波士頓亞裔房東會今(12)日下午有講座

波士頓亞裔房東會講座 1/12

http://midtwn.com/events/jan-12-2019-seminar/

Seminar date:  Jan 12, 2019

LOCATION: MIT Tang Center, Building E51, Room 315

70 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02142

We are happy to announce that BALA seminar will start to use Zoom Meetings to simulcast our entire event so people can have another option to attend our seminar via online, Zoom meeting will have 2 sessions, 3:30 PM -
5:30 PM for Wealth Seminar and 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM for BALA Landlord Session,  We want to invite you to go to the link below, create a Zoom account  and join our seminar then. See you there!
3:30PM - 5:30PM Wealth Seminar Zoom Meeting Link:  https://zoom.us/j/323646273
7:00PM - 9:30PM BALA Landlord Session Zoom Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/454587317

Admission: Free

Note: Entrance is at the back of the building by the parking lot. If the doors are locked, please call Jason Pan at 617-834-4071 or Leo at 603-439-1239 to gain access into the building.

（3:30PM-5:30PM）Chinese Session 中文講座 - 財富知識與房產講座

 “How Does Life Insurance Complement Real Estate Investment” -“人生保險和房地產投資怎樣相得益彰" - Bright Li 李光华, 財務财务顧问 and Jason Pan潘樹仁,中城地產

 (5:30PM-7:00 PM) Social Networking 

 (7:00PM-9:30 PM) English Session 英文講座

1.     講座話題 Seminar Topic :      “How TCJA (Tax Cut and Job Act) will affect your family and business” –  Tina Yang – Tina Yang CPA, Inc.
2.  案例分析 Case Study

3. 房東討論 Landlord Discusstion

(If you have announcement to make at the seminar or to share your story in the Landlord Discussion Session, please do not hesitate to let me know.)

We thank MIT Sloan Asia Business Club for hosting the seminars and KanZhongGuo New England’s media promotion. We also thank the news coverage by Sing Tao Daily, World Journal, China Press Weekly, The Epoch Times, Boston Chinese News,  DuoWei Times, Asian American News Letter, and sinovision.net 美國中文電視團. )

Thank you to NorthMarq Capital and East Boston Savings Bank as our Sponsors.

APPLICATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR TREASURER GOLDBERG’S WOMEN IN FINANCE FELLOWSHIP

APPLICATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR TREASURER GOLDBERG’S WOMEN IN FINANCE FELLOWSHIP

BOSTON –The State Treasurer’s Office of Economic Empowerment, in a public-private partnership with the Greater Boston offices of Ernst & Young LLP (EY), is accepting applications for the 2019 Women in Finance Fellowship program. In its fourth year, the initiative places Massachusetts’ female-identifying undergraduate students into financial departments within the Massachusetts State Treasury. Additionally, Fellows are paired with a female EY professional acting as a “private sector advisor.”

“Women are still underrepresented in many higher paying fields, including the financial services sector,” said Treasurer Deborah Goldberg. “I am proud to create opportunities that will boost the confidence and skills of young women in Massachusetts who are forging a path in finance.”

The Women in Finance Fellowship seeks to identify and foster female talent for the financial services industry, build a network and pipeline for women in finance, and advocate for the placement of women in leadership roles. The Fellowship will help recruit, retain, and foster female talent, and promote awareness of the benefits of hiring women at all levels of management.

“We are honored to once again participate in a program that empowers our women professionals to pay it forward and show support of the advancement of the next generation of women leaders within the industry,” said Jane Steinmetz, EY Boston Office Managing Principal.

The deadline to apply is February 15, 2019. The program launches in June and will conclude on July 31^st. For more information about the Women in Finance Fellowship or to apply, visit http://www.mass.gov/treasury/empowerment/fellowship/.

AG HEALEY ANNOUNCES LANDMARK SETTLEMENTS WITH FIAT CHRYSLER AND BOSCH FOR CHEATING EMISSIONS TESTS

AG HEALEY ANNOUNCES LANDMARK SETTLEMENTS WITH FIAT CHRYSLER AND BOSCH FOR CHEATING EMISSIONS TESTS

Massachusetts and New York Led Coalition Secures More Than $171 Million for States

            BOSTON – Attorney General Maura Healey today announced that Fiat Chrysler, its Italian and American subsidiaries, and Bosch, a global auto supplier, have agreed to pay more than $171 million to states in connection with their roles in developing and installing software in vehicles to cheat diesel emissions tests. Massachusetts is slated to receive approximately $5.6 million as part of the settlements. 

The proposed consent judgment with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V., its U.S. subsidiary FCA US, LLC, its Italian affiliate V.M. Motori S.p.A. and V.M. North America, Inc. (Fiat Chrysler), resolves a lawsuit that alleges Fiat Chrysler violated consumer protection and environmental laws by installing illegal “defeat device” software and undisclosed Auxiliary Emissions Control Devices in 2014-2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Ram 1500 diesel vehicles it marketed, leased and sold nationwide, including approximately 1,000 in Massachusetts.

