每年Depot Square都会立起一棵高大、美丽、最具代表性的圣诞树。这个莱克星顿人翘首以盼的、最最最重要的圣诞节点灯活动，将于本周星期五(11月25日)举行！

节目内容丰富：现场音乐会、圣诞歌曲儿童大合唱、热巧克力和甜品曲奇、以及小礼品发放等等。

我们莱镇华协(CAAL)积极组织，为节日贡献了圣诞歌曲串烧大合唱，合唱团的小演员们 (5岁到11岁)会在Depot Square迎接圣诞老人的到来.

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On November 11, CAAL held its annual volunteer appreciation party and President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) ceremony at the historical Depot Building. A total of 27 youths and 1 youth group were recognized with the awards: 17 Gold, 7 Silver, 3 Bronze, and 1 team Silver.. Thanks to our most wonderful volunteers who made all our community efforts and events possible!

Please read the event report and interview video

Here is the link of the photos and videos of the event.

在美东麻州，波士顿城西北30公里处，历史名镇莱克星顿活跃着这样一批人，他们职业、爱好各异，却有着一个共同身份—义工。

从耄耋之年的老人，到年仅八九岁的孩童，莱镇的数百名义工在2022年社区的各项活动中留下忙碌的身影。

为了感谢义工们一年来的辛勤付出，莱镇华协11月11日晚在镇历史社区大厅隆重举办“2022  莱镇华协年度义工答谢会及总统义工奖颁奖典礼’’，百余名热心服务社区的义工身穿礼服或正装。笑容满面，神采飞扬。大家品饮美食，欣赏表演，分享观点，交流经验，一场宾主尽欢的盛会留下无尽的回想。

感谢所有参与的义工们，精彩报道和鸣谢后续呈现。

“Lexington Happenings” is a bilingual monthly blog by CAAL. Please click the link and scroll down to read the November issue and discover the highlights of events in Lexington this month.

你好，十一月秋深了

是雨埋在空气

冷风四吹的颜料

慢慢凝固

天空盯着大地

收获之后

丰盈的沧桑的泪水

变得灰灰蒙蒙

请点击公众号查看十一月精彩活动。

Thank Lexington Times for featuring CAAL’s awards by the United Chinese Americans – UCA in the Oct/Nov 2022 issue.

Here is the link Enlarge it by double clicking/tapping once you see it in your browser.

Jeri Zeder has written a very nice article about the 20th Anniversary of the Lexington List which appears in the Oct/Nov 2022 issue of The Lexington Times. “The COVID Connection” section has a touching story about the Lexington List and CAAL.

Thank you Harry Forsdick for bringing the community together through the Lexington list for the past 20 years. This list has also connected Chinese American community with the broader community.

感恩节将至，欢迎大家参加华协精心为大家筹备的11月11，12日义工联欢周末：

1. 对全体义工的感谢信:

2. 11/11 华协总统义工奖颁奖典礼及义工答谢会：请点击了解活动详情及报名。

3. 11/12 艺术嘉年华-华协义工开放日： 请点击了解活动详情及报名

我们华人是龙的传人，作者通过参加社区舞龙活动看到了龙文化无处不在，悟出了舞龙犹如舞人生的道理！

请点击公众号阅读社区文化专栏精彩报道

“秋天的新英格兰”这几个字就足以激发一颗想旅游的心。新英格兰的秋天，每到一处都仿佛置身童话中！

每年9月和10月，是这个“美国诞生之地”最美的时节。不仅可以领略五彩缤纷的秋叶色彩，还可以走访美国的历史与文化遗产。在家门口也可以欣赏枫叶的红，银杏的黄，还有清爽的秋风。

岁岁年年秋相似，岁岁年年人不同。用你的镜头和文字记录下2022年的新英格兰的秋天，分享你的感悟。

莱镇华协（CAAL ）邀请您参加特别征文“秋之美”。
主题：秋之美
时间：10月24日至11月25日，早投稿早发布
要求：诗歌、散文、摄影作品……
注明作者姓名或者笔名和联系方式
联系方式和投稿邮箱：莱镇华协宣传和联络委员会
 OutreachCAAL@CAAL-MA.org

张若虚以江为场景，以月为主体，描绘了一幅幽美邈远、惝恍迷离的春江月夜图，抒写了游子思妇真挚动人的离情别绪以及富有哲理意味的人生感慨。

我们期待你以醉人的秋天为场景，描绘出感受无限心旷神怡的奇妙画卷，你眼中的秋天也许美丽、丰盛，也许萧瑟、伤感，充满回忆和感慨。期待与你的相遇！

请点击公众号了解活动详情

【转策划组织者之一摄影师单东旭的一段话】當初策劃「亞裔在萊鎮」這個影展的其中一個初衷是希望也能利用影展的組織過程增加萊鎮居民對亞裔的認知和亞裔居民對社區文化的參與。讓人最感到欣慰的是萊鎮亞裔孩子們對影展的參與和支持。從照片裝框，圖書館三個展廳的布展和撤展，每次都有十幾個學生義工幫忙參與完成。孩子們做事的認真高效，保證了每次繁瑣的工作都能按時，甚至提前完成。六月影展完成前不久，萊鎮的一個華裔青少年編輯部又主動接力承辦影展作品義賣，支持圖書館少年閱覽室更新項目。義賣社會人文照片在策展當初就有人提議，但考慮到難度我沒有同意。可這些孩子們卻知難而進，經過一個夏天很有創意的努力，讓一個挑戰性非常大的任務變成了豐碩的秋實。打心底為他們自豪和點贊。

请点击 公众号阅读精彩报道

百人会的问卷这里做 ，发出我们的声音

Columbia University, one of the world’s leading research universities, and Committee of 100, a non-profit membership organization of prominent Chinese Americans, today announced that its joint survey on “The State of Chinese Americans” is now open.  CAAL is the partner for this survey.

The joint research will provide much-needed data to shed light on the demographic, economic, health, and sociopolitical situations of the Chinese American population, and inform policymakers and the public on the status and needs of the community. The survey data will inform timely and responsive policies, programs, and services.

The nationwide survey will be conducted online in English, simplified Chinese, and traditional Chinese. All adults self-identifying of Chinese-ethnic origin and living in the United States are encouraged to participate in the anonymous survey here: bit.ly/ChineseAmericanSurvey. The research is carried out by researchers of the China Center for Social Policy at Columbia University School of Social Work and Committee of 100.

Partnerships
We are proud to be partnering with community organizations across the country in rolling out this survey. Our research teams completed a successful pilot study of the survey this summer, with the help of the Chinese-American Planning Council, Chinese American Women in Action, the Community Youth Center of San Francisco, and the U.S. Heartland China Association. Columbia and Committee of 100 invite additional organizations, community members, and interested groups to participate and partner in this critical research project, to amplify the voices of Chinese American communities nationwide. For more information on how you can become involved, please contact swchinesesurvey@columbia.edu.