13名波士頓市不分區市議員候選人面對選民(圖片)

13名波士頓市不分區市議員候選人6月18日晚在南端的法蘭克林學院禮堂會晤選民，回答問題。(周菊子攝)

吳弭(Michelle Wu)仍然是最瞭解市政，有想法的波士頓
現任市議員。(周菊子攝)

波士頓市第二區市議員Ed Flynn也出席旁聽。

會場出席者約150多人。(周菊子攝)

波士頓僑胞卡特約商增至21家 Otake Sushi Bistro新加入

     【牛頓高地日本料理店Otake Sushi Bistro加入僑胞卡特約商店　即日起提供消費優惠】

Otake Sushi Bistro負責人邵志強(右二)，邵欣怡(左二)和
波士頓經文處處長徐佑典(中)，新聞組長施維鈞(右一)，
僑教中心主任歐宏偉(左一)在店前合影。

     波士頓僑胞卡特約商店又增一家！位於牛頓高地的日本料理店Otake Sushi Bistro，正式加入僑委會海外特約商店的行列，即日起提供持卡人現金消費9折、信用卡消費95折的優惠！

      Otake Sushi Bistro由邵志強及邵欣怡兄妹合作經營，在牛頓高地開店至下個月即將滿５年，主要提供日本料理，舉凡壽司、刺身、清酒、便當、天婦羅、章魚燒、竹輪、蕎麥麵、牛丼、拉麵、烏龍麵、日式咖喱飯、日式豬排飯等，應有盡有，食材新鮮多樣，風味獨到，店面高雅，深獲好評，僑胞鄉親經常前來品嚐，也吸引不少主流社會各界人士前來用餐。

駐波士頓臺北經濟文化辦事處處長徐佑典、組長施維鈞及僑教中心主任歐宏偉18日頒發僑胞卡特約商店標章給該餐館，並與邵家兄妹茶敘，得知他們為僑界餐飲界前輩大陳義胞的子女，更加肯定兩兄妹的努力；歐主任並鼓勵他們返臺參加僑委會餐飲培訓班，學習更多的廚藝造福波士頓僑胞。

      僑教中心歐宏偉主任指出，波士頓地區僑臺商積極響應僑委會僑胞卡國際化，踴躍申請加入僑胞卡特約商店，目前已有21家僑臺商企業通過審核，成為僑胞卡特約商店，各店家提供僑胞卡持卡人九折不等優惠，持卡人看到店家掛有個七彩蝴蝶標誌，就是僑胞卡特約商店。有意加入僑胞卡特約商店行列的僑臺商，可洽僑教中心填寫「僑務委員會僑胞卡海外特約商店申請表」，並提供3張照片，經僑委會審核通過後，將會透過僑胞卡網站進行文宣，擴大行銷的成效。

Otake Sushi Bistro地址：15 Lincoln St, Newton Highlands, MA02461電話：617-332-0690網址http://www. otakesushi.net/　營業時間：週一至週六11:30-9:30；週日12-9:30。歡迎前往消費。(圖與文:波士頓僑教中心提供)

耆英會白禮頓樓6悅慶生 波市議員候選人拜票

左起，Liz Breadon，謝潤發，陳玉琼，樂趙令瑜，
伍惠明，王小琴和梅麗梨。(耆英會提供)

        (Boston Orange)中華耆英會白禮頓樓6月14日在布萊頓會址擧辦慶生會，向8名壽星獻上祝福。波士頓市議員候選人Liz Breadon也特地出席拜票。

慶生會由李積秀和樂趙令瑜主持。耆英會白禮頓樓主任梅麗梨不但親自祝福陳玉瓊，謝潤發，樂趙令瑜，伍惠明，王小琴，Alan Ma，以及兩位善長仁翁等8名壽星生日快樂，身體健康，還為壽星們準備了豐富生日禮物及花束。

左起，謝潤發，王小琴，陳玉琼，伍惠明，李積秀，
樂趙令瑜， Alan Ma，Liz Breadon， 梅麗梨和徐勤杰。(耆英會提供)

在慶生會中，耆英同伴紛紛表演，為壽星助興，有鄧東慧與舞蹈組表演《江南情》，李積秀領唱《南泥灣》和《風雨同路》，王志君表演新疆民族舞《青春舞曲》，樂趙令瑜和國語歌唱組合唱《父親》和《雲在飛》，會末還有李積秀和司徒汶安主持抽獎環節，出席耆英歡樂一下午，都很開心。

中華耆英會白禮頓樓地址為677 Cambridge Street, Brighton, MA 02135，聯繫電話：（617）789-4289。

Governor Charlie Baker and Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Katie Theoharides Testify Before Joint Committee on Revenue

Governor Charlie Baker and Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Katie Theoharides Testify Before Joint Committee on Revenue

BOSTON – Today, Governor Charlie Baker and Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Katie Theoharides testified before the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Revenue to discuss the administration’s legislation to improve climate resiliency, S.10: An Act providing for climate change adaptation infrastructure investments in the Commonwealth.

