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| 台北市長柯文哲與台北參訪團在波士頓華埠牌樓前合影。(周菊子攝) |
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| 柯文哲見到波士頓牌樓，慨言重遊舊地。(周菊子攝) |
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| 波士頓華埠牌樓的牌匾右下角有台北市徽。(周菊子攝) |
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| 右起，李政欣博士，台北市長柯文哲，波士頓處長徐佑典，波士頓台灣生物科技協會會長鄭永志向歡迎宴出席者敬酒。(周菊子攝) |
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| 柯文哲，何淑圭。(周菊子攝) |
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| 右起，林展輝，王本仁，李以蕙，台北市長柯文哲，歐陽露，蔡高進。(周菊子攝) |
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| 左起，柯文哲，李政欣，蔣宗壬。(周菊子攝) |
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| 柯文哲和波士頓警察。(周菊子攝) |
星期五, 3月 22, 2019
柯文哲抵達波士頓 喜見台北市徽 (圖片)
中華耆英會白禮頓樓三月慶生
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右起，周長，林耀逺，黄永耀，李少萍。
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| 舞蹈組成員。(白禮頓樓提供) |
周長,
黄永耀，林耀逺和一位不願具名的善心者是這天的慶祝會主角，在司儀李積秀和樂趙令瑜的主持中，接受中心主任梅麗梨的祝賀，拿著鮮花與禮物和出席者一同欣賞節目。活動現場充滿溫馨喜慶的氣氛。
現場的表演節目有鄧東慧老師與舞蹈組的民族舞蹈《壟上行》，李積秀率眾合唱《勇敢的中國人》和《甜蜜蜜》。樂趙令瑜也帶領國語歌唱組合唱《You raise me up 》和《跑馬溜溜的山上》。
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| 歌唱組成員。(白禮頓樓提供) |
唱完歌，還有抽獎。在李積秀和司徒汶安的主持中，得獎者一一領取了西區宣道會贊助的禮物，大家都很開心。
中華耆英會白禮頓樓3、4月份的後續活動有，3月28日上午10點至11點，由該會營養師Sophia Ding主講的《營養與我們》講座，4月23日中午12點半的《精明長者》，4月16日中午12點半的《皮膚護理》講座，以及5月14日中午12點半的《房東與租客權利》講座。查詢詳情可洽該會，地址為677 Cambridge
Street, Brighton, MA 02135），聯繫電話為（617）789-4289。
APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE FOR BOSTON EATS MINI-GRANTS
APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE FOR BOSTON EATS MINI-GRANTS
BOSTON - Friday, March 22, 2019 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced mini-grant applications are now available for community partners interested in creating summer meal sites through the Boston Eats program, which provides free meals to youth age 18 and under
across the City of Boston. Organizations are encouraged to apply here
by the April 5, 2019 deadline.
“The ability to access healthy meal options is directly linked to a young person’s health and success,” said Mayor Walsh. “I am encouraged by the strong partnerships we have made to address the summer meal gap, and connect our youth to easily accessible and healthy
meal options as they transition into a new school year.”
Led by the Mayor's Office of Food Access (OFA), the Boston Eats program aims to increase community participation through a series of mini-grants to be distributed to partners who will create nontraditional summer meals sites in 30 locations across the City of
Boston. These mini-grants are made possible through a partnership between OFA, Project Bread’s Child Nutrition Outreach Program, and the YMCA of Greater Boston, and by funding provided through the Boston Children’s Hospital’s Collaboration for Community Health.
“Our partnership with Children's Hospital will enhance our Boston Eats program and feed more youth when meal options may be limited,” said Chief of Health and Human Services Marty Martinez. “I’m proud of the work carried out by the Mayor’s Office of Food Access
to further reduce barriers in accessing healthy meal opportunities so Boston youth have access to reliable and healthy food options year-round.”
In 2017, OFA and its partners piloted an open meal site initiative at Boston City Hall and Mattapan Public Library, through which nearly 3,000 meals were served. The following year, the program expanded to more Boston Public Library branches, municipal buildings,
farmers markets, and Boston Housing Authority locations. These sites served a combined total of nearly 19,000 meals to youth in the City of Boston. The success of the program displayed a significant need for the Boston Eats program.
