CCNE Celebrates the 250th anniversary of the United States - 紐英崙中華總會慶祝美國建國250周年

57名直狼會 首先 請大家起來 Oh say can you see By the dawn's early light What so proudly we hailed At the twilight's last gleaming Whose broad stripes and bright stars Through the perilous fight O'er the ramparts we watched Were so gallantly streaming And the rocket's red glare Gave proof through the night That our flag was still there Oh say does that star-spangled Banner yet wave O'er the land of the free And the home of the brave 祝大家生日快樂 紐英倫中華黨會 我是創於2002年 是由陳一偉先生 和我們社區的領袖共同組織 我們的宗旨是推廣自由和民主的理念 並且堅定我們是擁護中華民國 在過去這二十年 紐英倫地區全球的慶鐘 中華民國真實的慶典 都是由我們中華組織主辦 每一年 我們在光緒市區舉行一個 很大的雙十的國慶遊行 而且我們在光緒的市府坐殿 能夠舉行升旗的典禮 所有的活動也很得到 我們在座各位僑社 對我們的十分的支持 使我們每一年的國慶 都可以完滿地舉行 以往我們紐英倫中華組會 每一年的國慶日 好像今天一樣 我們都有舉辦晚會的慶鐘 我們已經定型化了 例如我們在美國 有動員那些人士 好像我們退伍班人 警察 消防員 所以我們紐英倫中華組會的宗旨 都是要為我們的僑社 促進民主 自由 和我們僑胞爭取的權益 在這裡 我謹祝各位 大家萬事如意 家庭幸福 身體健康 還有一個愉快的晚上 很感謝 大家好 很開心 這個月和大家的慶典 非常榮幸 有很多朋友在這裡 首先 在波士頓的臺北文化和文化辦公室 在波士頓 很感謝Rosemary和她的團隊 還有CCME 為我們一起 舉辦了這個美妙的活動 我也非常驕傲 今晚再次參加 在榮耀 梅歐米修和王教授 也許有些人 可能已經知道 梅歐米修 她的歷史 回到臺灣 但是王教授 也有些歷史 回到臺灣 我給你一個例子 其實 今天 高中的王教授 在臺灣擴展了 這個學校 很多人認識他的歷史 他已經退休了很多年 但他的歷史 仍然在增長 所以謝謝你們 你們的領導 你們的理念 你們對社會的服務 非常感謝 再一次 恭喜你們 希望大家享受這個活動 謝謝 大家晚安 梅歐米修 王教授 安臨工商所的陳兆惠 先生 各位 各位貴賓 各位來賓 大家晚上好 今天 我們的市長 非常高興來到這裡 和我們一起 在一起 當然 身為市長 非常榮幸 所以 我在這裡 介紹市長 今晚 在這裡 他是我們的貴賓 因為我們有一個 很重要的獎學 送給他 我想 很快地 介紹一下 我們的 親愛的 梅歐米修 當我第一次認識 梅歐米修 是十五年前 她是個年輕女孩 就像我女兒 我女兒 所以 她們都快要 畢業了 當時 舅舅邀請她 擔任 港澳學校的 副校長 她就在那裡 開始 為市長 進行宣傳 自此 梅歐米修 在波士頓 的歷史上 成為了 第一位 波士頓市長 然後 波士頓市 會議主席 在 2021年 她被選為 波士頓市 第一位女議員 這是一個 很大的改變 現在 人們可以 把海報和照片 放在我們的 中國城市 每個都會有 波士頓市 所以 她做了很多 她的工作 她照顧了 波士頓市 所有人 包括中國城市 所以我們非常感謝她的工作 中國 波士頓市 為臺灣 中國移民 而生 我們 為美國 250週年 我們非常榮幸 獲得 梅歐米修 榮譽 所以 讓我簡介 波士頓市議長 梅歐米修 波士頓市議長 然後中國政府 陳慶澤 在 她是中國美國的光榮的模特 恭喜 謝謝 我一直覺得我第一間在波士頓的家是這個地方 在我們國家250週年紀念日 我一直在思考 我一直在思考什麼是要負責 美國最重要的城市 為我們的革命 250年前的城市 決定我們不會承受 我們的家庭和未來 被削減 那種勇氣和堅持 我們會照顧彼此 無論價錢如何 這就是美國的本質 這在我們所有的移民故事中都表現出來 在不同的文化中 我真的很抱歉 我今晚不能出席 因為波士頓城市正在舉辦世界盃派對 所以我們必須跑到東部的波士頓 來參加洛杉磯和波士頓的比賽 我們正在舉辦和歡迎 各個部份的社區 各種文化和移民群體 讓波士頓城市堅強 但今晚是一個非常重要的時刻 我長大後 我父母在我小時候 他們來到這個國家 他們不希望自己的生活 會變得更好 他們知道自己的生活 在這裡會變得更艱難 他們不想說英文 他們不想犧牲自己 他們不想工作 他們只希望 他們的孩子 他們的孫子 他們的偉大的孫子 有一天會有機會 回到這個偉大的國家 這並不是一種保證 在我們國家歷史的每一個階段 都感受到回歸 有很多人在這個房間 他們的父母或長輩 還記得當時的感覺 當中有了中國封鎖法 當他們的家庭被撕裂 甚至被送回中國 當他們已經在這裡工作 幫助和建立我們的社區 然後被撕裂 有許多故事 有些人甚至在華盛頓 然後回到中國 然後回來 當法律終於改變了 但事情並沒有改變 在所有的情況下 沒有勇氣和決心的人 我們不會為了任何事情 而放棄這個夢想 我們認為是可能的 這個夢想仍然持續 我們每天都在華盛頓生活 我非常欣賞 甚至我們很晚才進來 因為外面有很多年輕人 他們想知道 哪個地方最適合吃火鍋 哪個地方最適合吃晚餐 我為他們介紹了 華盛頓商業協會的主席 他們很驚訝 他們得到了直接的建議 但每當我們回頭 在華盛頓發生了新的興奮事件 某些新的商業 正在嘗試新的概念 某些新的社區組織 一個長久的歷史性的組織 正在做一些新的事情 例如今晚的火鍋 所有這些都為了 讓我們的孩子 下一代知道 他們可以成功 做任何他們想做的事情 因為很多人已經犧牲了 並建立了那條路線 我今天不可能 在這個房間裡 沒有這些人 他們鼓勵我 他們相信我 他們提醒我 我經歷了很多時刻 我覺得 在這個角色 在這個政治 在這個時刻 因為我知道 每一個人都很努力 為了讓我們的社區變得更好 為了改變了華盛頓 我只是覺得 如果我有一點點 跟隨著你們的腳步 去幫助這個社區 我會覺得 我對我的父母做了好事 如果我有一點點 跟隨著你們的腳步 去幫助這個社區 and in this community, serving on the board and giving back, we really, again, put Boston Chinatown on the map. One way after another, one organization after another, one cause after another, so much work has happened. And he was already mentioned by Felix, but I also just always want to bring Uncle Frank into these spaces. You know, someone who basically saw me, picked me out and said, you're going to do something for this community. And at the time, it felt like an instruction, whether I wanted to or not, whether I believed it was possible or not. He was determined that each one of us has something to give, and that he was going to do everything he could to make sure that we made it to the impact that we could have in the community. So I miss him so very much, and so many of the elders who have come before us. And I'm so thankful to each and every one of you who are keeping on this legacy. Finally, I just want to mention a few people who are also incredibly important in keeping the work going. If you have not met her yet, Katrina is our Chinatown liaison. She's absolutely amazing, and has been working so hard, and has already been just bringing so many different perspectives and things that we could be doing for the neighborhood. So please tell her all of your ideas, the needs, the dreams, the challenges in the community. We know we've got to fix the sidewalks. That's one thing that is top on our list. We know we want to make sure that there