Chinese American Association of Lexington

On this Veterans Day, we salute and honor our veterans. The concert last night featured retired US Army Major General William Chen, the first Chinese American two-star general of the US Army, joined by many local veterans as VIP guests.

Here is the link of LexMedia video recording of the event

Here is the link of photo album by Dongxu Shan

Here is the link of photo album by Weidong Wang

Here is the link of photo album by Tong Lin

Here is the report by Lexington Minuteman

Quote from our superintendent Julie Hackett:

“So proud of our students for organizing such a beautiful, inspirational evening! They raised over $10K for the integration of AAPI into our K-12 curriculum and honored Asian American veterans!

Why does AAPI curriculum integration matter? For hundreds of years, Asian Americans have been invisible, and they helped build this nation by amplifying AAPI voices! “

经过高中生义工们两个多月的努力宣传和推广下，公益音乐会已进入倒计时，所有参加演出的演员们都做好了呈现最好状态演出的准备，音乐会门票也在火爆销售中。感谢很多个人和机构纷纷慷慨解囊支持音乐会，截稿前共筹得善款$7,710. 让义工们倍受鼓舞，可喜的是慈善捐款的数额一直在不断的增加。
 “亚裔历史走进课堂” 公益捐款音乐会将邀请作为退伍军人贵宾出席本次活动，同时还非常荣幸地邀请到了莱镇学监朱莉·哈克特博士、莱镇华协主席王华教授、美国陆军第一位两星军衔的华裔美国人退伍军人陈绍章将军、公正平等教育联盟（CARE）的代表Shaw Yang作为特邀嘉宾在本场音乐会上发言。还有一位特邀嘉宾届时亮相。90岁高龄的资深社会活动家赵钟英老师也将会莅临音乐会到场支持活动。诚邀您购票观看！
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孩子们在用自己的爱心为社区服务的同时，也提高了自己的计算机技能、提升了领导力和团队合作精神。他们的精神也影响了身边的青年一代，树立了STEM青年服务社区的新形象。
目前，莱镇青少年计算机小组已经完成新一轮的招新，更多的社区服务项目正在启动中。我们期待一个更好的莱镇，我们也在建设一个更好的莱镇！

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Helpful Hands成立一年多来，从最初的Ellen Wang 和Justin Wang姐弟两人，不断扩大，每一次活动都吸引更多的青少年参加，大部分成员都来自莱镇高中和初中。孩子们的无私奉献不仅得到了社区的赞誉和莱镇华协的支持, 也获得了公民领导力学会（Civic Leadership Academy）评委会的认可。

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Please check out what’s happening in Lexington in November in this CAAL Blog:

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/BLofG_UqEOagSaIUw3fCpA

Please scroll down to check the English version. There is a banner “Lexington Happenings – English Version” after the list of events in Chinese.

Many thanks to Lexington Education Foundation for hosting Charles Yu, author of Interior Chinatown, as he discussed his book with LHS students & the Lexington community.

Representatives of CAAL conveyed to Charles how meaningful his book is in helping students learn about the Chinese-American experience. It was a well attended event. There were many great questions raised by the audience. Charles’s sharing was candid and authentic.

Do you have your tickets yet to see Charles Yu in Lexington on November 3?

Use this link to buy tickets: https://lexingtoncommunityed.org/…/interior…/…

This opportunity is made possible through a program funded by Lexington Education Foundation and the inspiring work of Samantha St. Lawrence, the LHS educator leading the Lexington in Conversation project.

With the support of CAAL, the Interior Chinatown is available at Cary Library in paperback, Large Print, digial audiobook and ebook: https://bit.ly/3zk26AA

The “Asian American History Inclusion” Benefit Concert organized by Lexington High School students will be held on November 11th at the Lexington High School Auditorium during Veterans Day.

The purpose of this concert is to raise funds for the inclusion of Asian American history in our textbooks. We will invite veterans as honorable guests to this event. All proceeds from the concert will be donated to support our cause.

Ticketing: https://www.eventbrite.com/…/1111-aapi-history…

If you are willing to make a donation, please either:

-Write a check to CAAL, memo AAPI Benefit Concert, and ship to the address CAAL, PO Box 453, Lexington, MA 02420.

-PayPal to CAAL using “Sending to friends and family” at donation@caal-ma.org and memo AAPI Benefit Concert.

-Venmo pay to @CAAL-Lexington, last 4 digits of phone 2775, memo AAPI Benefit Concert

Note: CAAL is a registered Sec. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We appreciate your generous donation by sponsoring this event, your name will be included in the back of our program as well as on our website. Please reach out to the organizers aapiconcert@gmail.com if you have any questions. Thank you!

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Congrats to CAAL Youth Program for winning the Civic Leadership Academy 2021 National Projects of the Year Awards:

CAAL Youth STEM Team – First Place

Helpful Hands – Second Place

Phoebe Tian – National Intern of the Year!

Create handmade cards for Bedford VA Hospital veterans and joining the Lexington Veterans Day parade. Draw and write with your loving heart and show your appreciation to veterans for their service and dedication.

Two ways to participate:

Scan the QR code, register to receive blank cards, make cards at home, and return back to us. Registration link: Veteran.webform.net. Deadline: Nov 11, 2021

Join the Card Making Party: wear your favorite Halloween costume, create cards while having fun with friends! Date: Sunday, 10/31, 2:30-4pm Location: 29 Saddle Club Rd, Lexington. Note: Outdoor masks required. Blank cards and art materials are provided, plus Halloween treats! Eligible for high school student community service hours

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喜悦是果园里饱满的紫色葡萄。一串串从藤蔓上垂下来，像久别重逢的兄弟姐妹一样紧紧相拥。华协迎新会欢天喜地，张开热情的双臂迎接了几十户新居民加入我们的社区。
喜悦是秋天丰收的果实。华协总统义工奖申请者人数突破历史纪录。去年秋天播种的种子，历经了三百六十五个日子的辛勤耕耘，在这个秋天结出沉甸甸的果实。季节不语，九月用收获给你答案。

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