Remarks as prepared for delivery:

Governor Baker:

“Good Afternoon Chair Hinds, Chair Cusack, and members of the Committee – thank you for the opportunity to testify today about S.10, An Act providing for climate change adaptation infrastructure investments in the Commonwealth.

“I am joined today by Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Katie Theoharides and other members of the Executive Offices of Energy and Environmental Affairs and Administration and Finance. We thank you for your support of this issue and look forward to working with you and the rest of the legislature as we build on our administration’s commitment to preparing for climate change through the passage of S.10.

“We have already seen the consequences that climate change is having on our state and in our country, and we are beginning to understand the mounting cost of these impacts. We are committed to substantially expanding our investment in resilient infrastructure and other adaptation strategies across the Commonwealth. I want to thank the legislature for their support of efforts to address climate change to date, and particularly with the Environmental Bond Bill passed last year, the State Hazard Mitigation and Climate Adaptation Plan and the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness, or MVP program.

“These efforts have laid the foundation for a tremendous amount of work that is now ongoing across the Commonwealth. And they’ve shown us the need for this bill, and how critical it is we dedicate new revenue to expand and implement these approaches. I also want to thank cities and towns for partnering with us to develop our nationally recognized MVP program and for taking bold leadership to identify risks and implement solutions early on. Together, we have built the capacity to identify our climate change vulnerabilities and take action to become more resilient, so that we are all better prepared to deal with the effects of climate change.

“I was asked to testify in front of Congress earlier this year on the need for increased action to reduce the causes of climate change through greenhouse gas mitigation, while at the same time supporting local communities as they adapt and prepare for the challenges ahead. I was able to share the collaborative approach we have here in the Commonwealth, working with this legislature and many other partners to model practical, cost effective solutions to climate change that other states and countries can, and have already adopted.

“While the state is moving forward with existing resources to prepare for a changing climate, we continue to identify significant vulnerabilities across sectors that require sustained investments to protect our communities from impacts of climate change. And cities and towns across the Commonwealth have identified and shared their priority actions to build resilience to climate impacts with us.

•                 For example, the City of Northampton is designing green infrastructure to reduce stormwater flooding at 10 key sites across the city.

•                 The Town of Mendon has seen significant inland flooding and is creating new low impact development bylaws to reduce stormwater.

•                 Pittsfield is replacing a high priority culvert that causes regular flooding.

•                 And Belchertown is designing a rainwater harvesting system that irrigates athletic fields at the high school and reduces demand on and increases reliability of the Town’s public water system.

“Through our MVP program, we are proud to support these important efforts. They are only a few examples, out of the 249 communities that have now used the MVP planning process, to demonstrate the breadth and scale of the demand and the desire from Massachusetts cities and towns to respond to wide-ranging climate impacts. In every community that the LG and I visit, much work remains to be done. I am willing to bet that you see and hear many of the same things in your districts.

“First, I want to talk today about the work underway to adapt and increase resilience to climate change, and the partnerships we’ve built with cities and towns to understand the challenges they face and the scale of their need.

“From the beginning of our time in office, addressing and combating climate change has been a key priority for me and the Lt. Governor.

“The Commonwealth has a long history of leading the way on climate action and my Administration has built on that record by working to bolster the regional cap-and-trade programs for the electric sector, also known as RGGI, to prioritize our nation leading energy efficiency programs through MassSave, and to focus on cost-effective clean energy resources from hydropower and offshore wind. We are now targeting state and regional policies to reduce emissions from transportation and buildings, which constitute a majority of our state’s current and projected emissions. A key aspect of our work is to ensure that here in the Commonwealth we are developing cost effective emission reduction strategies, new technologies, and commonsense approaches that can be deployed around the country.

“As we continue to prioritize emission reductions to address the causes of climate change, we must also implement strategies to prepare for a rapidly changing climate, and once again our role is not only to protect our own communities, but to develop solutions and policy approaches that can be shared outside the borders of our Commonwealth. In September 2016, I issued Executive Order 569 to establish an aggressive, integrated strategy to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to, for the first time, prepare state government and local communities for the climate challenges ahead.

