Governor Baker Appoints Josefina Martinez to the State Ethics Commission

Governor Baker Appoints Josefina Martinez to the State Ethics Commission

Current board member Maria Krokidas designated Chair

BOSTON – Governor Charlie Baker recently appointed Josefina Martinez to the State Ethics Commission and designated existing member Maria Krokidas as Chair. The Commission works to foster integrity in public service in state, county and local government, and to promote the public's trust and confidence in that service and to prevent conflicts between private interests and public duties.

“Josie Martinez has an impressive 28-year track record of litigation experience in state and federal court that will make her a valuable addition to the State Ethics Commission,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “I am also pleased to designate current member Maria Krokidas to serve as Chair of the Commission and look forward to her leadership enforcing the Commonwealth’s conflict of interest and financial disclosure laws.”

The State Ethics Commission is a non-partisan, independent agency, consisting of five members appointed to serve staggered, five-year terms with three appointments made by the Governor, one by the Attorney General and one by the Secretary of the Commonwealth. The Commission administers and enforces the conflict of interest and financial disclosure laws and has jurisdiction over state, county and municipal employees. Josefina Martinez will join the newly designated Commission Chair, Maria Krokidas, the Honorable David A. Mills (ret.), the Honorable R. Marc Kantrowitz (ret.) and Thomas J. Sartory. The Commission functions in three separate divisions: Legal Division; Public Education and Communications Division; and Enforcement Division.

"一百萬元讓你花" 波士頓市長鼓勵青年提構想

MAYOR WALSH ENCOURAGES YOUNG BOSTONIANS TO SUBMIT IDEAS FOR "YOUTH LEAD THE CHANGE" $1 MILLION PROGRAM

Boston youth are encouraged to submit ideas to improve their neighborhoods

BOSTON - Tuesday, October 23, 2018 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh is encouraging youth to submit ideas for "Youth Lead the Change," the first participatory budgeting process in North America by and for young people. Boston youth ages 12-22 have the opportunity to submit capital project ideas for spending $1 million of the City of Boston's capital budget by Friday, November 30, 2018. "By involving young people in the budget process, we are empowering our future leaders and supporting what really matters to them," said Mayor Walsh. "Their hard work and innovative ideas allow us to complete unique, community-enhancing projects across the City." Over the past five years, the City has allocated $6 million in capital funds and thousands of young people have nominated projects for funding. Past ideas selected for funding have included expanding Wicked Free WiFi, installing water bottle refilling stations at parks, installing fans in schools, placing solar panels on City-owned property, creating a media center for youth in City Hall, placing newer trash cans and recycling bins in select neighborhoods, adding new security cameras in Dorchester's Dr. Loesch Family Park, and many more. "Youth Lead the Change is an incredibly powerful program that provides youth the opportunity to amplify their voice and create tangible and meaningful change in the community," said Chief of Health and Human Services Marty Martinez. "Through this effort, youth have a seat at the decision-making table by allocating significant monies to promote and advance the well being of youth throughout the city." "Thanks to the vision of Mayor Walsh, I have the opportunity to help empower young people across Boston to become civically engaged and to play a part in influencing the future of their city," said Daniel Byran, age 17, Youth Director for Youth Lead the Change. "YLC serves as the first opportunity for young people to participate in civic life. Where else do teenagers have the opportunity to spend a million dollars of their city's budget? Nowhere." Youth Lead the Change is managed by Department of Youth Engagement & Employment, formerly a Division of Boston Centers for Youth & Family (BCYF), and the Mayor's Youth Council oversees the process in partnership with youth organizations across Boston. The Mayor's Youth Council is a group of 85 high school-aged youth committed to improving their communities and empowering other young people in Boston. Young Bostonians ages 12-22 can submit their ideas at Boston.gov/youth-lead-change by Friday, November 30, 2018. About the Department of Youth Engagement & Employment   The Department of Youth Engagement & Employment serves as a youth engagement resource center. The Department aims to connect, advocate and support youth constituents and stakeholders. For over 23 years, DYEE has provided Boston's youth with the necessary skills and competencies to transition into young adulthood. As the largest city-funded youth workforce development agency in the nation and a pioneer in youth civic engagement, YEE continues to serve as a pipeline for youth engagement in the City of Boston.

