亞裔婦女健康會年度籌款時裝秀(圖片)

亞裔婦女健康會創辦人黃千姬(左)和司儀Audrey Park。(AWH提供)

左起，謝如鍵，胡美惠，歐陽露，歐怡君。(周菊子攝)

IAICS-2019 Convention call for papers

一品香加入僑胞卡特約商店行列

摩頓市的臺灣美食餐廳「一品香」老闆李寶駿(左)和李秀英(中)

夫婦在餐廳大門前與波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉(右)合影。

【一品香加入僑胞卡特約商店 10月20日起提供消費優惠】

位於波士頓北郊摩頓市的臺灣美食餐廳「一品香」，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10月20日起提供持卡人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。

該餐廳老闆李寶駿和李秀英夫婦表示，「一品香」成立以來，都是秉持臺式精緻美食的優良傳統，自2014年起迄今連續獲得僑務委員會頒發的「臺灣美食標章」，除了臺灣鄉親經常前來品嚐道地臺灣風味的餐點外，也吸引不少主流社會各界人士前來用餐；他們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，「一品香」成為繼「龍鳳大酒樓」、「珠媽廚房」後的第三家「僑胞卡」特約商店，並訂於今年10月20日當天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。

歐宏偉主任很高興「一品香」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；他也提醒大家返臺探親或觀光旅遊時，記得攜帶僑胞卡並多加利用，並歡迎波士頓地區僑胞鄉親前來僑教中心申領「僑胞卡」。(圖與文:波士頓僑教中心提供)

波士頓雙十盃壘球賽 3隊參賽

波士頓竹蜻蜓俱樂部舉辦「國慶盃壘球賽」，臺灣黑熊隊、
台客隊和東北大學臺灣學生隊等3支球隊參賽，賽前全體
與僑教中心主任歐宏偉合影

(Boston Orange)「慶祝中華民國107年雙十國慶盃壘球賽」10月7日在莫克雷公園(Joe Moakley Park)舉行，臺灣黑熊隊、台客隊和東北大學臺灣學生隊共3隊參加，以球會友。

今年的雙十盃壘球賽仍由竹蜻蜓俱樂部主辦。波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉為比賽開球，並代表主辦單位頒發「特殊貢獻獎」給雙十盃壘球賽創始元老之一的蔡高進，表揚他的長期付出與貢獻。

波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉(前排中)出席「國慶盃壘球賽」

擔任開球嘉賓，並受邀頒發竹蜻蜓俱樂部球賽聯盟年度例賽的

冠軍獎盃給「東北大學臺灣學生隊」。

竹蜻蜓俱樂部創辦人王志維還請歐宏偉把聯盟年度例賽冠軍獎盃頒給「東北大學臺灣學生隊」。

歐宏偉特地感謝竹蜻蜓俱樂部近年來的每年主辦「臺灣盃」和「國慶盃」壘球賽，促進了僑社青年與臺灣留學生的聯繫互動，也慶祝了總統副總統就職周年和國家生日。他在活動中還轉達僑務委員會吳委員長和駐波士頓臺北經文處徐處長對球員們的問候與祝福。(內容及圖片，波士頓僑教中心提供)

波士頓市府青少年議會 市長欽點40人 無一華裔

波士頓市長馬丁華殊宣佈新年度”閃亮波士頓”議員

40名青少年  無一華裔

(Boston Orange 周菊子整理報導)波士頓市府在10月12日(週五)公布了2018-2019年度的”市長的閃亮波士頓評議會(SPARK Boston Council)。這共有成員40人的組織將在未來12個月內，繼續為年輕成年人和市政府領導們打開新的溝通管道。

波士頓市長馬丁華殊說，波士頓市有著全美最集中的千禧年世代，而我們仰賴他們來幫助我們的城市與社區成長。我期待著和這些有能力的年輕居民合作，看看我們能如何使得波士頓成為一個更完善，所有社區都都更樂於其中的城市。