“My Executive Order called for the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs to work with the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security to use the best available climate change science and risk assessments to develop a State Hazard Mitigation and Climate Adaptation plan, released last fall. The order also called for the designation of climate change coordinators in each Secretariat, the completion of agency vulnerability assessments for critical assets, and directed financial and technical support to local resilience planning and implementation through the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness, or MVP program.

“As work got underway through this Order, I filed an Environmental Bond Bill to ensure that we had the funds available to pay for priority climate change adaptation and resiliency efforts and to align existing spending with the state hazard mitigation and climate adaptation plan.

“Passed by the legislature in July 2018 and signed into law last August, the 2018 Environmental Bond Bill authorized over $2.4 Billion in spending for projects ranging from climate change adaptation to land protection, including over $200 Million specifically for climate change resiliency efforts. The bill also codified many components of the Executive Order including the state plan and MVP program.

“We are now convening the Resilient MA Action Team, an interagency Steering Committee, to guide implementation of our state plan and to further refine priority actions. In the first year the RMAT will be exploring development of state-wide climate resilience standards and completing a resilience evaluation for our annual capital planning process. As we work to secure additional revenue to deal with this challenge, we must also ensure that all spending decisions are made in a climate-smart manner.”

Secretary Theoharides:

“It is clear that the Commonwealth needs to incorporate climate change into our decision-making, risk management, policies and budgets moving forward.

“Here in Massachusetts, we have already started to see the impacts of a changing climate. And these impacts come with a growing cost. Last March, as a result of extreme weather, the New England region experienced loss of life and billions of dollars in damages. Each time there is a disaster, our towns and public agencies incur substantial costs. However, many of the current federal funding sources directed through FEMA are only available after a disaster occurs. In the past 40 years for example, there have been hundreds of millions in National Flood Insurance loss payments across the Commonwealth.

“New investments need to take into account climate change impacts like sea level rise and inland flooding that may further expose already vulnerable populations and communities to increased risk. It is our responsibility to ensure cities and towns across the Commonwealth have the financial and technical resources they need to prepare their residents, businesses, and infrastructure for future conditions that are different and more extreme than those they were built to handle.

“We know there is a dire need to repair our aging infrastructure and ensure its resilience to climate change. Throughout the Commonwealth there are 370 miles of revetments and seawalls; 3,000 dams – 300 of which are deemed high hazard; and more than 25,000 culverts and small bridges—most of these constructed over 70 years ago before modern environmental regulations and without consideration of the increased frequency and severity of storms, rising temperatures and other extreme events we already are beginning to experience today.

“Aging dams can threaten public safety and reduce environmental quality and are a liability to their owners. Close to $15-20 million is needed over the next four years to advance current dam removal projects through design and permitting to construction. The Division of Ecological Restoration and the Dam and Seawall Program receive hundreds of requests for dam removal every year and this $15-20 million represents only a fraction of the need.

“Similarly, at the local level there are over 1,100 municipally owned coastal structures in 62 coastal communities. We estimate at least $680 million in costs to bring deficient structures back to their operational levels. This is not to mention the added costs to retrofit existing structures to ensure they are equipped to handle the rising sea levels and more intense storm surge we face today and into the future.

“We estimate more than half of the 25,000 culverts and small bridges are in need of replacement today – they are poorly located, deteriorated, or undersized and often exacerbate road flooding, cause road washouts during extreme storms and prevent fish and wildlife passage. Municipalities are eager to replace failing culverts with larger, safer structures but lack the resources. While we already have funding in place for a portion of this work, as more culverts approach the end of their working lifespan, this need will only grow.

“The success of the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness program has offered the Administration a clearer understanding of the scale of the risks our communities face due to climate change, and an opportunity to prioritize the resources needed to adapt and prepare for these impacts. As we have implemented the MVP program we have continued to meet with and work with communities across the state to ensure we design a program that works for our cities and towns and we are pleased to say that MVP has already been adopted as a model in Rhode Island and Hawaii as well as through the U.S. Climate Alliance best practices for new governors.

“In its first 3 years, the MVP program enrolled 71% of Massachusetts municipalities, and awarded over $17 million in planning and action grants. Record participation underscores the real need and enthusiasm for climate-smart solutions that promote strong local economies while reducing risks, increasing safety and avoiding future costs.