TREASURER GOLDBERG ANNOUNCES FALL SESSIONS OF JUST ASK!

TREASURER GOLDBERG ANNOUNCES FALL SESSIONS OF JUST ASK!

SALARY NEGOTIATION WORKSHOPS

“Just Ask!” to be Hosted at Massachusetts Community Colleges through December

BOSTON —Treasurer Goldberg has announced the fall dates and locations of “Just Ask!”, Massachusetts’ first state-wide program to offer salary negotiation workshops. The program, launched in January, provides women with the tools they need to overcome the negative impacts of wage inequality.

These two-hour-long trainings are licensed by the AAUW Work Smart program and empower women to close their personal pay gaps and earn their market-value through salary negotiation. Trained facilitators are scheduled to host Just Ask! at the following locations and dates:

Bristol Community College – Fall River | November 27th

Bristol Community College – Attleboro | October 30th

Holyoke Community College – Holyoke | November 29th

MassBay Community College – Wellesley | October 23rd

Middlesex Community College – Bedford | November 1st

Middlesex Community College – Lowell | November 14th

North Shore Community College – Lynn | December 6th

“We have received tremendously positive feedback from participants, and women are leaving these workshops feeling empowered and confident to negotiate the wage they know they deserve,” said Treasurer Deb Goldberg. “So long as there are women earning a less-than-fair wage, we will continue to offer these necessary programs across Massachusetts.”

Treasurer Goldberg launched the “Just Ask!: Salary Negotiation Workshops for Women” initiative as a direct response to the wage gap in Massachusetts, where women make only 82 cents for every dollar a man makes. These workshops are made possible through a partnership with the Massachusetts Community Colleges, the American Association of University Women, and the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women.

The program will continue to be scheduled throughout the Fall in all regions of Massachusetts. For those interested in attending, please visit http://equalpayma.com/en/agenda. 

On day one, Treasurer Goldberg created the Office of Economic Empowerment (OEE), led by a deputy treasurer, with the deliberate goal of implementing a range of economic empowerment initiatives that include closing the gender wage gap, increasing access to financial education, improving college affordability, and investing in STEM careers and education.

Baker-Polito Administration Kicks Off STEM Week At Dearborn STEM Academy

Baker-Polito Administration Kicks Off STEM Week At Dearborn STEM Academy

Thousands of students across the Commonwealth to participate in STEM Activities from Oct. 22 to 26

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BOSTON - Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito kicked off the inaugural statewide STEM Week at the Dearborn STEM Academy this morning, highlighting the importance of education in science, technology, engineering and math and its impact on the Commonwealth’s economy. They were joined by Secretary of Education James Peyser, Congressman Joe Kennedy, Vertex Chairman, President & CEO Dr. Jeff Leiden, Boston Public Schools Interim Superintendent Laura Perille and Dearborn Academy Principal Dana Brown. The STEM Council is co-chaired by Lt. Governor Polito, Congressman Kennedy and Dr. Leiden.

During the week, students across the Commonwealth will take part in hands-on projects, STEM-focused lessons, robotics events, coding projects and field trips to local employers. Pre-schools, elementary, middle and high schools, as well as colleges, museums, libraries, community groups and other organizations planned hundreds of events in every region of the state. Businesses partnered with school districts to showcase STEM careers, and educational institutions organized week-long projects for students at various schools across Massachusetts.

“The Commonwealth’s first annual STEM Week will be an opportunity to showcase the hands-on projects and lessons that go into STEM education all year long,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “Equipping students with knowledge and experience in STEM subjects will help prepare them for success and fortify Massachusetts’ future workforce and economy.”