2018-2019的"閃亮波士頓評議會”由來自全波士頓17個不同鄰里的40名居民組成。他們包括建築師，創業者，老師，大學生，研究所學生，社區組織者，餐館業者，律師，以及來自公職，私營企業的人。其中四分之一為土生土長波士頓人，其他人成長於波士頓以外，遠自薩爾瓦多，佛羅里達，法國，喬治亞，密西西比，印度等等。

根據波士頓市府公布的名單，這17個鄰里，沒有華埠，40名成員中，也無一名華人。

“閃亮波士頓”主任，Amy Mahler表示，一個城市及社區的成功是由誰出席和參與來決定的。”閃亮波士頓”培訓，教導這群年輕的波士頓人，我們的城市是怎麼運作的，如何參與公民機構，以及我們的鄰里如何定義我們的城市。總而言之，我們會創立，並連結項目與資源，幫助我們的同儕，為市府領導及各項目做焦點小組，參與波士頓的公民生活。只要我們住在波士頓是，支持並為我們的家服務就是我們的責任。

“閃亮波士頓”設在市長的公民參與內閣，在影響千禧年代人口議題上，有著為波士頓市長馬丁華殊做顧問，和市府部門及社區相關人士合作，解決問題的責任。在Amy Mahler的領導下，評議會每月開會一次，參加社區的每月會議，並和夥伴合作把重點放在推出連結千禧年世代的活動。項目包括鄰里社交活動，薪資協商工作坊，擁有房屋及領導力開放日，還有”閒聊(Chief Chats)，一個新的系列活動，容許市民從波士頓市長馬丁華殊的內閣首長那兒，直接聆聽各種議題，並提問題。

40名”閃亮波士頓”評議會成員如下:

The 2018-2019 Council includes:

Bhakti Varma, Allston
Jordan Thornlow, Allston
Tanya Pham, Back Bay
Marguerite Silverman, Back Bay
Adrienne Zak, Beacon Hill
Justin Flynn, Brighton
Aidan McDonough, Brighton
Tess Atkinson, Dorchester

Crystal Chandler, Dorchester
Miles Halpine, Dorchester
Peter McCawley, Dorchester

Meghan Harrell, Dorchester
Jazmyne Jackson, Dorchester

Josh Waxman, East Boston
Kim Mendoza Iraheta, East Boston
Corinne Wardian, Fenway-Kenmore

Mika Gross, Fenway-Kenmore
Nolan Tesis, Hyde Park
Alisa Pimentel, Hyde Park

Helena Berbano, Jamaica Plain

Sebastian Zapata, Jamaica Plain
Taylor Cain, Jamaica Plain
Jennie Rose Halperin, Jamaica Plain
Samantha Montano, Jamaica Plain
Helen Mayer, Mattapan
Christina Paris, Mattapan
Dani Niro, North End

Jonathan Bekele, Roslindale
Gloribel Rivas, Roslindale
Sasha Goodfriend, Roxbury
Karleen Porcena, Roxbury
Portsha Franklin-Gordon, Roxbury
Analiese Barnes-Classen, Roxbury

Lindsey Butler, South Boston
Casey Baines, South End

Maggie Riddell, South End

Michelle Sohn, South End
Greg Bohenko,  West End
Kathryn Niforos, West Roxbury
Meredith McCarthy, West Roxbury

MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES 2018-2019 SPARK BOSTON COUNCIL

BOSTON - Friday, October 12, 2018-  Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the 2018-2019 Mayor's SPARK Boston Council. The diverse, 40-member group will spend the next 12 months working to continue to open up new lines of communication between young adults and leaders in City government.

"Boston is the home to highest concentration of millennials in the country and we count on them to help us grow as a city and community," said Mayor Walsh. "I look forward to collaborating  with these capable young residents on how we can make Boston a more equitable and enjoyable home for all communities."