“The MVP program includes both a planning phase and an action grant, only available to communities who have completed planning. In the most recent round of MVP Action Grants we saw a tremendous need emerging across the Commonwealth. With not even a third of cities and towns eligible for funding, we received a request of $26 million from every county in the State. At current funding levels we were able to fund less than half of this request.

“This year, 92 additional communities received $2.4 million in funding to start town-wide planning, bringing the total number of MVP communities to 249.

“Once this cohort completes their planning, they will become eligible to apply for MVP Action Grants, and the demand for resources will grow significantly. At the same time, many of this year’s MVP Action Grants were for project design and feasibility studies. As these projects mature through the design phase to construction the need will continue to grow.

“MVP and other funding sources through the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs are starting to address some of these priorities, and they are advancing local resilience innovation across the state.

•                 Braintree is advancing final design and permitting of two obsolete and deteriorating dams. Failure of these dams has the potential to create long-term disruptions to transportation infrastructure, including the Commuter Rail, three bridges, and nearby development.

•                 Deerfield’s green infrastructure installation and replacement of two priority culverts with larger, more resilient culverts will significantly reduce flooding in the town center.

•                 Mattapoisett’s purchase of 120 acres of forest, streams, freshwater wetlands and coastal salt marsh as conservation land will prevent development in vulnerable areas to reduce the Town’s long-term risk to losses, and build a foundation for local, long-term resilience. 

•                 Millbury is addressing stormwater capacity throughout Armory Village through green infrastructure like stormwater planters, bioretention bump outs, rain gardens, and other measures like porous pavers and pervious pavement to reduce heat island effects and stormwater runoff into the Blackstone River.

•                 Boston is developing its first ever resilient building code so that development in the future floodplain is prepared for at least three feet of sea level rise, the likely scenario by late century. And the city is now retrofitting a major waterfront park into a legacy park that uses nature-based solutions to address climate vulnerabilities while providing important access to recreation for residents. 

                            

“While we are proud and supportive of all the progress so far, we project that the demand for resources will grow significantly in the coming months and years.

“We’ve heard loud and clear that communities want to be engaged in the work of designing the climate-resilient communities of tomorrow, and this partnership between state and local government gives us a way to do just that. And, through the MVP program we’ve caught a glimpse of the true scale of the investments required to cost-effectively prepare for a rapidly changing climate.”

Governor Baker:

“This is why I filed this legislation – to provide our state and our communities with a new source of revenue that will position us to address the fundamental climate challenges we face.

“This bill proposes an increase to the state’s deeds excise from $2.28 to $3.42 for every $500 of the price of a property sale. This will allow us to invest approximately $137 million annually or $1 billion over ten years in climate change adaptation and resiliency projects throughout the Commonwealth.

“This increase provides a sustainable, dedicated funding revenue stream that will be available to invest directly in local and state climate change work, year after year, without further appropriation. Funds will be able to be spent across fiscal years, meaning that we will be able to support larger, more complex construction and implementation efforts, while providing the kind of funding certainty that municipalities so desperately depend on.

“This increased revenue will be deposited in the Global Warming Solutions Trust Fund, created through last year’s environmental bond bill. The funding will be used to support municipalities and regional municipal partnerships through loans, grants and technical assistance to implement priority adaptation projects that fortify infrastructure, enhance natural resources, and protect public and private property and our municipal tax bases – the exact types of properties this revenue stream is funded through. Property owners have the most to gain from this legislation, and the most to lose by limited investments in resilience.

“Because the revenue stream will be both recurring and will not rely on borrowing, it can be directed based on sound data and policy criteria, to assist homeowners, businesses, and other institutions, where necessary, to plan for climate change. It can also be used to build capacity at the local level to provide the broadest long-term benefits for communities and property owners. We will work with stakeholders across the state to further design and outline the most equitable and cost-effective strategies to allocate the resources generated through this fund, and we will seek to make investments that include some of the following: 

•                 design, permitting, and construction to redesign, retrofit, or relocate vulnerable and critical community facilities and infrastructure.

•                 energy resilience investments including distributed clean energy generation, storage, and other technologies to reduce frequency and duration of energy outages at critical facilities.

•                 conservation of land identified through a climate vulnerability assessment to enhance community resiliency;

•                 efforts to support vulnerable populations and environmental justice communities;

•                 ecological restoration to increase resilience such as the restoring and enhancing natural wetlands to attenuate floodwaters and mitigate damage.