The proposed consent judgment with Robert Bosch GmbH and Robert Bosch LLC (Bosch), a major supplier in the global automotive industry, resolves a lawsuit that alleges Bosch violated state laws when it helped its clients – Volkswagen and Fiat Chrysler – program Bosch-supplied engine control software to cheat on federal and state emissions tests. Both settlements were filed today in Suffolk Superior Court and are subject to court approval.

            “Fiat Chrysler and Bosch worked together to falsify environmental tests and trick Massachusetts drivers into buying dirty cars that pollute our air,” AG Healey said. “We will continue to work with our partners to pursue auto industry companies that pollute the environment and lie to consumers.”

The settlements announced today follow earlier settlements reached between Massachusetts and other state, federal and private parties and Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche for equipping, marketing, selling and leasing more than 570,000 diesel vehicles with illegal defeat devices. Under those settlements, Volkswagen paid Massachusetts more than $40 million in civil penalties, fixed or repurchased the affected vehicles, paid tens of millions of dollars in restitution to Massachusetts consumers, and funded a national trust providing $75 million in funding for emission reduction projects in the state. The company is also making a $2 billion nationwide investment in electric vehicles.

“The actions of Fiat Chrysler and Bosch caused excess emissions to pollute the air across the Commonwealth,” said Commissioner Martin Suuberg of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. “This new settlement requires the companies to pay a significant penalty, compensate eligible owners and supply replacement equipment to help mitigate further air pollution.”

Fiat Chrysler

The lawsuit – the result of a nearly two-year investigation by the multistate coalition – alleges that Fiat Chrysler cheated emissions tests by calibrating the software in their “Eco-Diesel”-branded Jeep SUVs and Ram 1500 trucks to pass the emissions test, while allowing the vehicles to emit illegally high levels of harmful nitrogen oxides (NOx) in real-world driving. Fiat Chrysler further misled consumers by falsely claiming these vehicles were environmentally friendly and compliant with laws in all 50 states. 

Today’s settlement requires Fiat Chrysler to pay Massachusetts more than $1.89 million, including $1 million in penalties for the alleged violations of state consumer protection and environmental laws and additional funds to help mitigate the air pollution harm caused by the alleged misconduct in the state. Nationwide, excluding the separate penalties the company will be required to pay to the federal government and California under related settlements, the multistate agreement reached by the coalition of attorneys general is expected to result in payments of $72.5 million to 49 states, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia and Guam.

The Massachusetts settlement also prohibits Fiat Chrysler from engaging in future unfair or deceptive conduct in connection with its dealings with consumers, and it requires the automaker to carry out its obligations under a series of related settlement agreements pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (the Multidistrict Litigation Settlements) with a national class of affected consumers, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the State of California on behalf of the California Air Resources Board. Once approved, the Multidistrict Litigation Settlements will require Fiat Chrysler to eliminate the defeat device software through a software fix, provide eligible owners and lessees extended warranties, and, together with Bosch, pay eligible owners and lessees average restitution of up approximately $2,908 and $990, respectively. They also require Fiat Chrysler to supply 200,000 upgraded, replacement catalytic converters to vehicle owners to help mitigate air pollution across the country. 

Bosch

            The AG’s complaint against Bosch alleges the auto supplier knowingly facilitated the implementation of the defeat device software in more than 600,000 Volkswagen and Fiat Chrysler vehicles over a period that spanned more than a decade. Despite concerns raised within the company’s own internal management and to Volkswagen and Fiat Chrysler, Bosch allegedly supplied Volkswagen and Fiat Chrysler with the electronic diesel control units that controlled the vehicles’ emissions functions and assisted the automakers in their implementation of the cheating software and their concealment of it from regulators and the public. 

Under the terms of Massachusetts’ proposed consent judgment with Bosch, the auto supplier will pay the state more than $3.66 million in consumer and environmental civil penalties and to cover the cost of investigation. The agreement also includes precedent-setting terms that require Bosch to monitor compliance and to refuse to accommodate requests for software development and programming that could result in the installation of defeat device software.

Under a multistate agreement involving Massachusetts and 49 other jurisdictions – including Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam and all other states except for California, Texas, and West Virginia – Bosch will pay a total of $98.7 million for the consumer protection and environmental law violations and make a separate $5 million payment to the National Association of Attorneys General for training and future enforcement purposes. Under the related settlement in the Multidistrict Litigation, Bosch will pay $27.5 million to consumers who purchased or leased the affected Fiat Chrysler vehicles. Bosch earlier paid more than $275 million to consumers who purchased or leased the affected Volkswagen vehicles. 

