Many people try running but don’t stick with it. In this discussion you will hear from three Lexington residents who started running later in life and now have run over 100 marathons combined. These runners will share their secrets of how to find joy and community in running and how to make running a part of overall health and happiness.

As part of the event, we will share a zero to 5K training plan and give you an opportunity to sign up for a local 5K and training sessions.

Time: Tuesday, May 3, at 7pm. Sign-up Now (In-Person or Webinar).

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五月亚太裔传统月(AAPI) 5K 跑步活动踏着春天的脚步一步步临近，您是否想报名参加，却不知道自己能不能跑？你是否想沐浴着和煦的阳光跑进春风里，却苦于不知道如何开始？如何坚持跑完全程？选择什么跑步的鞋？跑步是否对膝盖有伤害？如何科学地训练跑步？围绕这些问题，我们将举办一系列的线上和线下的活动，帮助没有跑步基础的朋友们准备一个5K比赛。
请锁定4月27日晚上8点，参加“如何训练你的第一个5K?” 跑步讲座。我们请到来自“犇”跑步俱乐部的六位成员，讲一讲他们开始跑步和平常跑步的故事。他们是一群和我们普通人一样的大众跑者，从零基础跑起来，通过科学训练成为一名波马跑者。

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The AAPI Heritage Month Celebration is a month-long series of events spotlighting AAPI culture through history, art, and food during the month of May. Art week narrates the Asian American experience through meaningful artwork including photography, drawing, painting, and any illustrations created by fellow Lexingtonians.

Please submit your artwork by April 27!  The art pieces will be deliberately chosen to highlight the culture of AAPI. The art pieces illuminate daily life as an Asian American. Selected art pieces will be exhibited in the Cary Memorial Library throughout the months of May and June.

This event is organized by Lexington Youth AAPI Celebration Volunteers and Chinese American Association of Lexington (CAAL); Funded by Community Endowment of Lexington, Civic Leadership Academy; Co-sponsored by Cary Library, Indian Americans of Lexington (IAL), Korean Organization of Lexington (KoLex) and Japanese Support Group of Lexington (JPLex).

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What a great day for Patriots’ Day Parade!

Here are a few stunning photo albums taken by our talented photographers. Enjoy!

Here is the video of the parade covered by LexMedia

Here is the video of the CAAL parade

Here is the photo album link for Patriots’ Day Parade (By Di Ding)

Here is the photo album link for Patriots’ Day Parade afternoon (By Dongxu Shan)

Click this photo album link for Patriots’ Day Parade morning (by Dongxu Shan)

AAPI 5 K Run ‘n’ Walk Lexington – May is Asian American and Pacific Islander H

Join us for the AAPI 5K Run ‘N’ Walk on May 30th in Lexington! After the run, come to celebrate a culmination of AAPI history, art, and food on May 30 at LHS Field House and enjoy AAPI sampling food, AAPI fun events, ice cream and family time…

Join our AAPI 5K Run ‘n’ Walk
Memorial Day (May 30) at 10:30 AM
Start and finish at Lexington High School
Chip-timed race
Online registration until May 29, $30 (non-refundable)
Race Day Registration – $35 cash or check (non-refundable)

Click here for more details and registration

暮春五月，莺飞草长. 伴着阳光明媚的五月天一起走来的，还有亚太裔传统月 (AAPI Heritage Month) ! 

肆虐了两年多的疫情终点在望，麻州的工作生活也渐次恢复正常。莱镇华协(CAAL)携手莱镇 “Hey” 跑团(Lexington Hey Runners Club) 将于五月三十日在莱镇高中举办 5K 跑步/健走活动，以此庆祝和纪念亚太裔传统月。邀请大家不仅享受自由奔跑和健走的乐趣，也有机会赛后品尝来自亚太与其他族裔的美食。品一品吹面不寒的春风，赏一赏杂花生树的春色，也希望疫情期间加剧的对亚裔的偏见能够随着疫情一起消散。

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You are invited to watch the award-winning documentary Far East Deep South for free in person or online to celebrate this year’s Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. You’ll also have the opportunity to meet the producers of the film in a live, student-led, virtual Q&A session at 7 PM EDT on Friday, April 29, 2022.

Previously aired on PBS World Channel’s “America ReFramed’, the film follows the journey of two Chinese-American brothers who seek to know more about their family history. Surprisingly, the place where they end up turns out to be a small town in the Mississippi Delta. The film also explores the discrimination Asian-Americans historically faced, the interconnected relationship between the Black and Chinese communities in the Jim Crow era, and the generational impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.

This event is organized and sponsored by 18 organizations in Belmont and Lexington. The funding is provided by the Chinese American Association of Lexington (CAAL), the Belmont Celebrates AAPI Heritage Fund, and a grant from the Belmont Cultural Council (BCC), a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council (MCC), a state agency.

This event is co-sponsored by the following Lexington based organizations: Cary Memorial Library, Cary library Foundation, Lexington Youth AAPI Volunteers, Association of Black Citizens of Lexington (ABCL), Lexington Historic Society, Asian Student Union of Lexington High School. 

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欢迎莱镇的乡邻和初高中学生们免费观摩这部感人至深的获奖纪录片并参与和制片人的网上见面会。让我们 一起以这个活动开启五月美国亚太裔传统月一系列庆祝活动的帷幕。

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本次活动由莱镇，贝镇18个组织协办，获得莱克星顿华人协会, 贝尔蒙特庆祝亚太裔传统基金和贝镇文化协会人文项目专项资金的经费支持。

在人间最美的四月天，让我们一起去踏青、追思、春耕和播种。

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Please scroll down to read the English version and discover highlights of this month.

爱国者日周末的庆祝活动包括历史，音乐，战场重现，以及游行等，让你和你的家人，朋友感受到莱镇独有的节日气氛。
爱国者日不仅是美国的节日，更是莱镇的节日，希望大家不要错过今年的庆典。

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Here are the updates on our Ukraine humanitarian relief campaign:

1. Total donations have exceeded $11K from Lexington and beyond including Minnesota, California and Ohio.

2. Two rounds of donated medical supplies and aids including tourniquets and backpacks fully stocked with first aid medical kit have reached Ukraine through Sunflower of Peace