are great jobs that continue and everyone's plugged into what's happening. And we want to keep all that going with Katrina. I also want to just recognize and make sure you all... She's very familiar now in all of our Chinatown events, but LaToya Gayle, who's running for state senate this fall. The election was in December 1st, so it's coming up fast. But in terms of people who are stepping up to serve our community and who've already been doing the work, thank you so much for your courage and leadership and determination to make a difference and being here as always. So congratulations to everyone. Thank you for making sure that Chinatown is part of the 250th anniversary celebration. July 4th is going to be a big, big moment, and we're so proud that this is an important marker of leading up to that for our city and country. Congratulations, Dr. Wong. Thank you so much. I am very honored tonight to introduce you to me, Principal Wong, who will be honored today. And I'd like to start with some Chinese words that some of our... From our school, we have a Quincy Elementary School table here along with the upper school as well. And so I'm going to read, and it says, 王中堂 林東陽光 And Dr. Wong, I met him when I was in fourth grade, that is when he became principal at the Josiah Quincy School many years ago. And even before that, as you heard, he had four decades in the Boston Public Schools in many roles. And also, you know, worked with the superintendent's office as a specialty assistant, continuing to work with educators and prospective leaders, especially those within the off or the men educators of color. And as a fourth grader, you know, you don't know the impact an adult has on you too many years later. And the Josiah Quincy Upper School was invisible at one point. And Dr. Wong knew how to make it become visible. And as I think about my journey as a young person in fourth grade, moving along my educational career, and then coming full circle back to the Josiah Quincy School as an educator and somehow ending up as a leader, I know how much Dr. Wong has impacted me. And he is a visionary. He was able to make the invisible visible. And I see that now. When I first became an educator, he gave me something similar to this. He is a calligrapher as well, a very talented calligrapher. And he wrote something about apples and seeds. And I didn't quite understand it. But he said, you know, teachers, many people, they'll see the students, they'll just see apples, right? Potential in all of them. But it takes an educator to know and look at a seed and know that it can become more than just a seed. It can grow and nurture it. And so I really thank Dr. Wong who, you know, had these small pieces throughout my journey without looking back. It makes it completely visible. So you're invisible, making visible is definitely great. And that's exactly what happened with the upper school. We had families at the elementary school during that time who absolutely loved what was happening there, wanted to extend that into... No one wanted to leave the invisible, right? And then come back. We have many staff at the schools, even Williams here and others who were students at the school and come back as educators. And so I really want to thank you for that. You are a true visionary and had a huge impact on many lives. So thank you very much. ...see them to evolve in Hong Kong to help you... Receiving the award together with Leon and Xiao Wu, whom I respect and I also admire. And thank you, Principal Xinjie Xu for the kind words. And as a colleague and your family I've known for so long, I appreciate that relationship, of course. I also want to particularly thank Mayor Michelle Wu in supporting what we do in education as well as in the Quincy Upper School. I remember she was inspiring in talking to me many years ago when we had dim sum for the upper school in the inception, having dim sum in the restaurants. And then she was supporting us when she was working with Mayor Menino. And she was very supportive of education and the city of Boston as well as Chinatown. And then Mayor Michelle Wu continued to support us as a city councilor, chair of the city council