The 2018-2019 SPARK Boston Council is comprised of 40 Boston residents, who live in 17 different neighborhoods across Boston. This group includes architects, entrepreneurs, teachers, undergraduate and graduate students, community organizers, restaurant professionals, lawyers, and representatives from many other industries across the public and private sectors. Over a fourth of the Council are native Bostonians, while others grew up as far outside of Boston as El Salvador, Florida, France, Georgia, Mississippi, India and beyond.

"A city's success and community is determined by who shows up and gets involved," said Amy Mahler, SPARK Boston Director. "SPARK Boston trains this cohort of young Bostonians on how our city government works, how to participate in our civic institutions, and how our neighborhoods define our City. Together, we'll create and connect programming and resources to help our peers, serve as a focus group for City leaders and programs, and participate in Boston's civic life. As long as we live in Boston, it is our responsibility and privilege to serve and support our home."

SPARK Boston, housed in the Mayor's Civic Engagement Cabinet, is responsible for advising Mayor Walsh on issues affecting the millennial population and working with City departments and community stakeholders to help solve those issues. Directed by Amy Mahler, the Council holds general meetings once a month, attends community meetings monthly and puts on programs focusing on connecting millennials with these partners. Programs include neighborhood socials, salary negotiation workshops, homeownership and leadership open houses, and Chief Chats, a new series of events which allows citizens to hear directly from Mayor Walsh's Cabinet Chiefs on a variety of issues and ask questions on those subjects.

MAYOR WALSH CELEBRATES REOPENING OF RENOVATED BCYF VINE STREET COMMUNITY CENTER

MAYOR WALSH CELEBRATES REOPENING OF RENOVATED BCYF VINE STREET COMMUNITY CENTER

BOSTON - Saturday, October 13, 2018 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh together with Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF), the City of Boston's Public Facilities Department, and members of the community today celebrated the opening of the renovated BCYF Vine Street Community Center in Roxbury. The $5.3 million dollar renovation is a key part of the Mayor's $50 million dollar FY19-FY23 Capital Plan investment in BCYF facilities. "For more than 100 years this center has been the heart of the community -- and now it's ready to serve Roxbury residents for another 100 years," said Mayor Walsh. "We've invested over five million dollars so that this building can offer more programs and have more high-quality space available to meet the needs of the community. I am excited to see everything that the center is now able to offer."   Interior upgrades included sound mitigation for the second-floor community rooms and the third-floor gymnasium, adding air conditioning to the gym, and refinishing the entire gym floor. Program spaces were reconfigured into multi-purpose areas to accommodate the community's dynamic needs. New kitchen equipment was added to the senior space, and the dance studio and teen rooms were renovated. A new recording studio was also built. Exterior upgrades included a new ground floor facade with an accessible handicap ramp, HVAC upgrades, and a new roof. Since BCYF Vine Street Community Center serves as an evacuation site for the community during emergency situations, the project also included the installation of a transfer switch which allows a mobile emergency generator to be hooked up to the building in case of need. "The reopening of the BCYF Vine Street Community Center is a testament to the City's commitment to investing in vital resources to the spaces that enable our communities to thrive," said Chief of Health and Human Services, Marty Martinez. "The renovation of the BCYF Vine Street Community Center will ensure that there is continuous and rich programming to support and uplift our residents for years to come." "This center played an important role in my life and it continues to play an important role in the lives of so many of our youth and young adults," said Asad Hardwick, age 27 from Roxbury, who grew up attending programs and events at the center. "I can't think of another building in Boston that deserved this renovation more than Vine Street and I am so happy for all the families who will now have access to a state of the art community center right in their own neighborhood." BCYF, the City of Boston's Public Facilities Department, and Bargmann Hendrie + Archetype architects, collaborated closely with BC Construction Company, the general contractor, on this project. In addition to renovating the BCYF Vine Street Community Center, other capital projects in the area include a $73 million investment on the  recently opened Dearborn STEM 6-12 Early College Academy; upgrades at the local BFD station Engine 14 Ladder 4; security-related improvements at the Wheatley School; and kitchen upgrades through the My Way Cafe program to the Boston Day & Evening Academy, Mason School, and Dudley Street Neighborhood School. Almost $1 million were also allocated to improve the Dudley Town Common for gathering and civic uses.