Meals are available on a first-come-first-serve basis with no identification or registration required for youth. In addition to providing meals, these sites provide a safe space for youth to engage with their peers when school is not in session and connect families
with other resources in their neighborhoods.
“For more than 25 years, Boston Children’s has dedicated resources and used its expertise to improve child health outcomes beyond the walls of our hospital,” said Sandra L. Fenwick, President and Chief Executive Officer of Boston Children’s Hospital. “Through the
Collaboration for Community Health, we’re able to further extend by helping more community partners to implement programs and strategies that are vital to a child’s overall health.”
In Greater Boston, one in nine children struggles with hunger. When school is out for the summer, food at home is not always available and hunger over the summer can result in overall learning loss and decreased physical and mental health by the time the fall
comes around again. The aim of this program is to encourage community partners to provide food for youth to help strengthen communities from the ground up, starting with their children.
ABOUT THE MAYOR’S OFFICE OF FOOD ACCESS:
The mission of the Mayor’s Office of Food Access for the City of Boston is to improve equitable access to nutritious food with respect to affordability, physical accessibility, and cultural connectedness. In pursuit of this mission, OFA will foster a more food
secure community with vibrant, inclusive food culture, reflective of the diverse residents of the City.
ABOUT PROJECT BREAD:
Project Bread is an organization committed to providing food access across Massachusetts through “advocacy, education, and community action.” The Child Nutrition Outreach Program, in particular, is aimed at utilizing the School Breakfast Program and Summer Food Service
Program to help end child hunger. For more information on Project Bread, visit
www.projectbread.org.
ABOUT THE YMCA:
The YMCA is a leading community organization working on bringing people together across the country committed to youth development and fostering healthy living habits. The Y works on strengthening communities from the ground up with programs encouraging healthy
living and social responsibility. The Y aims to nurture potential by encouraging equal opportunity access to allow meaningful change to occur in communities from the youngest to the oldest constituents. To learn more about the YMCA, visit:
https://www.ymca.net/
星期四, 3月 21, 2019
台北市府生技產業參訪團感謝BTBA在波士頓協辦生技論壇
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| 台北市政府生技產業參訪團團長劉佳明(左三)感謝波士頓台灣生物科技協會(BTBA)會長朱齊治(右一)，鄭永志(右三)，以及李坤珀(右二起)，Ariel Ye，張筱琦等人協助籌辦訂3/22在MIT舉辦的台北生技論壇。(周菊子攝) |
第15屆"薑味" 訂3/25在MFA舉行
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| 左起，金良城，甄碧鳳，徐千田在往年的"薑味"活動 中留影。(周菊子攝，檔案照片) |
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| 金良城夫婦(右)和長期支持"薑味"的荷花苑家族。 (周菊子攝，檔案照片) |
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| 右起，阮陳金鳳，陳毓璇都支持金良城的"薑味"籌款會。 (周菊子攝，檔案照片) |
加斯林糖尿病中心在研究過程中發現每兩名亞裔就有一人會得糖尿病，或者出現糖尿病前期症狀，而且大多數亞裔染患的是乙型糖尿病之後，加斯林糖尿病的首席科學家金良城創辦了亞裔門診(AADI)，致力推廣防治糖尿病知識，甚至還推出”美食鍋”項目，編制適合糖尿病患者食譜。