and then the mayor of the city of Boston. And she conducted the talking ceremony of the Quincy Upper School students. And then opening the Quincy Upper School two years ago. That was really another journey. She did it very quietly but I remember and see everything. I remember everything in my mind. I'm truly blessed and with the trust and the support from the city and the community in the Chinese community to serve in various positions and opportunities to the city of Boston particularly to this Chinese community. And I'm very glad to see the Quincy Elementary School and the Quincy Upper School getting into fruition. And I'm thankful and blessed to see CJM, the principal's school and also the co-headmasters of the Quincy Upper School, Richard Chang and also Steve Charleson who worked so hard together as a team to bring the school with the support of the parents and teachers and many of them are here today. And to make the school into the next space of our educational journey not just in Chinatown but in the city of Boston. They brought it into the International Ecological Program. That is so important in the journey. It's hard-finding for the city of Boston. And they're all authorized by the IPO. So the Quincy Elementary School from kindergarten to the upper school all the way to twelfth. Students together can learn together. They can learn together. They can communicate together. No matter they are Asians, they're black, they're Hispanic, white, you know, anyone. They grew up as brothers and sisters. That is what is so important. And this curriculum is high quality. And this is what I felt when I came to this country 47 years ago. And education today is still the best equalizer for our community, particularly for the new community. And I'm glad that we have the opportunity. I'm so glad we have the opportunity to have your trust and your support in every phase of it. And I come here today really happy. Somebody asked me, say, a teacher asked me, what have you recognized me for? I said, I don't know. But I think it's important for us to say I'm so happy to see many of you who are together with me. We have dinner together year after year, month after month. We just like trying to get it together. But it is so cool today that when we are able to see something that we all want to see for a long time. To have a school that is for everybody, to have a school, a program that will change the learning style, will change the structure, will change the culture of learning, and start to grow the next generation of learners and also citizens in the city of Boston. Yeah, I think the leadership of Mayor Michel Faux, right? This is so important. It's what the Bible says. We need to have a new man of wine scheme for the new wine. Hopefully, we have a new man of wine scheme in the city of Boston, with the Boston Public School. I think it's very important. So, when you have time, or even if you don't have time, schedule to go into the Quincy Elementary School, go into the Quincy Upper School. Not just look at the building, talk to the people, look at the program. It's the people first, and then the program, or the software later, and then the hardware. You may admire the Upper School, but it's more important to see what is going on inside the school. And what's going on outside the school is even more important because now the school can actually be connected with all the 6,500 schools, all Ivy schools all over the world. Teachers can plan the lesson together. Students can do the project together with one curriculum like that. That would be the hard work of the principals at the Elementary School and the Upper School headmaster. It's important to go in and enjoy it because we've waited for so long to make sure the Quincy Upper School is in the community. And I want to thank Mayor Michelle Wu for all the silent,quiet, but really strong help to make this a reality. Now I know many of you know me, but those who know me know that I don't like to talk. But I'm always reminded by my father If you want to be seen, stand up. If you want to be heard, speak up. If you want to be respected, shut up. So I'll shut up and enjoy the music. Thank you very much.