“This proposal builds on the investments and planning efforts of the Legislature, our municipal partners, and ideas we have heard traveling around the state. The LG and I believe it addresses the serious needs and challenges that the Commonwealth faces from climate change and our ability to make a different future possible. The funding that would be available through this legislation will allow us to make important investments in cost-effective and data driven solutions. It can work in parallel with other developments in climate change mitigation, including programs supported in the state budget, the capital plan, and other resources and proposals out there, including the Community Preservation Act, which was first signed into law by our former boss, colleague, and mentor, the late Governor Paul Cellucci.

“We look forward to continuing the dialogue about ways to make the Commonwealth stronger, safer, and more resilient. 

“S.10 will provide for an investment in our collective future as a Commonwealth and represents a strong commitment to adapting and preparing for the impacts of climate change while building the resilient communities of tomorrow.

“The Lt. Governor and I are proud of the work Massachusetts has done thus far to prepare for and adapt to the impacts of climate change and look forward to working with the legislature to ensure we have the financial capacity to sustain and expand this critical work across the Commonwealth and to deliver on the promise of our MVP program.

“Thank you for the opportunity to testify today, the Secretary and I are happy to answer any questions you may have.”

警方破獲史上最大宗販毒案 費城查獲逾10憶元可卡因

(Boston Orange 編譯)根據美聯社報導，美國有關當局今(18)日從費城港口的一艘船上，查獲價值逾10億美元可卡因(cocaine)，聲稱那是他們破獲的，美國歷史中最大的一宗販毒案。

費城的美國檢察官辦公室今日下午在推特上宣佈了此事，聲稱執法人員從派克海港碼頭的一艘大船上，沒收了大約16.5噸的可卡因。船上的船員都被捕了，將面對聯邦控罪。

美國檢察官William McSwain在另一則推特中寫道，”這麼多可卡因，足以殺死幾百萬 – 幾百萬人”。

這是美國東岸大宗可卡因販毒案中，查獲量最大的一宗。今年三月在費城被緝毒狗聞出來而查獲的可卡因，約1,185磅 (538公斤)，價值約3800萬美元。當時，那是該市這20多年來查獲量最多的一宗販毒案。

二月份時，海關人員在紐約及新澤西港口查獲毒品3,200磅(約1,451公斤)，市值約7700萬元。那是從1994年以來在港口查獲的最大宗可卡因案。

            根據費城被查獲船隻在電視廣播上的影片，船名是MSC Gayane。網路上的船隻查詢資料顯示，那是週一早上5點抵達費城，掛利比亞旗幟的一艘船。

波士頓紀念橫貫大陸鐵路150週年 強調美國歷史課應納入亞美裔

橫貫大陸鐵路工人後裔在麻州政府大樓獲表揚。(周菊子攝)

            (Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導) 亞美社區發展協會(ACDC)在6月17日下午，假麻州州政府大樓階梯大廳，紀念美國橫貫大陸鐵路竣工150週年。五名亞裔青少年主持活動，邀9名華裔鐵路工人後代憶述祖先，請州市議員及社區大眾出席與盛，強調亞裔也是美國人，倡議華裔及亞裔美人成就應納入美國歷史。

橫貫大陸鐵路工人後裔與籌辦青年合影。(周菊子攝)

               麻州亞美局行政主任蔣如婷，美國歷史保存顧問委員會委員阮坤慈當天先為活動開幕致詞。五名青少年主持人中，目前就讀波士頓拉丁學校的陳城熹表示，他現在15歲，以前從來沒聽過，也沒學到過有關亞裔美國人的相關歷史，他是在參加亞美社區發展協會的”青年組織起來爭取賦權社區-亞裔聲音(Asian Voices of Organized Youth for Community Empowerment ，簡稱A-VOYCE)”後，才知道諸如華裔美人曾經面對諸多令人不敢相信的歧視，美國曾經通過排華法案等等，這些學校從來沒有教過的事，華裔美國人的貢獻，在美國歷史中被忽視了。他覺得自己或許應該為此感到生氣，到底亞裔美人也是美國人。

               這場紀念活動，請到麻州眾議員Steve Ultrino，黃子安，摩頓市市長葛帝生(Gary Christenson)，摩頓市議員Debbie DeMaria， Stephen Winslow，波士頓市議員愛德華費林(Ed Flynn)等民意代表出席，並頒發表揚狀給9名華裔橫貫大陸鐵路工人後代。他們在致詞中紛紛表示，美國之所以能有今日，要感謝眾多移民的貢獻，華裔美國人的貢獻，自然也不應被忽視。葛帝生表示，他的父母教他，人要懂得分享，學習，才能成長，他要感謝這場活動的主辦者，分享這些歷史，敦促社會學習，成長。