These matters were handled by Gillian Feiner, Chief of AG Healey’s False Claims Division, Assistant Attorney General Lisa Dyen of AG Healey’s Consumer Protection Division, and Assistant Attorney General Tracy Triplett and Special Assistant Attorney General Nora Chorover of AG Healey’s Environmental Protection Division, and with assistance from Christophe Courchesne, Chief of AG Healey’s Environmental Protection Division. At the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Chief Bureau Counsel Laurel Mackay made important contributions to the case.

麻州亞美局六新委員宣誓就任 懸缺3席

麻州亞美局宣誓就任議員和亞裔州議員，州政府內閣首長合影。(周菊子攝)

麻州財政廳廳長高伯珂主持麻州亞美局委員宣誓儀式。
(周菊子攝)

               (Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導) 麻州亞美局(Asian American Commission)昨(9)日下午在麻州財政廳廳長高伯珂(Deb Goldberg)主持下，有六名新委員宣誓就任。21個委員席位中，目前仍有3席懸缺。

             麻州亞美局是2006年10月經由麻州議會立法通過的州政府組織，共有21名委員席位，分別由州長，州務卿，總檢察官，財政廳廳，稽核長，參議會議長，眾議會議長等7名州政府首長各指派3名，每人任期3年，可連任一次。

麻州亞美局行政主任蔣如婷(右起)在麻州財政廳長高伯珂
，稽核長邦普注視中說明委員宣誓儀式概況。(周菊子攝)

             在麻州政府修訂法案後，麻州亞美局現在每年可從州政府預算中獲得年度撥款，去年並提高為八萬元。麻州亞美局每年舉辦的民權論壇，青年領袖會議，醫療保健會議等活動，經費來自各界贊助。
                由於最初設立時借用麻州財政廳辦公室開會，麻州亞美局委員的宣誓就任，傳統上也一直由財政廳長主持。

               根據麻州亞美局提供的資料，任期屆滿今年離任的委員有5人，分別為總檢察官指派的周樹昂，財政廳長指派的Elisa Choi，州務卿指派的何遠光，梁永基，稽核長指派的John Naranja。

四名麻州亞裔眾議員陳德基(右起)，阮嬋(Tram Nguyen)，
Marie Robinson，黃子安聯袂出席宣誓。陳德基和黃子安
都曾擔任麻州亞美局委員。(周菊子攝)

             昨日宣誓就任的六名委員，有人連任，有人新任，分別是州長查理貝克(Charlie Baker)指派，住在Bedford，連任的Equiserve合夥人暨尼泊爾榮譽代表Pralhad KC；總檢察官奚莉(Maura Healey)指派，住在摩頓市的新英格蘭非營利職業機構(INP)副主任Nate Bae Kupel；財政廳廳長高伯珂指派，住在Amherst，今年連任的Amherst學校委員會委員Vira Douangmany Cage；稽核長邦普(Suzanne Bump)指派，住在Tyngsborough，開設Kravant精品店的前任AAC行政主任Bora Chiemruom；參議會議長Karen Spika指派，住在Hopkinton，擔任該鎮學校委員會副主席的Meena Bharath；眾議會議長Robert DeLeo指派，住在Revere的Dimple Rana。

             麻州亞美局經過這次的輪替汰換後，仍有7名華裔委員，包括今年出任財政，開辦經營電腦相關企業的劉宗聖，華美福利會行政主任陳美霞，麻州大學羅爾分校心理學副教授Ivy Ho，自己開業的臨床，以及警察，公共安全心理學家Mabel Lam，律師李金玉(Mary K. Y. Lee)，昆士市議員梁秀廷，道富集團助理副總裁暨助理律師。

左起，麻州財政廳廳長高伯珂，稽核長邦普，參議會議長
Karen Spika 等三人，象徵了麻州政府內的女性力量。
(周菊子攝)

             目前，麻州亞美局網站上只列出18名委員，麻州州務卿有權指派的3個席位，暫時從缺。

             麻州亞美局去年12月13日已在網上公佈，徵聘兩名兼職項目聯絡員，一人駐守麻州西部，一人駐守波士頓，目前還在審閱申請文件階段。 

                查詢麻州亞美局詳情，可洽該局行政主任蔣如婷，jenny.chiang@aacommission.org，或上網www.aacommission.org。

麻州亞美局本屆副主席為Kimberly Truong(右)，財政為
劉宗聖(左)。(周菊子攝)

麻州國際貿易發展署助理署長范文南(Nam Pham)也出席
道賀。(周菊子攝)

A record of 20 Asian federal legislators swearing in

CAPAC Chairwoman Chu Remarks at Inaugural CAPAC Swearing-In Ceremony for the 116^th Congress

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On January 8, 2019, the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) held an inaugural swearing-in ceremony for the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Members of the 116^thCongress, which includes a record 20 Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Members of Congress. Below is a transcript of CAPAC Chairwoman Judy Chu’s remarks:

“Thank you all so much for coming to this inaugural swearing-in ceremony. I have looked for many years at the swearing-in ceremony for the Congressional Black Caucus and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and always dreamed of having a similar ceremony for the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. And now, thanks to the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) and their hard work, this is finally a reality. Can we thank Madalene Mielke and her entire team for making this such a success? And to be sworn in by Judge Sri Srinivasan is especially a huge honor. In fact, we in CAPAC advocated for his judicial nomination, and he went on to become the first Asian American appointed to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. Let’s give him another round of applause.

