“Herb Festival” – 2022 莱镇花草节

欢迎大家报名参加莱镇的9月10号12-4点莱镇花草节！莱镇华协(CAAL) 将在Buckman Tavern(Visitor Center 前面的草地) 设置富有特色的展台，包括木槿等各种传统花卉瓜菜展示与义卖，还有精湛的中国茶艺展示、动人心弦的现场中国民乐演奏。

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Remember United States Senator George Frisbie Hoar

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.

An Art Auction to Raise Fund for Cary Library ChiRP Project

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》2022UCA美国华人大会特别系列节目之麻州代表团采访特辑

《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。

Reflections on the 2022 UCA Convention /美国华人联合的公民行动

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