreement includes improvements in wages, parental leave policies, hiring processes, school nurse staffing, and restorative justice practices.

The two-year agreement, retroactive to fiscal 2017, will introduce policy updates for the start of the 2017-18 school year as BPS and the BTU continue to collaborate on shared priorities of fostering safe, healthy, and welcoming schools.

“We are all pleased to announce an agreement on a fair and reasonable contract as we begin the 2017-18 school year,” said Mayor Martin J. Walsh. “This agreement provides reforms that will make it easier for schools to hire effective teachers, reasonable wage increases, more access to parental leave, and increased supports for our most vulnerable students.”

“The Boston Teachers Union and the Boston Public Schools share the common priority of having safe and healthy schools that provide enriching educational experiences and opportunities for our students,” said Jessica Tang, president of the Boston Teachers Union. “The BTU advocates not just for the interests of educators, but for students, parents, and the school district we serve. This agreement will have a positive impact on our schools, and it represents just one piece of the work involved in our partnership with the Boston Public Schools.”

After 18 months of contract negotiations, this agreement supports wage increases of 2% in fiscal 2017 and 3% in fiscal 2018 for teachers and paraprofessionals. It also allows for school leaders to more easily facilitate the process of hiring teachers and paraprofessionals earlier in the school year, which has shown to result in more effective teachers in classrooms.

The contract, which covers the 2016-17 and 2017-18 school years, also ensures properly trained paraprofessionals are supporting students with autism and emotional impairment. In addition, it increases the numbers of nurses in schools, extends access to the parental leave policy to second- and third-year teachers and paraprofessionals — bringing them in line with the City’s parental leave policy — and grows the promising Restorative Practice initiative to help foster social-emotional learning in a way that is aligned with the BPS Code of Conduct.

“This agreement is a prudent step forward, and a representation of a reasonable meeting of the minds for all parties involved,” said Boston School Committee Chairperson Michael O’Neill. “It provides reasonable financial support for our teachers, paraprofessionals, and other members of the BTU while also allowing for reasonable steps forward in the autonomy of hiring and supports for our most vulnerable students. As the school year begins, it is critical that our focus is on teaching and learning, and this agreement makes that possible. I look forward to the full Boston School Committee considering this tentative agreement during our September meetings.”

The Boston School Committee is expected to discuss the contract on September 6 and vote whether to approve or deny the contract on September 13.

BPS Superintendent Tommy Chang said the contract agreement strengthens the ongoing collaboration with the BTU in a variety of areas, such as the first-ever BPS-BTU Teacher Summer Institute training workshop, which was held at Boston University this week.

“This agreement represents a renewed focus on collaboration between the Boston Public Schools and the Boston Teachers Union as we work toward shared common goals around creating safe, healthy, and sustaining learning environments for all students,” said BPS Superintendent Tommy Chang. “This collaboration will only help us as we continue to work together with the BTU on resolving future matters of mutual interest.”

Parties from BPS and the BTU have agreed to resume contract negotiations soon for the period beginning September 1, 2018.

Mayor Fung Receives Prestigious U.S. Sen. George F. Hoar Award

Mayor Fung Receives Prestigious U.S. Sen. George F. Hoar Award

Mayor Allan Fung (in the middle)receiving U. S. Sen. George F. Hoar Award.
(Photo By Chutze Chou)
BOSTON, MA—Cranston Mayor Allan W. Fung was honored for his years of inspiring public service and acting as a positive role model for the Chinese-American community at the Chinese American Citizen Alliance Boston Lodge’s annual gala in Boston on Saturday, Aug. 19.

Mayor Fung was one of three individual recipients of the U.S. Sen. George Frisbie Hoar Award at the gala, joining Connecticut State Rep. William Tong and former Fitchburg, Mass. Mayor Lisa Wong in receipt of the tremendous honor.

The award is named after former Massachusetts Sen. George F. Hoar, who served in the Senate from 1879 to 1904 and was the only U.S. Senator to vote against the 1902 Scott Act, which was an extension of the Chinese Exclusion Act. Hoar was an outspoken critic of anti-immigration policies and American imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th century. Also a founder of the Worcester County Free Institute of Industrial Science, now the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Hoar was a U.S. Congressman before his election to the Senate and served as President of both the American Historical Association and the American Antiquarian Society.

“It is a great honor to receive this recognition from the Chinese American Citizen Alliance,” commented Mayor Fung. “As the Mayor of Cranston, it’s my job to work on behalf of all residents, regardless of their backgrounds, but I am mindful that my heritage has had a positive influence on my fellow Chinese-American citizens. I’m very proud to receive this award from an organization that promotes ethics, morals, public service and the core American values of freedom, liberty and equal justice for all.”

Earlier on Saturday, Mayor Fung was a guest panelist during a special Town Hall Meeting hosted by CACA at Tufts University. The topic was “Challenges, Opportunities and Expectations on Public Service.” Joining Mayor Fung were California State Treasurer John Chiang, Utah State Representative Karen Kwan, CACA National President Edmond Gor and Committee of 100 Co-Founder Henry Tang.