ILF 2019年度「暑期公共事務實習計劃」即起接受報名

ILF 2019年度「暑期公共事務實習計劃」接受報名

(Boston Orange)國際領袖基金會(International Leadership Foundation，簡稱ILF)2019年度「暑期公共事務實習計劃」即日起接受報名，12月31日截止收件。

國際領袖基金會每年選拔約30名傑出的亞太裔大學生，到美國首都華盛頓的聯邦政府機構及國會山莊，實習公共事務八到十週。獲選學生在聯邦機構實習之外，週末還將參加在國會山莊舉辦的領袖才能研討會，學習發展人際關係技巧，掌握第一手的美國政府系統最有價值知識。

參加ILF暑期公共事務實習計劃的學生，每人可得基金會補助的奬學金$2000元。

凡是美國公民，目前在美國就讀大學部本科的亞裔學生，GPA成績3.0以上者，均可申請參加。實習期間的食宿和旅行費用，參加活動學生需自行負擔。查詢詳情或申請，可上網www.ILFnational.org。

國際領袖基金會在促進亞太裔參與公共服務方面有傑出成績。過去以來，一直致力培訓年輕一代，幫助他們在各自領域成為領袖，進而提高亞太裔的聲音與能見度。選送大學院校學生進聯邦政府機構，參加「暑期公共事務實習計劃」，是ILF幫助亞太裔青年了解政府內部運作模式，培訓其領導能力的做法之一。

      2018年，ILF的暑期公共事務實習生分別進入10個美國聯邦政府部門，16個辦公室（其中包括國務院、國防部和商務部等）實習了8週，其中白宮已連續數年撥名額給ILF。

迄今，已有逾千名美國亞太裔，特別是華裔大學生接受過ILF提供的獎學金和領袖訓練。2018年也有300多名傑出美國亞太裔學生，參加了由國際領袖基金會和15個分會及委員會合作舉辦的培訓項目。

國際領袖基金會理事會董事長徐紹欽博士表示，“國際領袖基金會以教導亞裔未來領袖如何進入美國主流社會,促進美國亞裔參與公共服務，瞭解如何為亞裔爭取最大權益為宗旨。學生們透過實習，將可對美國國會、白宮的運作及政策制定、執行有更深入的瞭解”。

ILF創會會長董繼玲說“亞裔是近十數年來，在美國社會中人口成長最快的移民族群，在美國少數族裔中，經濟實力最優越，各方面發展飛快，成就卓越，表現堪為美國少數族裔典範，但參政、從政人數比例太小，與經濟實力不成正比，能為亞裔代言、爭取權益的領袖人才也太少，彷如沉默族群。亞裔力量因此也一直未受主流社會重視。

董繼玲認為，培訓更多優秀青年，融入美國政經界，學懂美國聯邦政府在國際及國內事務的實際運作程序與方式，充分瞭解政府公共政策對社區發展的重要性，日後才會有更多人能善用各級政府資源，在社會中為亞裔爭取應有權益，擴大亞裔對美國及國際的影響力。

ILF表示，該會每年都在年會中頒發「全球傑出人士楷模獎，以表彰在政治、經濟、科學、文化、藝術方面有傑出貢獻的亞裔，為所有美國青年領袖豎立學習楷模。歷年獲獎者包括美國聯邦交通運輸部暨前勞工部部長趙小蘭，美國聯邦商務部暨交通運輸部前部長峰田，參議院多數黨領袖麥康諾，國會參議員廣野慶子，國會外交委員會主席羅斯，國會少數黨領袖波洛西以及華裔國會議員趙美心，孟昭文，劉雲平，國際名探李昌鈺博士等。