“This incredible event, the first of its kind in history, comes at a very special time for both CAPAC and APAICS as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the founding of both of our organizations by Secretary Norman Mineta in 1994. It also comes at a turning point in history with the most diverse Congress ever elected! We had the only woman Speaker of the United States – the incredible Nancy Pelosi – sworn in. And this is a historic moment for the Asian Pacific Islander community because now we have the highest number of Asian Pacific Islanders in Congress. We have 20 Members of Congress that are AAPI.

“In the Senate, we have three Asian Pacific Islander women – Mazie Hirono, Tammy Duckworth, and Kamala Harris. And in the House, we have made some great strides in leadership positions. Just recently, one of our members was elected as Co-Chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, Congressmember Ted Lieu from California.

“We are now the chairs of some very important committees. How about the Chair of the Committee on Education and Labor: Congressmember Bobby Scott from Virginia. And the Chair of the Veterans Affairs Committee is our very own Congressmember Mark Takano from California. We also have Asian Pacific Islander Members who are chairing prominent caucuses in Congress. She just got elected as Co-Chair of Congressional Progressive Caucus, Congressmember Pramila Jayapal from Washington. And doing double duty, Co-Chair of the LGBT Equality Caucus, Mark Takano from California. 

“I’m so excited because we also have new Asian Pacific Islander Members –  the ones who brought us to this historic high of 20 – and I am in awe of the experience they bring. This young man is the son of Korean American immigrant parents, and after nearly 20 years of not having any Korean American in Congress, he got elected: Andy Kim of New Jersey! This incredible man has a Filipino mother and a Chinese American father, and he pulled off one of the most astonishing wins in California: TJ Cox from California. This incredible delegate from Guam is the youngest person to ever represent Guam in Congress and has an incredible family that’s very involved in politics there. We know he will be a strong voice for the AAPI community and Pacific Island territories: Michael San Nicolas.

“I am proud that we have so many members of CAPAC. They have large AAPI populations in their districts and also happen to be great leaders in Congress. One of them is just so special because she has been an Executive Board member for the longest time, but now she’s also a member of House leadership as a Co-Chair of the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee: Congressmember Barbara Lee from California!

“When CAPAC was first founded 25 years ago, there were only a handful of AAPI Members of Congress. In fact, Norman Mineta often jokes that there were so few of them that they could hold their caucus meetings in a phone booth. Well today, not only do we have 20 AAPI Members of Congress, we have our Associate Members. And with both of them together, we have over 60 Members in the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus.

“These historic achievements are what we are here to celebrate tonight. We’ve had so many trailblazers. Patsy Mink changed history by championing Title IX, which promotes equal opportunity and prohibits sex discrimination in education. Bob Matsui, Spark Matsunaga, Norm Mineta, and Daniel Inouye passed the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, which granted reparations to Japanese Americans who were wrongfully incarcerated during World War II. Robert Underwood championed the creation of the AANAPISI Program to increase opportunities for AAPIs in higher education. These individuals used their power to create a better, more inclusive America than the one they grew up in. They showed so much courage and refused to let hate and injustice triumph over progress. And it’s that powerful history of strength and resilience that we must remember today. 

“Because today, we have a President who cares more about sowing division and fueling hate than bringing our country together. Who is intent on prolonging a wasteful government shutdown. Who wants to ban all Muslims, gut our family immigration system, and deport undocumented youth who were brought to this country as children. And that’s why CAPAC has been at the forefront of fighting to keep immigrant families together; speaking out against the Muslim ban; helping to ensure that minority-owned businesses have access to capital; and working to address health and educational disparities in our communities.

“Because of CAPAC, we have been able to award Japanese American, Filipino American, and Chinse American World War II veterans with the Congressional Gold Medal, our nation’s highest civilian honor. Because of CAPAC, we have been able to fight to preserve our family-based immigration system and push back against ugly attempts to label it as ‘chain migration.’ Because of CAPAC, we have been able to hold both corporate America and Hollywood accountable in prioritizing greater diversity and inclusion efforts. And because of CAPAC, we have been able to push for greater data disaggregation and language access for our diverse communities.

“As we celebrate the tremendous growth of our AAPI representation in Congress and the progress we have made, let us also recommit ourselves to tackling the challenges ahead and bridging the current state of division in our country.