“We have made progress in the last few years boosting the prominence of STEM subjects in our schools and we look forward to continuing to increase the number of young women and underrepresented minority students studying STEM subjects,” said Lt. Governor Karyn Polito. “We hope STEM Week will highlight opportunities that will inspire more and more students to get involved in these important fields.”

Massachusetts has the most technology jobs per capita in the nation, and STEM occupations represent 17% of all employment in the Commonwealth. Despite the abundance of jobs in science, technology, engineering and math, just one in six American high school seniors say they are interested in studying STEM in college.

During the next 10 years, U.S. industries will demand one million more graduates with STEM backgrounds than the nation’s educational system will generate, according to the 2012 report from the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.

The Dearborn is a Boston Public School that serves nearly 500 students in grades 6-12. All students develop an understanding of concepts that are pervasive across all STEM fields, and graduate with an awareness of STEM disciplines and career pathways. In 10th grade, students choose one of three pathways to focus their studies: computer science, engineering, or health and life sciences.

“Throughout this inaugural STEM week, our Commonwealth’s students will illustrate how far they have pushed the boundaries of our STEM curriculum,” said Congressman Kennedy. “And as we celebrate their breakthroughs, innovation and awards, we recommit to expanding that opportunity to every student that calls Massachusetts home. At a time when women, minorities and low-income students remain underrepresented in STEM careers, the STEM Council is committed to an education system where gender, race, income and zip code are no longer barriers to access.”

“We are sitting in a sea of talent in schools across the Commonwealth, but right now we’re only developing a small part of it - too many students are getting left behind,” said Dr. Jeffrey Leiden, Chairman, President and CEO of Vertex. “If we’re going to develop the diverse workforce that our innovation economy needs, we have to provide students with hands–on learning opportunities that bring STEM subjects into the real world and make learning exciting and fun. That’s what this week is all about.”

Strengthening STEM education in all of the Commonwealth’s K-12 schools is a priority of the Baker-Polito Administration. Lt. Governor Karyn Polito co-chairs the Massachusetts STEM Advisory Council, along with Congressman Kennedy and Jeffrey Leiden. The STEM Advisory Council is appointed by the Governor and includes education and business leaders in STEM industries that work to promote STEM education, partnerships among industries and schools, and internships for students.

“STEM Week is an opportunity to showcase all the good work teachers and students are already doing in science, technology, engineering and math every day,” Education Secretary James Peyser said. “It is also a chance to spark some students’ interest, and highlight for them how STEM touches so many fields and so many professions.”

STEM Week is a collaborative effort with the STEM Advisory Council, which worked to generate interest from the business community for STEM Week activities around the Commonwealth, and foster partnerships with school districts. The state’s Regional STEM Networks planned and coordinated activities for the week in conjunction with the STEM Advisory Council. Regional STEM networks connect educators, community leaders, and industry partners in order to foster opportunities for students in STEM fields.

Today, Lt. Governor Polito, Congressman Kennedy and Dr. Leiden co-wrote an op-ed published in the Boston Globe highlighting the importance of training more women and minority students for careers in STEM.

Approximately 500 STEM events will be held at schools, colleges, museums, businesses and other venues across the Commonwealth this week. To find an event by region, go to www.massstemweek.org.

To find out more about STEM Week or see list of events by region, visit www.massstemweek.org.

10/22起 波士頓選民可提早投票

CITY OF BOSTON KICKS OFF EARLY VOTING Early voting locations are available across City through  November 2