星期三, 8月 23, 2017

波士頓北一女、建中校友延續兩校傳統 聯誼野餐

波士頓北一女,建中校友夏日郊遊樂。(圖片來源:北一女校友會臉書)
               (Boston Orange 周菊子報導)波士頓地區北一女、建中校友會,819日在艾克頓鎮(Acton)Nara公園野餐,80多人歡聚,舞動,欣見年輕學弟妹出現,欣聞校友之子王凱傑正過關斬將,有望成為福斯(Fox)電視台廚藝大師,捧回25萬元獎金。
建中,北一女校友會會長,左起,王子仁,吳國志歡迎駐波士頓
台北經濟文化辦事處處長賴銘琪,雲雯蓁夫婦,波士頓僑教中心主任
歐宏偉。(周菊子攝)
                      波士頓地區北一女校友會在      201512月正式成立。首任會長趙小怡2016年底卸任,轉為顧問,吳國志接棒,每年必辦三大活動,分別為慶祝母親節,夏日野餐,以及年底的慶祝母校生日暨年會,目前登記在冊校友約165人。
成立已五年多的建中校友會,相比之下鬆散些,還未製作校友名冊,現任會長為王子仁。校友劉泰國19日代表建中致詞時打趣,請北一女校友代為製作,管理校友名牌,以示兩校友誼深厚。
北一女校友會會長吳國志(左),建中校友代表劉泰國(右)。(周菊子攝)
駐波士頓台北經濟文化辦事處處長賴銘琪,波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉,這天都應邀出席同樂。賴銘琪笑說處長夫人雲雯蓁是北一女校友,要出席校友會活動,找不到人開車,所以他是以配偶身分出席,當司機來的。他還開玩笑的建議建中校友,只要以北一女校友馬首是瞻,就絕對不會行差踏錯。
北一女校友會副會長江佩蓉主持節目。(周菊子攝)
北一女校友會副會長江佩蓉這天做主持人,安排了校友陳秀惠帶跳尼雅(Nia)舞,王志雲,秦慧清兩夫婦介紹他們在南牛頓高中教音樂的寶貝兒子王凱傑,如何在福斯電視台第八季的”廚藝大師(Master Chef)”節目中,先從逾千報名者中被挑為40名參賽者之一,然後在每一集節目要淘汰3人的激烈競爭中一路過關斬將,晉升為前20名,前11名。
他們倆夫婦請校友們幫忙,每周三晚上8點,收看福斯電視台的這廚藝大師節目,投票支持王凱傑,上臉書facebook.com/jasonjangywang查看王凱傑的參賽詳情,自撰食譜。
秦慧清介紹兒子王凱傑參加"廚藝大師"賽的經過。(周菊子攝)
這次的北一女,建中校友會在校友們的積極宣傳下,吸引來不少年輕校友,其中郭瑋庭,劉柏廷,林致中等3名建中校友都是生物醫藥領域的博士後或研究員,因為參加波士頓台灣人生物科技協會(BTBA)的活動而認識,知道了彼此都是建中人,相約而來,遇到同輩的3名北一女校友,順理成章的在現場另闢年輕世代交流區,彷如延續北一女,建中相約郊遊的歷史傳統。
年輕世代校友傳承北一女,建中郊遊、約會傳統。左起,謝伊妮,劉柏
廷,林致中,郭瑋庭,黃歆婷,殷郁雅另闢一區交流。(周菊子攝)
波士頓北一女校友會會長吳國志表示,該會新一屆幹部包括副會長江佩蓉,幹事郭明,許聰玲,龍熙平,吳杏玫,嚴安莉,徐宗玲,李建,李欣等人,在熱心校友協助下,已設立臉書專頁BEINUBoston,發佈校友會消息。這次的夏日野餐有即將成為北一女高一新生的小學妹Anthea拍了很多照片,留下美好記錄。

林致中(左),吳杏玫(右)不約而同的把建中,北一女的書包帶到會場
懷舊。(周菊子攝)
會場食物豐盛非常。(周菊子攝)



建中校友致詞。(周菊子攝)
輔大校友來插花。右起,陳秀惠,楊哲修,歐宏偉,吳萍萍。(周菊子攝)
王志雲介紹王凱傑參加廚藝大師概況。(周菊子攝)
陳秀慧教跳尼雅舞。(周菊子攝)
校友們一起跳舞,鬆動筋骨。(周菊子攝)
左起,蕭蔚,王子仁,黃紹光,趙小怡,徐世薰等人。