“CAPAC in the 116th Congress will fight to eradicate hate and continue to speak out against injustice wherever it occurs. We will not tolerate the dehumanization of immigrants, religious minorities, and people of color. Instead of building walls, we will build bridges and we will make sure we do not lose ground on the hard-fought progress we have made. 

“You can count on us to be a strong voice for the AAPI community in Congress and in this country as we work together to build a brighter future for all Americans. Thank you all very much!”

紐英崙養生舞協會慶八週年 扇棍齊舞獻唱感恩歌

紐英崙養生舞協會學員們齊舞扇。(周菊子攝)

               (Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導)紐英崙養生舞協會昨(9)日中午在帝苑大酒樓慶祝成立八週年，近百名學員，嘉賓齊跳扇舞，耍長棍，抽大獎，唱感恩歌，歡聚一午。

紐英崙養生舞協會慶八週年合影。(周菊子攝)

             今年的慶祝會頗為特別，既切蛋糕慶祝，還有學員送鼓棒，司儀唸詩，好友題字，辭世學員遺愛贈捐寫有會名的橫幅等環節。

             紐英崙養生舞協會創辦人周美桃表示，義務創辦該會，旨在協助社區大眾促進身體健康，提高道德修養，開心度日。她提前祝福學員們豬年行大運，盆滿缽滿。

紐英崙養生舞協會慶八週年。周美桃(右三)請經文處處長
徐佑典(中)切蛋糕。(周菊子攝)

             周美桃也特地感謝歐宏偉主任協助。她透露，二年前她在網路上看到一位台灣老師鼓打得很好，經歐主任協助，覓得真人，此後每年到台灣訪問，專程學習。

中華書法會會長林卓培(中)送上鑲框題字給周美桃(左)，
周麗桃(右)兩姊妹。(周菊子攝)

             八年前，從周美桃創辦該會起，就一直跟著練的李雪英，這天和夫婿兆金龍跌打師傅李兆初一起，送周美桃一對蕃石榴樹枝做成的打鼓棒。她透露，聽人說蕃石榴樹枝做的打鼓棒，效果好，卻遍尋不獲。回中國老家探親時，沒想到家門前就是番石榴樹。不過兆金龍師傅花了兩年時間打磨，她又親手縫製了裝打鼓棍的絲袋後，這才拿出來送老師。

             李雪英指出，這八年來，周美桃不斷進修，從健身舞蹈，武術功夫到棍棒大鼓，學後和養生舞會員們分享，不斷給人新鮮的健身環境，吸引了越來越多學員陸續加入。

黃偉儒(右)代表辭世愛妻林杏蓉送給養生舞協會一塊
橫幅，由會長周美桃(左)代表接受。(周菊子攝)

             養生舞協會的另一學員，高齡84的林杏蓉，一向是協會忠實支持者，不料一個月前因併發症辭世。她的先生黃偉儒昨日代表林杏蓉，把寫有會名的一橫幅布條，送給協會，聊以留愛在人間。

             中華書法會會長林卓培為表賀忱，特地題字，以”武舞精湛，教導有方”等詞句，描繪周美桃老師形象。

紐英崙養生舞協會學員們齊舉新會名橫幅合影。
(周菊子攝)

             昨日的嘉賓包括駐波士頓台北經濟文化辦事處處長徐佑典，波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉，波士頓市長的亞裔聯絡員徐丹晨，波士頓市第二區市議員愛德華費林(Ed Flynn)的助理盧善柔，全美台聯會前會長馬滌凡， 聖沾士教堂牧師張春洋等人。

兆金龍跌打師傅李兆初(左起)和李雪英一起，把番石榴
樹枝打磨的鼓棒，送給周美桃。(周菊子攝)

             波士頓經文處長徐佑典上任未滿一年，這還是第一次出席養生舞協會的年度慶祝，致詞時特地指出，學員們個個精神抖擻，笑容滿面，就讓人感到未來一年充滿希望。他指出，做為駐外人員，他和同仁們也都希望自己的父母有如一眾養生舞學員們那麼的健康，神采奕奕。

               歐宏偉主任以廣東話致詞，代表僑委會委員長吳新興拜年，祝福養生舞學員們新年快樂，心想事成。

周美桃(右)拿到李雪英(左)送的鼓棒，高興得比劃。
(周菊子攝)

         徐丹晨稱許養生會為華埠社區增添活力，更加精采。她代表波士頓市長祝養生會眾人新年快樂，也希望大家有什麼需要，都可和市長辦公室聯絡。
                         慶祝會司儀陳建立也寫了首詩，”八年歡慶共苦辛，同行同伴習養生，學海無涯勤補拙，師徒情重要珍惜，有幸來到紐英崙，美桃偉輝一家親，波城僑社開新運，駿馬周馳共感恩”。

紐英崙養生舞協會學員們表演善舞。(周菊子攝)