BOSTON - Monday, October 22, 2018 - The City of Boston today began its two-week early voting period for the November 6, 2018 State Election. "Vote Early Boston" runs through Friday, November 2, 2018, and City Hall is Boston's main early voting site, with voting from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Voters are encouraged to enter City Hall through the North Side entrance to access the early voting location on the second floor. Neighborhood "pop up" polling locations will be available throughout the City on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. during the early voting period. On Saturday, October 27 and Sunday, October 28, there will be nine early voting locations open -- one in each City Council District -- from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Voters may also vote early by mail or return their ballots in person at any early voting location. Voters interested in voting by mail must send their early voting request by 12 p.m. on Friday, November 2. Unlike Absentee Voting, no excuse is needed to vote early. Any registered Boston voter can vote early at any early voting location. All early voting sites are equipped with electronic poll books for voter check in. Voters are advised that state-issued identifications are optional for quicker "check in," but are not required. Early voting locations are well staffed with poll workers and interpreters, and fully accessible to voters with disabilities. At the end of each day, all voted ballots will be secured and sent to each voter's precinct to be counted on Election Day with all other ballots. Early voting was made possible by the Acts of 2014. During the 2016 inaugural early voting period, over 47,000 voters, representing over 17 percent of the total ballots cast, participated in early voting. Voters are encouraged to share their early voting experience on social media using the hashtag #VoteEarlyBoston. For more information, please visit boston.gov/departments/elections/vote-early-boston.

"善良的天使"紀錄片談中美關係 11/2日美國上映

"善良的天使"製片蒙代爾(William Mundell)。(周菊子攝)

         (Boston Orange 周菊子劍橋市報導)即將於11月2日在AMC院線上映，以中美關係為主題的紀錄片”善良的天使(Better Angels)”，10月10日先由哈佛中國論壇(HCR)在燕京圖書館辦了一場試映會。該片原定延至明年一月的中國映期，隨後調整為今年十一月底。

(10月25日更新:製片人William Mundell剛宣佈，該片將於今年十二月，在中國2000家戲院推出。)

"善良的天使"製片蒙代爾(William Mundell)(右)和導演柯文思
(Malcom Clarkeㄝ左)在試映會上回答問題。(周菊子攝)

”善良的天使(Better Angels)”這部紀錄片，是由曾任加州大學(UCLA)經濟教授，現為清華大學榮譽教授，也是一家電子學習公司共同主席的蒙代爾(William Mundell)製作，找來曾兩度獲得艾美獎的柯文思(Malcom Clarke)撰稿，執導，斥資逾200萬美元，耗時五年製作，拍了三年多才完工的影片。                          蒙代爾表示，拍這部紀錄片是想要中國人和美國人醒覺，在這絕對是目前世界上最重要雙邊關係的中美關係中，他們都是利益相關者。他覺得這部片是一個關於中美關係真正潛力還未被訴說的故事。他想要中國人了解，習近平年輕時來美所見到的包容、開放的美國，即使在今日都是真實存在的。也要讓美國人看到那種開放仍然存在的地方。最終要提高人們對中美關係的期望。

萬達集團董事長王建霖讓攝影團隊跟拍了兩天。

王健林在影片訪談中表示，中美關係不可能脫鉤。

影片訪問了1985年，習近平與農村代表團到愛荷華州的MUSCATINE考察時，接待他的美國家庭，也藉照片，實景，讓觀眾看到當年習近平所見到的美國。

影片中展現的農村家庭景象。(周菊子攝)

整個紀錄片訪談了許多人，從國家領導，中美專家，跨境商人到平民百姓，讓觀眾看到，聽到不同層面的中美關係實景與看法。

拉開影片序幕的是季辛吉(Henry Kissinger)和周恩來關於中美差異的對話。前美國國務卿貝克(James Baker)，歐布萊特(Madeleine Albright)，澳洲前總理陸克文(Kevin Rudd)，中國第九，第十屆人大常委會副委員長成思危，香港特區前首長董建華，一度是中國首富的萬達集團董事長王健林都在影片訪談中，表達了他們的看法。

陸克文解釋修昔底德陷阱(Thucydides trap)，指中國和美國，有可能陷入”一個大國新崛起，必然要挑戰現有大國，並因現有大國回應威脅，而不可避免地引發戰爭”的局面。成思危強調中國培養更多能跳出框架思考者的重要性。