昆市盛大慶祝第30屆中秋節聯歡會

華林派舞獅。(圖片來源亞協中心)
(Boston Orange )昆士市820日舉辦第30屆中秋節聯歡會,有將近二萬人在昆市高中與昆市青年會一帶,川流不息的遊逛了一整個下午,享受昆市亞協服務中心(QARI)和昆士市政府首度攜手,推出盛大園遊會所帶給人的歡樂。
昆市市議員Noel DiBona,昆市長柯奇(Tom Koch),昆市議員梁秀婷
(Nina Liang),麻州眾議員陳德基(Tackey Chan),亞協服務中心主席Paul
 Shaw,亞協執行長莊建豪,後排左起,麻州參議員約翰基南(John
Kenan)等人在開幕式後合影。(圖片來源亞協中心)
昆士中秋節聯歡會大約在中午時刻,由華林功夫太極學校的舞龍,為聯歡會拉開序幕。美國第42童軍及昆市女童軍團為大會舉行升旗典禮。昆士市長柯奇(Tom Koch),麻州眾議員陳德基,昆市議會主席Kirsten Hughes,以及代表贊助商的華人醫務中心執行總監衛優俊(Eugene Welch)等人,在昆士高中大草坪旁搭起的主舞台上一一致詞。
群眾圍坐草坪上欣賞表演節目。(周菊子攝)
舞台表演節目有茉莉花舞蹈團的少兒中國舞蹈,華林派的傳統鼓舞,樂舞族的古典舞,中國揚琴古箏青年樂隊的揚琴古箏合奏,昆士Best跆拳道學校的武術示範,ESE的流行舞,華夏文化協會的傳統中國舞,新星社區藝術學校的拉丁舞等。
華林功夫太極學校示範功夫。(周菊子攝)
會場攤位包括昆士市以亞裔為主要服務對象的社團,出售玩具,飾品,冰淇淋,提供駕駛訓練,保險,買賣房屋等服務的商家,競選連任的民意代表,介紹業務的昆市政府單位等,擺滿在Coddington街和南岸青年會會址前停車場空地。
昆士市長柯奇,麻州參議員約翰基南(John Keenan),麻州眾議員陳德基(Tackey Chan),昆市市議員梁秀婷(Nina Liang)Ian Cain Noel DiBona等,或者競選連任,或者純粹表示支持,都在會場擺有攤位。
旅行社請嫦娥下凡宣傳。(周菊子攝)
昆市府的規劃和社區發展局也有昆市府新聘的亞裔專員鄒雪,與同事一起向民眾介紹昆市府為民眾提供的房屋修繕,可享低利率,並獲高達購屋款9%的首次購屋補助等服務。
昆市議員梁秀婷請選民支持連任。(周菊子攝)
靠近昆市青年會那兒的空地,還有各種手工藝,食品,教人做月餅,教人跳Zumba舞的攤位。兒童寵物區有兔子,小豬,小雞,小羊等動物,給小朋友們看,摸,有兩隻小馬可騎。
中華頤養院院長陳力(右一)和余國峰醫師等人坐鎮攤位。(周菊子攝)
               昆市亞協執行長莊建豪在活動中特地感謝昆士市長柯奇(Tom Koch)的支持,以及昆市府,昆士公校,昆士警察,公共工程局,公園康娛局,消防局,南岸青年會等提供協助。他指出,當天在會場服務的逾百名青年義工,由Sandy Ng Wong率領的道富集團義工等的幫忙,以及活動策畫顧問Ellen Kaye的組織,是當天活動舉辦成功的幾大原因。
               在會場擺攤,贊助這活動的機構,商家,包括華人醫務中心,Carney醫院,東方銀行,MBTA,麥當勞,國家電網,Quirk汽車公司,塔芙茨醫療中心,波士頓基金會,科學博物館,麻州文化協會,橋畔娛樂公司,C&C印刷公司,以及慈善家Evelyn Gruss Lipper博士等等。

昆市市長助理邱潔芳(右)和昆市規劃局新聘亞裔專員鄒雪(左)。(周菊子攝)
               昆市亞協服務中心已預定明年211日舉辦農曆新年慶祝會,819日舉辦中秋節慶祝會。



曾任麻州財政廳廳長的Tim Cahill新近出任昆市商會會長。(周菊子攝)

移民來美約十年的兩兄弟陳高彬,陳翔,在餐館打工之餘,還經營
"懶人"網路商店,賣中國零食。他們賣的大布偶在會場吸引許多人
(周菊子攝)







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成功駕校董事長柏志剛(右)親自坐鎮攤位。(周菊子攝)

昆市中秋節會場的飲食區,包括Bon Me等餐車林立。(周菊子攝)


波士頓亞美電影節在會場擺攤,提醒民眾今年十月見。(周菊子攝)

波士頓華埠獅子會每年都派出驗眼車到聯歡會為民眾免費驗眼。
(周菊子攝)

會場的兒童寵物區,小朋友看到真的羊,兔,小雞都搶著去摸。
(周菊子攝)


騎小馬。(周菊子攝)

會場好多彈跳汽球屋。(周菊子攝)

2025年昆市將慶祝建市400年。(周菊子攝)