        

紐英崙養生舞協會學員們示範貴棒。(周菊子攝)

左起，周麗桃，波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉，周美桃，
波士頓市長亞裔聯絡員徐丹晨合影。(周菊子攝)

紐英崙養生舞協會學員及嘉賓舞扇。(周菊子攝)

波士頓洪門致公堂2019迎來首名女主席

波士頓洪門致公堂2019職員合影。前排左起，鄺國添，陳偉雄，梅少華，伍伯和，阮振強，余麗媖，陳光劍。(波士頓洪門致公堂提供)

                    (Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導) 美國波士頓洪門致公堂(Boston Chee Kong Tong, Inc.) 1月6日晚歷史性的首次有女主席上任，余麗媖和搭檔主席梅少華，以及一眾新屆職員，在鑼聲鏗鏘，嘉賓雲集中宣誓就職。

波士頓洪門致公堂元老伍伯和(中)，監堂阮振強(右二)主持
印信監交儀式。新任主席余麗媖(右一)，連任主席梅少華
(左二)從卸任主席陳偉雄(左一)手中接過印信。(周菊子攝)

             就職典禮有兩個部份，先由新屆職員群聚在紅布簾遮住的關帝像前半舉手宣誓，朗讀「義氣團結、忠誠救國、義俠除奸」的洪門三大信條，再由洪門元老伍伯和，監堂阮振強主持印信交接。新任主席余麗媖和連任主席梅少華從卸任主席陳偉雄手中接過印信。

             今年就任的職員，一半以上去年也仕職員，但余麗媖的就任主席，打破了波士頓洪門紀錄，揭開女性掌權的歷史新頁。

右起，歐宏偉，余麗媖，阮振強，陳家驊，伍伯和，徐佑典，
梅少華，陳偉雄，陳仕維等洪門職員和嘉賓。(周菊子攝)

             到會嘉賓超多，包括駐波士頓經濟文化辦事處處長徐佑典，波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉，紐英崙中華公所主席陳家驊，全美安良工商會總理陳仕維，波士頓安良工商會會長黃國健，伍輝民，紐英崙至孝篤親公所主席陳文棟，李氏公所主席李奇舜，李源沛，波士頓華商會共同會長蔡倩婷等。

                   余麗媖就任致詞時，特意說明，非常感謝洪門兄弟的支持，讓她得以成為波士頓洪門致公堂的首名女主席，整個洪門的第二位女主席。她將竭盡所能的為洪門，社區服務，促進社會和諧。

             梅少華表示，洪門歷史悠久，實力強大，新的一年，希望在伍伯和，阮振強及新主席帶領下，與一眾兄弟合作，為洪門帶出新的輝煌一頁。

             元老伍伯和指出，今年有幾十名新的兄弟姊妹加入，值得慶賀。

波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉(右)指余麗媖將來可能是
紐英崙中華公所首位女主席。(周菊子攝)

             中華公所主席陳家驊以英文致詞，笑指余麗媖是姪女輩，因為他1970年代來美時，是和余麗媖的父親時相來往，如今和余麗媖在社區共事，相處融洽。

              波士頓經文處長徐佑典以國語致詞。 他代表中華民國政府祝賀余麗媖當選波士頓洪門致公堂的新任主席。他相信余麗媖為社區所做的服務，大家有目共睹，將來一定能把洪門會務帶領的蒸蒸日上。  他也指出洪門與中華民國有深遠關係，相信這關係將來會更緊密。

             全美安良工商會總理陳仕維表示，安良和洪門一向是兄弟，合作無間，也是僑社的中流砥柱。希望在兩位新主席領導下，兩會能更多溝通，攜手為僑社服務。

波士頓經文處掌徐佑典(中)，僑教中心主任歐宏偉代表
僑委會委員長吳新興，送上賀函給洪門主席。右二起，
余麗媖，陳偉雄，梅少華。(周菊子攝)

             波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉以廣東話致詞。他代表僑委會委員長吳新興表達祝賀之意，還指出，余麗媖不但是波士頓洪門致公堂的首位女主席，也是紐英崙余風采堂的首位女主席，將來可能還是中華公所的首位女主席。

                 就職典禮結束後，洪門在愛丁保羅街的新月宮設宴，接待出席兄弟與嘉賓。

             波士頓洪門的2019年度職員，包括元老阮全義，伍伯和，盟長伍煥鵬，副盟長謝仲安，專員司徒彥鏗，顧問余共才，總外交專員陳光劍，外交專員鄺國添，主席余麗媖，梅少華，監堂阮振強，秘書陳國漢，財政林文健，外交司徒月華，張國威，理財阮偉昌，核數葉偉綱，康樂黎亦置，幹事鄧安，洪清會長劉震宇，余偉明。波士頓洪門致公堂另有12名監督。