影片也訪談了到非洲創業者，帶外籍丈夫回鄉打拼留學生，被公司外派，和留鄉妻兒只能靠不穩定的網路聯繫的工程師，在中國人到威斯康辛州所開公司工作，慶幸終於有了份工作的美國人。

黑石集團執行長Stephen Schwarzman接受訪談。

影片導演柯思文指出，70%的美國國會議員甚至沒有護照，兩國雙邊關係的推展也勢必在互訪之外有更多管道。他引此選擇追蹤，拍攝幾組人物，藉由他們的故事，讓觀眾更有體會的感受中美關係對國家，個人，可能有的影響，讓觀眾有機會從不同角度認識這兩個國家。

波士頓贏得彭博美國城市氣候挑戰獎

BOSTON NAMED WINNER IN BLOOMBERG AMERICAN CITIES CLIMATE CHALLENGE

Challenge awards winning cities with resources and technical support to help achieve their ambitious climate goals

BOSTON - Sunday, October 21, 2018 - Further strengthening Mayor Martin J. Walsh's commitment to protect Boston against rising sea levels and climate change, the City of Boston was today named a winner of the Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge as Boston works to strengthen and accelerate its progress toward reducing carbon emissions. The City will receive a support package, valued at up to $2.5 million, to increase low-carbon mobility choices and improve energy performance of Boston's building sector. "We're serious about building a more climate-ready Boston. If we're to be effective in preparing for rising sea levels and more intense storms, we have to accelerate our actions to reduce carbon emissions. Addressing climate change now is critical to ensuring a greener, healthy Boston for future generations," said Mayor Walsh. "I'm grateful to Bloomberg for recognizing the power of cities to address climate change as we continue to move forward with our ambitious climate goals." Earlier this week Mayor Walsh laid out a comprehensive and transformative vision that will invest in Boston's waterfront to protect the City's residents, homes, jobs, and infrastructure against the impacts of rising sea level and climate change. Announced in his annual speech to the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, the Mayor's plan, "Resilient Boston Harbor," lays out strategies along Boston's 47-mile shoreline that will increase access and open space along the waterfront while better protecting the city during a major flooding event. This week's announcements demonstrate Boston's commitment to building a more resilient Boston through both adaptation and mitigation. Resilient Boston Harbor builds off of Imagine Boston 2030 and uses the City's Climate Ready Boston 2070 flood maps and coastal resilience neighborhood studies to focus on Boston's most vulnerable flood pathways. The strategies laid out in the plan include elevated landscapes, enhanced waterfront parks, flood resilient buildings, and revitalized and increased connections and access to the waterfront. The strategies will require collaboration and funding between federal, state, private, philanthropic and nonprofit partners. Further strengthening the City's commitment to addressing climate change from all angles, Boston was selected as a winning city in the Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge because of its innovative and ambitious climate action plans to reduce air pollution and city-wide emissions from its building and transportation sectors. Boston will use the support to accelerate climate action by: Supporting further deployment of the Go Boston 2030 bike network and neighborhood slow streets traffic-calming program to create safe and stress-free walking and biking in the areas that need them most, Introducing additional programs to reduce single-occupancy car use and support electric vehicle adoption to make low-carbon transportation the mode of choice for residents and commuters alike, Providing Boston's commercial and institutional buildings access to innovative project finance programs to improve their energy performance, Helping large buildings to benefit from existing energy performance incentives and cutting-edge technologies, and Building workforce development programs and an energy resource center with an emphasis on serving low-income communities. "When Bloomberg Philanthropies announced the Climate Challenge, cities all across the country, with both Republican and Democratic mayors, put forward thoughtful and innovative proposals," said Michael R. Bloomberg. "Selecting the ones with the boldest goals - and the most realistic plans for reaching them - was not easy. But Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Boston, and D.C. all stood out, and we're glad to include them in the group of winners. With our federal government asleep at the wheel, cities are more important than ever in the fight against climate change - and these cities are stepping up to the challenge. Congratulations to them all." The Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge is a $70 million dollar program that will accelerate 20 ambitious cities' efforts to tackle climate change and promote a sustainable future for residents. Through the Climate Challenge - which is part of Bloomberg's American Cities Initiative, a suite of more than $200 million in investments to strengthen city halls and advance critical policies - Bostonis accepted into a two-year acceleration program, will be provided powerful new resources and access to cutting-edge support to help meet or beat the city's near-term carbon reduction goals. The program is led by experts at the Natural Resources Defense Council, Delivery Associates and others, to help winning cities meet - or beat - their near-term carbon reduction goals, from creating high-impact policies to putting them into action. The resources include a philanthropy-funded team member to facilitate the development and passage of high impact policies, training for senior leadership to assist with implementation of their proposed climate plans, and citizen engagement support to maximize community buy-in. About Bloomberg Philanthropies Bloomberg Philanthropies works in 480 cities in more than 120 countries around the world to ensure better, longer lives for the greatest number of people. The organization focuses on five key areas for creating lasting change: Arts, Education, Environment, Government Innovation, and Public Health. Bloomberg Philanthropies encompasses all of Michael R. Bloomberg's charitable activities, including his foundation and his personal giving. In 2017, Bloomberg Philanthropies distributed $702 million. For more information, please visit www.bloomberg.org or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter.   About the Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge Recognizing that cities account for more than 70% of global carbon emissions, the Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge was formed with an investment of $70 million to enhance the work already being done by mayors across the U.S. and to support cities in the fight against climate change. The Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge aims to go beyond the theoretical and scale up high-impact urban climate solutions that are already proven to succeed - specifically, from the buildings and transportation sectors. World-class partners for the Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge will be led by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Delivery Associates. The Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge is part of Mike Bloomberg's American Cities Initiative, a suite of more than $200 million in investments to strengthen city halls and advance critical policies.