國際領袖基金會理監事包括徐紹欽（理事長），陳永生（總會長），陳銘達及李學海等。在全美共有15個分會和5個委員會。各分會會長和共同主席分別為林美蓮(舊金山)、孫陳小鳴、洪逸青、蔡慶雲(洛杉磯)、吳小燕(西雅圖)、黄亞村、馬勇(紐約)、黃國清、何西典(華盛頓DC)、葉超、吳子平(新英格蘭)、孔慶超、姚學智(底特律)、吳來蘇、傅惠芬(芝加哥)、嚴培達(奧蘭多)、鄭漢城(邁阿密)、簡衛(亞特蘭大)、James Birney、李蔚華(休士頓)、黃金森 谷祖光、陳文珊(達拉斯)、羅麗芬、賀士郡(全球)等，以及委員會主委董殿會，陳鈞亞，白越珠，俞乃奮，汪清，張恩,沈郭逸媛，黃凱文。基金會現由朱小棣担任代理行政主任。

國際領袖基金會由於管理卓越，充分透明，自2012年起，連年被美國聯邦政府慈善活動(CFC)選入最佳慈善專業組織名錄。CFC是雷根總統1982年頒布“慈善籌款”第12353號行政命令，由美國聯邦政府人事管理辦公室設立的，目的是鼓勵聯邦工作人員、退休人員和政府承包商在慈善捐贈方面更加積極主動。有意捐贈者可以從CFC出版的“最佳慈善專業組織關愛目錄”中找到基金會，也可以在http：/www.cfcnca.org/sitative-Search上搜索到ILF的CFC號碼：#24372，并给予支持。基金會也獲得全美知名的慈善機構透明度審查委員會Guidestar的金質獎章，名列全美頭等慈善專業組織之一。

October 11, 2018

Contact: Joanna Chen, fellow@ileader.org    

For Immediate Release

ILF Civic Fellowship Accepting Asian Pacific American Student Applications for 2019

The International Leadership Foundation (ILF) is pleased to announce that the 2019 Civic Fellowship Program now accepting applications till December 31, 2018.

Every year, 30 or so outstanding Asian Pacific American (APA) college students who passed the ILF’s selection committee’s review process will become summer interns of federal agencies at Washington D.C. for 8 to 10 weeks.

These students will be called Civic Fellows and each will receive a stipend of $2,000 USD upon program completion.

In addition to the full-time federal internships, these students will attend professional development workshops and receive leadership training.  Fellows are responsible for their own travel, housing, and living expenses.

“One of ILF’s goals is to prepare and cultivate people of younger generation to become leaders in public service,”  said Chairman of ILF Dr. Paul Hsu. “It is so important to make young leaders understand and be exposed more to civic engagement, to encourage them take action and support their communities in whichever way it is relevant.”

ILF will place selected Civic Fellows to various federal agencies and congressional offices according their interest and their majors at school.

Undergraduate students of APA heritage are encouraged to apply. All United States citizens with minimum 3.0 GPA, and currently an undergraduate student of an US university or college are eligible to apply.  Additional documents and application materials may be required later on. Applications are now open and the deadline is December 31, 2018. To learn more or submit an application, please visit www.ILFnational.org

夏日星辰10/21談野馬

(MA) On October 21st, Sunday, TUFTS Vet School Professor Dr. Allen Rutberg will give a talk at Summer Star. Attendees will hear about his lifelong passion for wild horses and how he is able to help them.  He will also bring his intern Vet School graduate student Aubrey Specht to talk about her firsthand experience with wild horses.

(麻州)夏日星辰野生動物保護園將於10月21日(週六)下午2點起，舉辦講座，邀塔芙茨大學獸醫學院教授Allen Rutberg分享他這一生對野馬的熱情，以及他如何幫助它們。Rutberg教授的研究所實習生，Aubrey Specht也將分享他和野馬相處的經驗。