陳城熹(左二)等四名波士頓拉丁學校和一名摩頓市高中
學生聯合主持紀念橫貫大陸鐵路150周年活動。(周菊子攝)

               麻州大學亞美研究系助理教授施晶晶(Denise Khor)也是史丹福大學”華裔鐵路工人計畫”的研究主任。她在活動中簡述美國橫貫大陸鐵路的歷史，指出當年約有12000名華裔鐵路工人參與建造這被稱為美國七大奇蹟之一的鐵路，離鄉背井，領的薪資比同儕少，做的工作更危險，卻不但在鐵路竣工時完全被排除於記錄之中，還在竣工一年多後，被人視為異己的趕出暫居地(settlement)。她表示，2012年啟動的史丹福的華裔鐵路工人計畫，旨在發現有關美國境內華裔鐵路工人的歷史文件，或文物，數位化的記錄他們對美國的貢獻，並免費供公眾參閱。他們也整理華裔鐵路工人後代的採訪資料，做成數位化的口述歷史記錄。

               施晶晶指出，很重要的是，這些資料應該整理成幼稚園到12年級學生的教材。

麻州眾議員黃子安致詞。(周菊子攝)

               哈佛大學公衛學院包容及多元辦公室包容項目主任，也是麻州亞美局副主席的Kimberly A. Truong表示，她本人是越南移民第二代，也是家中第一個上大學，取得博士學位的人。她強調，學校教材中包括亞美歷史，對亞裔美人後代認知自己的身分，傳承，因應現實社會中遭遇到的種族歧視，重新找回亞裔聲音來說，十分重要。

               應邀出席分享祖先歷史的華裔鐵路工人後代，有阮陳金鳳，阮坤慈倆母女，曾任WCVB第五號電視台記者伍沅媚，麻州講座主任李超榮，麻州亞美局委員Mabel Lam，已退休的伍競偉及Jane Young，波士頓同源會李衛新，以及未出席的劉仲岳，劉伯岳，MIT榮休教授李燦輝。

               阮陳金鳳的祖父陳明茂，當年穿梭在橫貫大陸鐵路工人的營地當草藥師。

摩頓市市長葛帝生，麻州眾議員Steve Ultrino等民代和
華林功夫泰及學校師生合影。(周菊子攝)

伍沅媚的曾祖父伍時振，以及祖父，父親都曾來美工作，卻直到她父親這一代，才成為美國公民。他們常說，”我們不談過去，重要的是向前看”。她強調，美國有許多人有類似的家族歷史，重要的是，”我們都是美國人”。

英文名字是Leverett Wing的李超榮感慨表示，他其實不知道多少祖先的事，因為他們也從來不談過去，他們甚至連自己的名字被別人改成什麼樣，都不在乎。他認為這場活動的最重要意義，其實在於大家要學得教訓，挑起傳承責任，在向前踏步之際，把歷史說出去。

李衛新稱他的祖輩李悅文，當年是從中國被招募來的太平洋鐵路工人之一。但他想強調的是，在鐵路工人之外，華人對美國的另一大貢獻是當年約有二萬名華人從軍，他們李家就至少有15名這樣的戰場英雄，他們的故事，也從來沒人述說。

阮陳金鳳和女兒阮坤慈一起，述說她祖父陳明茂的事跡。
(周菊子攝)

這場活動由亞美社區發展協會(ACDC)的AVOYCE和紐英崙華人歷史協會，華人醫務中心，華林派太極功夫學校，大摩頓亞美社區聯盟(GMAACC)，紐英崙中華公所，麻州亞美局攜手籌辦。

曾任WCVB記者的五沅媚，祖輩也是鐵路工人。(周菊子攝)

伍競偉(左)和Jane Young。(周菊子攝)

麻州亞美局委員Mabel Lam。(周菊子攝)

波士頓同源會李衛新。(周菊子攝)

麻州論壇主任李超榮。(周菊子攝)

麻州大學亞美研究助理教授師晶晶。(周菊子攝)

哈佛大學公衛學院包容項目主任暨麻州亞美局副主席
Kimberly Troung。(周菊子攝)

摩頓市長Gary Christenson。(周菊子攝)

麻州眾議員Steve Ultrino致詞。(周菊子攝)

出席活動的部分民代。(周菊子攝)

出席活動的社區民眾和波士頓市議員Ed Flynn合影。
(周菊子攝)

會場上的慶祝蛋糕。(周菊子攝)