MAYOR WALSH JOINS STATEWIDE COALITION TO ANNOUNCE 2019 EDUCATION EQUITY LEGISLATIVE AGENDA

MAYOR WALSH JOINS STATEWIDE COALITION TO ANNOUNCE 2019 EDUCATION EQUITY LEGISLATIVE AGENDA

BOSTON - Wednesday, January 9, 2019 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today joined a statewide coalition in announcing an education equity legislative agenda, the latest of the Mayor's legislative priorities that the City of Boston will be supporting at the Massachusetts Legislature. The coalition of partners is led by legislators, cities, towns, teachers, students, and advocates who are joining together in proposing one comprehensive education finance bill to reform the Commonwealth's education funding formula so that it better serves all students throughout the state. Mayor Walsh's legislative agenda continues his administration's work to create greater opportunity for all residents, and serves all people of Massachusetts through its focus on equity and opportunity, ensuring Boston and Massachusetts' growth benefits all communities in the Commonwealth. "Every student in Massachusetts deserves a 21st century education and should have the opportunity to succeed, no matter their talent or challenges, family income or background," said Mayor Walsh. "This bill will give us the tools to make that a reality. Boston is proud to stand with our partners in the Legislature and to join this coalition of cities and towns to advance a system of state aid that supports all of the talented and diverse students of the Commonwealth." "Children across our Commonwealth are waiting for us to fulfill the promise we made in our Constitution and in the 1993 Education Reform Act: that zip code should not be destiny," said Sen. Sonia Chang-Díaz (D-Boston), lead Senate sponsor of the bill. "For 25 years, we have failed to live up to that promise-first unknowingly and now, for the past three years, knowingly. Our schools are suffering from death by a thousand paper cuts. This bill isn't about providing 'new' or 'extra' funds. It's about making good on what we've already promised." The Education PROMISE Act, sponsored by Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz, Representative Mary Keefe and Representative Aaron Vega reforms state education funding by fully implementing the Foundation Budget Review Commission (FBRC) recommendations and addressing the underlying inequities within the Commonwealth's education funding formulas, like Chapter 70. As a result of the bill, Foundation Budgets statewide will better reflect the true cost of educating students, and there will be a renewed partnership between the Commonwealth and all districts in funding those Foundation Budgets. "This proposal will help districts across the Commonwealth move closer to the spirit of the education reform law and not just the letter," said Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera. "Finally, with leadership and support like Mayor Walsh's, and leaders in the Legislature, we can go from talking about it, to doing it." "Every student deserves an equal opportunity to receive a great public education that prepares them for a successful future," said Medford Mayor Stephanie M. Burke. "I support the Foundation Budget Review Commission (FBRC) recommendations to address and create a guaranteed minimum level of funding for all districts schools. In addition, I support Mayor Walsh's education finance legislation that improves some funding inequities as well as other reforms that will bring additional needed resources to communities that may not gain much under FBRC alone. I am committed to the essential work of providing every child with a quality education and to ensure that 'all' means all." "The residents of Easthampton have taken significant steps towards greater investment in our public schools, and this is another opportunity for us to ensure that our students are receiving the same support and opportunities as students across the state," said Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle. "In joining Mayor Walsh in this proposal, mayors statewide are saying, 'our students deserve better.'" Boston invests over $1.3 billion a year to educate over 65,000 district and charter public school students, a number that has grown by over $250 million since 2014. During this school year, the Boston Public Schools (BPS) FY19 budget was the largest in the school department's history. During this time of sustained City-led investment, BPS has continued to achieve its highest four-year high-school graduation rate and more high-ranking Level 1 and 2 schools than ever before. While progress has been made, more work and investment is needed to close achievement and opportunity gaps for all students. Yet as Boston's investments in its students, facilities and teacher has grown, state funding has lagged behind. Inequities in the the Commonwealth's education funding formulas have failed urban school districts, like Boston, that educate the majority of economically disadvantaged, English Language Learners and special education students in the state. The current education funding formulas result in less net state funding every year for BPS students. If the status quo persists and these formulas are not changed, in two years, Boston will receive no state education aid to support the City's 55,000 BPS students. To create a more equitable education funding system, Boston is proud to support The Education PROMISE Act that builds upon the important work of the state-appointed Foundation Budget Review Commission by updating and amending the state education funding formula to better reflect the reality of educating complex, high-need students, like Boston. This proposal will also support the high needs of the student populations cities educate and ensure baseline funding levels that guarantee a predictable funding stream for districts. The Education PROMISE Act provides certainty and sustainability that would enable districts to fund their own education priorities, such as Boston's desire to implement universal pre-K, close persistent achievement gaps, and provide a 21st century learning environment to all of Boston's students.