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| 右起，甄碧鳳，徐千田醫師，Jasper White，蔡明昊 在早期的"薑味"籌款會中合影，(甄碧鳳提供) |
根據研究機構的調查，在亞裔之中，染患糖尿病的風險程度也不一，菲律賓人和印度人等東南亞人比東北亞人的染患率更高些。
至於要如何察覺自己是否有染患糖尿病的風險，由於亞裔的體質多半不胖，想要從外觀體型來找跡象不容易，金良城指出，因應辦法包括，BMI指數在23以上，或家族有染患糖尿病史，就應該做檢測，可以要求醫師做名為A1C的檢測。
加斯林糖尿病中心從2000年起就開辦了全美第一個亞裔門診，在治療亞裔糖尿病患者上已很有經驗，金良城認為AADI能夠為亞裔病患提供在文化上更適合他們的飲食，運動計畫等治療建議。此外，由於亞裔體質的不同，在接受不同治療方法時，可能引起的副作用也和歐美人士不盡相同，加斯林糖尿病中心的AADI以其累積了將近20年的經驗，更容易為亞裔病患量身打造治療計畫，包括用什麼藥，用多少劑量等等。他們也將考慮針對亞裔，整理出不同藥劑用量建議，給醫師做參考。
金良城指出，適度運動很重要，但有趣的是很多亞裔都不認為走路，散步或跳舞是運動，這是他們在面相亞裔，推廣防治糖尿病時得克服的困難之一。加斯林糖尿病舉辦”薑味”籌款會，就是為了在針對亞裔的防治糖尿病上繼續努力。
“薑味”籌款會的廚藝主席甄碧鳳透露，”薑味”籌款會的原始概念，來自Summer Shack的Jasper White。當年Jasper White染患糖尿病，主治醫師是徐千田。在閒談中，Jasper
White知道了”亞裔門診”需要營運經費，但不知如何籌款，於是把她和”老虎媽媽(Tiger Mama)”的Tiffani
Faison這幾個在1985年時，一起參加麻州和廣東省友好省交流活動，飛到廣東，在白天鵝酒店住了二星期的好朋友找來，運籌帷幄的策畫出”薑味”籌款會，並從此年年舉辦，今年已是第15年。
查詢”薑味”籌款會詳情或購票，可上網https://secure2.convio.net/jodc/site/SPageServer?pagename=2019ATasteofGinger。
City Council Passes Good Foods Purchasing Program Ordinance
City Council Passes Good Foods Purchasing Program Ordinance
Sponsored
by Councilor At-Large Michelle Wu, program aims to leverage Boston’s purchasing
power to align with healthy, local, sustainable, fair and humane practices
along the food supply chain
BOSTON
– On Wednesday, March 20th, 2019, the Boston City Council voted to pass an
Ordinance Regarding Good Food Purchasing Standards in the City of Boston,
sponsored by Councilor At-Large Michelle Wu. The ordinance aligns City spending
on food, including Boston Public School lunches, with key values: support for
local economies, environmentally sustainable production systems, fair labor
practices, humane treatment of animals, and nutrition. Under the ordinance, the
Boston Public School system would be required to conduct a baseline analysis
and implement a plan in partnership with a community advisory committee.
“The
Boston Public School system is one of the largest daily food providers in the
city, so we have a tremendous opportunity to ensure the food we’re serving to
students is healthy and locally sourced, and reflects equity and justice along
the entire food supply chain. I’m proud to see the City Council demonstrate
national leadership in taking this next step towards aligning the food
purchasing power of Boston with our values.” said Councilor Wu.
Boston
is the first city in the Northeast to pass this type of ordinance, following
other major cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington DC. By
requiring its city departments and vendors to adopt Good Foods Purchasing
standards, Boston will leverage its purchasing power to promote health and
nutrition in public schools, fair working conditions for employees, and
economic opportunity in our communities.
Upon
completion of a baseline Good Foods Purchasing assessment of food procurement
practices, Boston’s agencies and departments will be required to develop and
adopt multiyear action plans with baseline measures for success towards Good
Food Purchasing Standards. Agencies will be required to incorporate the
standards into new procurement contracts, and to provide reports to the City
Council.