罷工示威進入第三週 波士頓市長要求萬豪酒店達成協議

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh weighs in on hotel strike, 

Calls on Marriott to settle with UNITE HERE Local 26 striking hotel workers

Boston Mayor invites Marriott executives and Local 26 strikers to his office to negotiate

BOSTON, MA ― Boston Mayor Marty Walsh weighed in on the Marriott hotel strike going on its third week at a rally with striking workers today in Copley Square. In front of more than 1,500 striking Marriott hotel workers, union supporters, politicians, and community members, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh demanded Marriott end the strike by settling the contract—and offered his office in Boston City Hall for negotiations. 

“We are pleased to see the Mayor take an active role in seeing Boston hotel workers win the respect and dignity they so justly deserve,” said UNITE HERE Local 26 President Brian Lang. “Boston Marriott hotel workers have made an enormous sacrifice to make sure one job is enough to support their families and afford to live in this great city. Now it’s Marriott’s turn to be reasonable and come to the table with solutions.”

Today’s rally also featured AFSCME President Lee Saunders, who shared the story of Boston striker and bellman Robert Brooks, whose father was a striker during the AFSCME Memphis sanitation strike where Dr. Martin Luther King lost his life. Also addressing the crowd were Roxana Rivera, President of SEIU 32BJ; Sean O’Brien, President of Teamsters Local 25; and Local 26 members on strike who spoke to Marriott in English and their native languages, including Cape Verdean Creole, Cantonese, Amharic, Arabic, Haitian Creole, Greek, and Albanian. 

On October 3, workers walked out at seven Marriott-operated hotels, including the Aloft Boston Seaport District, the Element Boston Seaport District, the Ritz-Carlton Boston, the Sheraton Boston, the W Hotel Boston, the Westin Boston Waterfront, and the Westin Copley Place. This is the first hotel strike in Boston’s history. The last time Local 26 workers went on strike was at Harvard in October 2016, when dining hall workers struck for 22 days and successfully settled a contract with the world’s richest university.

