(reported by Youth reporter: Christina Xiao)
2023年5月27日，莱克星顿街头人来人往，热闹非凡，一年一度的莱克星顿发现日正吸引着本地和邻镇的大量居民和游客。人们怀着期待和好奇的心情沿着马萨诸塞大道漫步，探索各式各样引人入胜的展位。
本次探索日活动参与人数达到了前所未有的高度，仅CAAL就有近30名志愿者奉献了他们的时间与热情。游客们来到CAAL的展位，感受富于中国传统文化的游戏和青少年演奏的弦乐。更有参赛者们领取他们的号码布和T恤，为第二天备受期待的AAPI 5公里跑步和步行活动以及国殇日纪念仪式做好准备。莱克星顿华裔协会（CAAL）在整个亚裔传统月组织了一系列精彩的活动。
In the vibrant streets of Lexington, businesses and programs were bustling with activity as they prepared their booths for the highly anticipated annual Lexington Discovery Day. The event drew a diverse crowd, attracting not only thousands of local citizens but also visitors from afar who eagerly wandered along Mass Ave, exploring the captivating array of booths on display.
The attendance reached unprecedented heights, with nearly 30 volunteers dedicating their time to the CAAL program alone. Visitors came by CAAL booths to enjoy culture games and music. Runners picked their bibs and T-shirts to get ready for the highly anticipated AAPI 5K Run & Walk event and Poppy flower memorial ceremony tomorrow. The Chinese American Association of Lexington (CAAL) orchestrated a series of engaging events in May AAPPI Heritage month, infusing the atmosphere with a festive spirit.
What a wonderful AAPI Food Festival tonight that brought the entire community together to celebrate! The best part is that the event is brought to the Lexington community by an incredible AAPI Youth teams of CAAL, IAL, KOLex and JPLex! Our youths keep making us proud time and again!
AAPI community is very diverse. While tasting the delicious food from different culture, it is great for people to talk to each other, understand each other, and support each. That is the meaning of celebrating AAPI heritage!
Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors and dedication of our volunteers to make the event like this possible!
AAPI 5K Run ‘n’ Walk will be held on this Sunday. Online registration will end on Saturday。
Leverett Wing, CEO of MA Commonwealth Seminar will be the Keynote Speaker. Jack Fleming, CEO of BAA,, Town Manager James Malloy, Dr. Julie Hackett will join to support this event like last year! Let’s run to celebrate AAPI and for unity, solidarity and belonging!
莱镇第二届 AAPI 5K Run ‘n’ Walk 将在本周日举行，网上报名时间在五月二十七日截止。欢迎大家继续踊跃报名。
Leverett Wing, CEO of MA Commonwealth Seminar, 将作为比赛开幕式的Keynote Speaker，并和大家一起奔跑在百年小镇的赛道上。Jack Fleming, CEO of BAA，和莱镇学监Dr. Julie Hackett 如去年一样，继续全力支持AAPI 5K Run ‘n’ Walk 活动。让我们一起奔跑起来以庆祝亚太裔社区的贡献及多元化。在庆祝亚太裔传统月的同时，享受参与社区活动的快乐时光！
Here is the link for registration and all the informaiton.
This year, AAPI Youth Lexington, CAAL, IAL and KOLex will be hosting a community wide potluck with fun activities from AAPI cultures. We’ll be doing this to bring different tastes and cuisines to the broader community and to hopefully bring together the AAPI community as a whole.
Join us! This event will be held on May 26th at LHS Commons 2. We’ll be having Indonesian, Malaysian, Japanese, Thai, Indian, and Chinese dishes available along with various cultural activities for the whole community.
【AAPI Food Festival 05/26 6-9pm 在莱镇高中Common II由CAAL华协青少年AAPI5月庆祝活动小组主办与IAL，Kolex协办的第一届AAPI美食节将将于5/26号晚上6-9点在LHS的Common II 进行，有当地著名餐馆提供不同风味的特色美食包括印度，中国，马拉西亚，印度尼西亚，泰国与日本等国。还有各种不同民族风格的游戏等着你。
请来与我们一起通过美食和有趣的活动庆祝亚裔美国人文化！
请通过下面链接报名，$10（12岁以下$5）在门口付款。
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“The rain poured, but spirits were high on Saturday as a crowd of hundreds gathered on the Boston Common to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.”
May is AAPI Heritage Celebration Month. CAAL (Chinese American Association of Lexington) partnered with other AAPI organizations bringing a series of events to the community in May –
May 20: AAPI Heritage Month Celebration and Rally at Boston Common May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a time to recognize and celebrate the rich cultural heritage, history, and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) to the United States.
May 22: GBH event: The State of Race: AAPI Heritage Month — The Invisible Becoming Visible People can join in person at GBH studios or virtually on live stream. It is to celebrate the growing number of AAPI individuals who are serving in leadership positions. Local AAPI leaders such as Eileen Jay and Dr. Amar Sawhney are among the panelists.
Join us on Sunday, May 28 at the Lexington High School for the AAPI 5K Run ’n’ Walk, for the taste of AAPI food, for the community celebration, for the advancing of diversity, unity and belonging!
There were 500+ runners participated our AAPI 5K run and walk Lexington last year and it was praised to be “the best 5K Run ’n’ Walk in the Boston area”.
Here is the link to all the information and registration.
Here is an amazing drone video of the AAPI 5K run from last year.
May 29: Memorial Day Ceremonies
A Poppy Memorial, an art installation created by students of the Never Fading Poppy Project, will be the centerpiece of the Town’s Memorial Day Ceremony, to be held at Emery Park.
The Never-Fading Poppy Project is a student-led youth team of CAAL, the Chinese American Association of Lexington. NFPP has sent thousands of handmade cards to local veterans, spreading happiness and appreciation of art.
值得骄傲的是莱镇华协旗下的春晚演出（CAAL Chinese New Year Festival)以及《莱镇人文人物专访系列》(Discover Lexington) 也成功入选莱镇文化区，与美国革命时期的历史一起成为莱镇人文资源的一部分。一年一度的春晚是莱镇最盛大的活动之一，也是莱镇以及临近城镇了解中国文化的重要方式。《莱镇人文》则是华裔移民了解当地文化的一个窗口，通过对莱镇各行各业领军人物以及普通镇民的采访，让移民以及二代得以贴近微观层面的美国，了解普通美国人的生活以及价值观，以更快更顺利地适应和融入社区。
Since World War I, the poppy has come to be known as a symbol of remembrance. On Monday, May 29, a Poppy Memorial, an art installation created by students of the Never Fading Poppy Project, will be the centerpiece of the Town’s Memorial Day Ceremony, to be held at Emery Park.
The Never-Fading Poppy Project is a student-led youth team of CAAL, the Chinese American Association of Lexington. NFPP has sent thousands of handmade cards to local veterans, spreading happiness and appreciation of art. Their co-leaders, Jodie Chen, Candice Lin, and Lucy Wei, will speak at the ceremony, describing their work and their installation of poppy art.
Congratulations Lexington, Massachusetts ! It was so exciting yesterday to attend the official ribbon-cutting for the Lexington Cultural District! So honored that CAAL Lunar New Year Festival and CAAL Discover Lexington Interview Series are part of Lexington Cultural District!
To learn a bit more about what the Lexington Cultural District is, visit this site
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