紐英崙至孝篤親公所陳偉民、陳文棟就任2019主席

紐英崙至孝篤親公所職員和嘉賓合影。(周菊子攝)

紐英崙至孝篤親公所新舊任主席交接，波士頓經文處
處長徐佑典(左三)監交印信。左起陳文棟，陳文珊，
徐佑典，陳偉民，韓幼文，陳毓璇，陳仕維。(周菊子攝)

             (Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導) 紐英崙至孝篤親公所1月6日在州市議員，僑團首長紛紛來賀中，隆重舉行新屆職員就職典禮，欣喜獲悉華埠公園將改名向公所元老陳毓禮致敬。

            紐英崙至孝篤親公所從1923年創立以來的首名女主席陳文珊，功德圓滿卸任，交棒給第二度接掌主席職位，曾任波士頓第二區市議員幕僚長的陳偉民，以繼續至孝篤親交給年輕一輩經營的傳承使命。

紐英崙至孝篤親公所職員就職典禮，政要道賀。左起
陳文棟，波市議員吳弭，麻州眾議員麥家威，陳偉民，麻州
參議員賓加利，陳毓禮，波士頓經文處長徐佑典。(周菊子攝)

副主席一職，由開辦樂嚐軒等不下五家企業，在致詞時期許新年新氣象的陳文棟續任。

右起，財政陳余寶愛，中文書記陳秀珍，英文書記
陳黃海蘭上香。(周菊子攝)

紐英崙至孝篤親公所今年的新屆職員就職典禮，格外隆重，轄區包括華埠的麻州參議員賓加利(Joe Boncore)，眾議員麥家威(Aaron Michlewitz)，波士頓市議員吳弭(Michelle Wu)，愛德華費林(Ed Flynn)，駐波士頓台北經濟文化辦事處處長徐佑典，波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉，洪門致公堂監堂阮振牆，主席梅少華，余麗媖，波士頓安良工商會會長黃國健，伍輝民全來道賀。

紐英崙至孝篤親公所元老陳毓璇，陳毓禮，既是宗親，也是全美安良工商會總理的陳仕維，更是當然在場。

               當天的就職儀式，簡單隆重。依傳統向祖先牌位上香，敬酒，獻三牲後，先請波士頓經文處處長徐佑典主持印信交接儀式，再請新舊主席及嘉賓一一致詞。

波士頓市議員吳弭(前)當初也是在陳毓禮等人支持下當選。
(周菊子攝)

               陳文珊謙虛的以英文，廣東話表示自己能有機會為公所服務四年，非常榮幸，學習，收穫良多。陳毓禮，陳文棟則盛讚陳文珊，直指她為公所任勞任怨，付出極多。陳毓禮甚至開玩笑的表示要提議修改公所章程，讓陳文珊永遠當主席，因為過去這幾年她實在做得太好了，不但為公所，社區服務，也關心政治。

               陳仕維表示，新舊任主席都已為公所服務多年，願意繼續服務，十分難得。他期許新屆職員們能更勤於彼此溝通，凡事以有商有量方式來化解不同意見，同時服務宗親與華埠社區。

               波士頓經文處處長徐佑典在致詞時透露，至孝篤親公所應該是波士頓華埠之內他也可以稱之為”家”的地方，因為他母親姓陳，所以他也算至孝篤親後裔。

               賓加利表示，三年多前，至孝篤親公所是第一個支持他參選的姓氏公所，來到這，他有回家的感覺。他在恭喜陳文珊做為至孝篤親公所的首位女性主席時，笑說可惜我們的國家沒有那麼幸運。他還特地帶了州議會的表揚狀，送給至孝篤親的新舊任主席。

               麥家威和陳文珊，陳文棟，陳偉民都是舊識，稱許他們之後，宣佈波士頓華埠公園將改名為"毓禮叔，麗蓉姨公園”，以誌記這麼多年以來，他們為華埠社區所做的貢獻。他表示議會已通過此案，州長也已簽署，就等天氣暖和後，再舉行掛牌儀式。

               吳弭帶著二個小孩出席。她在致詞時感性指出，至孝篤親公所待她有如家人，從她就任市議員以來，毓禮叔叔，毓璇叔叔，陳偉民，陳文棟等人都時時支援。她也表示，在她看來，姓氏公所的聚集宗親，互相扶持，就是華埠能夠壯大的原因。她認為至孝篤親公所是一個如何照顧耆英，更廣的社區，以及青少年一輩的範例，這不只是在於提供獎學金，更在於如何待人處事。她希望自己的兩個小孩將來也能以此為範，學習做人，服務。

             紐英崙至孝篤親公所(Gee How Oak Tin Association of New England)的   2019-2020 Officers 職員為，主席陳偉民，副主席陳文棟，中文書記陳秀珍， 英文書記陳黃海蘭，財政陳余寶愛，核數陳台榮，立山寄盧(青年部(主任陳麗兒，副主任胡衛正，庶務陳珊珊，婦女部主任陳伍佩芳，副主任陳韓幼文，議長陳文珊。