Marriott workers are also on strike in San Francisco, Detroit, San Jose, San Diego, Oakland, and Hawaii, totaling nearly 8,000 workers demanding that One Job Should Be Enough. Simultaneous demonstrations happened today as part of the ongoing strikes. 

第六屆CelebrASIANS時裝秀 四面八方支持

亞裔婦女健康會行政主任黃千姬(右)頒獎表揚塔芙茨醫療中心的癌症
項目經理Marybeth Singer(左)。(主辦單位提供)

司儀Audrey Paek(右)介紹亞裔婦女健康會行政主任黃千姬(左)。
(主辦單位提供)

(Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導)亞裔婦女健康會(AWFH)的第六屆”表揚亞裔(CelebrASIANS)籌款時裝秀”，10月13日晚在波士頓醫療中心，吸引逾百人共襄盛舉，比往年更盛大。

亞裔婦女健康會是從乳癌倖存者黃千姬所創辦的亞裔乳癌患者項目衍生出來的非牟利機構，經由黃千姬的辛苦經營，熱心人士的支持，已越來越有規模，許多癌症患者，身心遭受打擊的亞裔婦女，藉由這同儕扶助管道，生活品質大有改善。

今年的第六屆”表揚亞裔(CelebrASIANS)籌款時裝秀”，邀得三名服裝設計師，和10名曾患癌症或各種病痛的女士擔任模特兒，既為社區介紹亞裔圈內時裝人才，也達到提醒人們關注身體健康的目的。

三名時裝設計師。(主辦單位提供)

整個活動在曾任亞裔反家庭暴力小組(ATask)主席，自己創辦有”有遠見的步驟(Visionary Steps)慈善基金會的Audrey Paek擔任時裝秀司儀，新英格蘭台灣青年商會會長歐怡君聯絡各項活動細節，新英格蘭台灣商會會長歐陽露，紅流蘇(Red Tassel)策略公司創辦人譚秀婷，東方銀行的Thi Q. Tu等8人組成活動委員會和廿多名義工攜手籌辦下，場面氣氛十足。

癌症倖存者或病痛患者當模特兒。(主辦單位提供)

本身是多元藝術人，目前還主持每月一次，免費參加的”創意早晨/波士頓”早餐講座的Sophia Moon在開幕致詞中直指黃千姬的服務熱情感動了她。

模特兒中的Sharon Hsu也表示，她是乳癌三期倖存者，參加”CelebrASIANS”，走上伸展台，是為告訴其他亞裔婦女，”我能，你也能”。藉由亞裔婦女健康會提供的各種乳房，子宮頸健康教育工具，預防自殺工作坊，人們可以學到如何察覺問題，及早採取預防及治療行動。

波士頓市議員艾達華費林(Ed Flynn)(右三)特地出席支持。黃千姬(右二)
與陳寶萍(右一)，謝如鍵(右四起)，歐陽露等人在會中合影。
(主辦單位提供)

她說，亞裔婦女健康會不只幫助了她，還幫了她先生。在她治療期間，她先生為照顧她，承受著極大壓力。但亞裔婦女健康會的同儕聚會，讓她先生認識許多有類似狀況的人，並藉由經驗分享，學會如何更自在地和癌症病人相處。她為自己認識亞裔婦女健康會的創辦人黃千姬 ，感到很幸運。

                      當晚的活動，除了時裝秀，還表揚了塔芙茨醫療中心的癌症項目經理Marybeth Singer，其他環節包括拍賣，抽獎，舞會。

模特兒走秀。(周菊子攝)

模特兒走秀。(周菊子攝)

新英格蘭台灣商會會長歐陽露(左)應黃千姬(右)之邀，加入活動籌委會。
(周菊子攝)

波士頓龍舟節委員會主委劉忠凱也來擺攤，以示支持。(周菊子攝)

新英格蘭台灣商會會長歐陽露(左)和青商會會長歐怡君(右)都加入籌備
活動，支持同樣來自台灣的黃千姬。(周菊子攝)