星期三, 3月 20, 2019
哈佛大學新校長首次出訪到中國 北大演講談五四，說天安門
(Boston Orange) 哈佛大學校刊今(20)日報導，該校校長巴科巴科(Lawrence S. Bacow)就任後首次出訪亞洲，19日在北京大學以”大學追求真理的使命”為題，發表演講，強調學術自由的重要。
該文稿稱，巴科的訪問中國，正值中美貿易及策略歧異加深，中國對國內不同意見的箝制更嚴之際，中國政府頗擔心，近代史中的許多不安定的歷史性事件，可能促使人們抒發對現狀的不滿。
這些歷史性事件諸如，1919年的五四運動，1949年中華人民共和國創立，1959年的西藏暴動、鎮壓，以及達賴喇嘛的飛到印度，還有1989年在天安門廣場野蠻鎮壓民主抗議活動。
巴科在北大致詞時，說完感謝話後，就指前述歷史事件具歷史里程碑意義，也是中國最高學府北大的核心象徵。
他表示自己很榮幸，在象徵著年輕華人追求真理，了解真理形塑未來力量的這五四運動百週年之際，來到北大拜訪。他說，甚至到了現在，北大前校長蔡元培好像還在對大家說，”大學是學習的大講堂，偉大是因為遵循自由思想的大原則”是在蔡元培的前瞻性領導下，巨大的智慧力量，以及戲劇性的社會改變才釋放出來。
新華社的報導，側重在哈佛校長巴科和中國國家主席習近平，3月20日在人民大會堂晤面。該文稱習近平稱讚巴科，舊任校長後首次出訪，就到中國，體現了巴科對中美教育交流的重視，並稱中國願意和哈佛大學等美國教育科研機構更廣泛合作，交流。
哈佛大學校長巴科此行出訪，行程包括香港，北京，上海，東京。
MAYOR WALSH AWARDS 221 ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND PROJECTS OVER $480,000 IN BOSTON CULTURAL COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL GRANTS
MAYOR WALSH AWARDS 221 ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND PROJECTS OVER $480,000 IN BOSTON CULTURAL COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL GRANTS
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Performance by OrigiNation, one of the 2019 Boston Cultural Council grantees
Mayor Walsh with Model Equity Organization grantee Marian Taylor Brown of Arts Connect International, and Chief of Arts and Culture Kara Elliott-Ortega
BOSTON - Wednesday, March 20, 2019 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture, in partnership with the Boston Cultural Council (BCC), have awarded 221 Boston arts organizations and projects Boston Cultural Council organizational grants, totaling $487,000. This marks the City's largest ever investment in local arts organizations, and is part of an effort to bring accessible opportunities to engage in the arts throughout the entire City.
"The organizations that received Boston Cultural Council grants this year demonstrate the enormous power of creative expression, and reflect the cultural vitality of our city," said Mayor Walsh. "I'm eager to see how each organization strengthens Boston's neighborhoods through arts programming in 2019."
Grants of up to $5,000 were awarded to organizations in two categories. Organizations with a budget of less than $1 million received general operating support, and organizations with a budget of over $1 million received project-specific support. In order to be eligible for either award, organizations had to either be based in the City of Boston, or offer programming in the City. The City of Boston contributed $300,000 in funding and the Mass Cultural Council (MCC) contributed $187,000 in funding to the BCC. A total of 244 applications were received.
Organizations were evaluated on a series of criteria, including diversity of the organization, how well they serve historically represented populations, whether they provide public benefit, and whether they meaningfully reflect the goals and ideas of the Boston Creates cultural plan.
"The support of the Boston Cultural Council is very significant to us, as it represents public investment in the diversity of LGBTQ art," said Harold Steward, Interim Executive Director of The Theater Offensive, a 2019 BCC grantee. "It lends credence to our aesthetic of theater that is by, for, and about Boston residents with a goal of building community and understanding among neighbors by amplifying often untold perspectives and unheard voices. We so appreciate the support of the City of Boston investing public funds in programs like ours that directly support community members."
The selected organizations represent an array of disciplines, including visual arts, theater, film, music, dance, and the humanities. The number of grantees has increased by 40 this year, with 181 organizations receiving BCC grants in 2018. For a complete list of 2019 grantees, visit here.
"Boston is home to so many incredible arts organizations and cultural institutions that work tirelessly to bring opportunities to engage in creative expression to every individual, in every neighborhood," said Chief Kara Elliott-Ortega. "It's great to see Boston provide increased support and resources to these organizations year after year, and witness the impact it has on our local communities."
This year, the BCC developed an equity statement and awarded several organizations with an additional Model Equity Organization award of $5,000 in an attempt to further promote cultural, economic, and racial diversity in the arts. The winners of the 2019 Model Equity Organization award were Urbano Project, Arts Connect International, and BAMS Fest.
"For ACI the Model Equity Organization award is a beautiful recognition of both the work that we are currently doing, as well as the work that we endeavor to do," said Marian Taylor Brown, Executive Director & Founder of Arts Connect International. "It is particularly significant for us this year as we are running an inaugural Arts Equity Summit March 22nd - 24th where award monies will support the participation of local Artist Fellows attendance. We thank all of the organizations, artists, and individuals who are doing this cultural work around the city, and are especially thankful to the Boston Cultural Council for their leadership in the creation and piloting of this award."
A reception was held Monday at MassArt's Pozen Center to congratulate the 2019 grantees. To learn more about the BCC Organizational Grants, visit here.
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