Chinese American community in Boston area gathered in Concord on Saturday, Aug 27 to honor United States Senator George Frisbie Hoar, and celebrate the 196th Anniversary of his birth.
Senator Hoar was the only member of the US Congress to vote against the Chinese Exclusion Law of 1882 and all future extensions. He described it as “nothing less than the legalization of racial discrimination”.
Follow The George Frisbie Hoar Appreciation Society on Facebook for more future events.
New Legacy Cultural Center, the Chinese American Association of Lexington, and Cary Library Foundation will be hosting an opening reception at Cary Library Wednesday, Aug 24th at 6:00 PM, featuring the art of Mike Mei.
The event will include a Back-in-time Costume Show, Art Auction, Chinese Cuisine Exposition (by Master Chef Patrick Shao), and Live Chinese Calligraphy Demo—all in support of Cary Library’s ChiRP! Project (renovating children’s and meeting spaces).
The schedule of events is as follows:
6:00 – 6:30pm Back-in-time Costume Show/Art Auction (Living Room 1st Floor)
6:30 – 7:30pm Speech, Performances, Calligraphy Demo, Artistic Chinese Cuisine Demo (Large Meeting Room, Lower Level)
7:30 – 8:30pm Meet the Artists and Art Exhibition Tour.
You are cordially invited to this free event at the Cary Library.
RSVP is not required but encouraged: https://carylibrary.assabetinteractive.com/…/art…/
To participate in the online auction, please visit: https://newlegacyculturalcenter.org/auction/
Here is the event announcement in Chinese
《波士谈》精选8｜2022UCA美国华人大会特别系列节目之麻州代表团采访特辑. 第三届美国华人大会暨首届UCA全国青年大会在7月15日上午八点半在首都华盛顿DC正式开幕。本次大会参与人数超过650人次，来自美国40个州，创历届大会新高。麻州代表团有65人参加了大会，为各州之首！本期节目为对部分麻州代表的采访特辑。
10 CAAL EC members and youth representatives joined UCA-MA delegation attended the United Chinese Americans Convention on July 14-16 in Washington DC. Over 600 people attended the convention and exchanged ideas around forging authentic Chinese-American identities and building a civically active community..
Click this link to read CAAL Youth member Willian Zhang’s report and reflection about this convention:
“2022 年 7 月 14 日至 7 月 16 日我有幸参加了在华盛顿特区举行的第三届美国华人 (UCA) 大会，开阔了我的对社区志愿服务实践活动的视野，加深了我对华裔青少年参与义工项目来参与公民行动的理解。” – William Zhang, CAAL Youth Programs
八月的天空 – 太阳向我跑来, 落入八月的傍晚；我淡然踩着昏黄，如同踩着火红的自行车，一闪而过。
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“Lexington Happenings” is a bilingual monthly blog by CAAL. Scroll down to read the Aug. issue in English.
For 39 years, CAAL has been supporting and encouraging younger generations to give back to the community, especially with the establishment of the Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) seven years ago. Members from CAAL Community Service Committee introduced twelve CAAL youth programs and a whole range of opportunities to participate in community service that are organized, sponsored or recognized by CAAL, in collaboration with the town and community organizations. Student leaders shared their volunteering experiences with the students and parents.
Here are the 2022 CAAL PVSA Seminar presentation video and slides, and PVSA application forms. Please submit your application between Sept 1-Sept 30, 2022.
一年一度的CAAL华协“总统义工奖”评选说明讲座7月31日晚上在线召开。华协社区服务委员会青少年项目负责之一Judy Qiao，华协社区服务委员会主任Wendy Qin、Leeying Wu、Liying Kuang，主持和参加了讲座。他们为听众讲解了总统义工奖评选的流程和变化以及历届总统义工奖的获奖情况。 两位获得2021年总统义工奖的青年学生及一名刚刚参加美国华人联合大会的学生William Zhang和他妈妈在线分享了他们在为社区做义工服务时的心得体会。详情请看下面公众号文章。
