Lus los ntawm AAC executive pab neeg no

Raws li cov me nyuam kawm ntawv yuav rov qab rau hauv tsev kawm ntawv xws li lub cev los yog remotely, tag nrho peb yog sib tw los ntawm txoj kev tshiab uas nyob thiab coping los ntawm qhov kis thoob qhov txhia chaw hu ua COVID-19. Qhov no adversity tau ua kuv puas thankful rau lub AAC cadre ntawm cov neeg ua hauj lwm thiab interns nyob rau hauv cov coj thiab kev taw qhia txog peb executive director Jenny Chiang kom AAC mus, ntxiv steadfast, muaj zog, thiab teem rau peb advocacy rau thiab cov zej zog. Peb cov neeg ua hauj lwm muaj tswv yim, pib, inspiring thiab hopeful! Lawv muab zoo kawg li txhawb commissioners nyob rau hauv peb pawg neeg ua hauj lwm nrog rau kev pab tso cov pawg neeg tshiab pawg neeg taws los commissioner Meena Bharath qub rooj zaum ntawm lub tsev kawm ntawv Hopkington Pawg Neeg.

Nyob rau sab hauv zej zog, kuv puas xav thov ua tsaug rau lub collective nkaus noj chaw nyob rau hauv peb tej zej zog, lub zos thiab txoj seb nws yog mobilizing rau kev sib nrig sib pab thiab txhawb los yog highlighting thiab ntaus injustice. Kuv xav noj caij nyoog los highlight ib lub zos nriaj hauv kuv caj dab ntawm cov tim hav zoov lawm, nyob hauv ib lub zos me ntsis hu ua Huntington ntawm lub khw uas advertises "Tuam Tshoj" Coronavirus teev rau lawv lub website. Nyeem daim ntawv qhia txog tsab xov xwm no.

Nyob rau hauv kev sib sau ua ke,

Vira Douangmany Cage, rooj zaum

Kuv lub sij hawm ob li Commissioner yog los ze sai. Kuv zoo siab heev rau li cas cov AAC muaj progressed dhau rau (6) lub xyoo tas los no: ntau zog cov neeg ua hauj lwm, programming, zej zog outreach, advocacy, kev tawm muaj, thiab collaborations nrog cov neeg koom tes.  Peb muaj ib co awesome commissioners thiab ib tug neeg ua hauj lwm mas skilled cov neeg ua hauj lwm uas sawv rau lub ntees thiab muab 200% ntawm lawv lub sij hawm thiab dag zog thaum lub Covid-19 pandemic thiab DVR ntau "thawj" nyob rau hauv peb programming thiab muab tswv yim.  Nyob rau hauv battling institutionalized racism, kuv qhia kom peb egos hauv kos thiab txhawb AAPI thiab Ally zej zog ua hloov.  "Khaws koj ob lub qhov muag rau tus nqi zog" yog ib zaj kwv txhiaj folk uas los ua influential thaum lub American Civil Rights zog ntawm lub 1950 thiab 1960 thiab nws tau pab kuv raws li nyob rau xyoo 2020. Kuv xav kom ceev yav tas los thiab tam sim no commissioners xav txog seb lawv yuav ua tau muab ib txojsia kawg txojsia rau lub AAC.  

Kuv yog delighted kom tau tsim cov Chuck Hai Lam thiab ntuj nyias Suey Lew-Lam Tsev neeg Scholarships rau lub AAC rau peb cov hluas nyob Massachusetts, raws li kuv kawm muaj ntau deserving thiab tuav cov me nyuam kawm ntawv.  Cov scholarships tau gifted rau lub Commission hauv 2018 los ntawm kuv nco txog kuv niam thiab txiv Chuck Hai Lam thiab tej zaum yuav nyias Suey Lew-Lam.  Nyob rau hauv lub luv 51 xyoos ntawm nws lub neej, kuv niam yog ib lub zej zog muaj zog los ntawm UFW thiab pab tswv yim. Nyob rau hauv nws lub neej ntev ntawm 89, kuv txiv pab ntau tsev neeg thiab cov phooj ywg uas tau neeg tsiv teb. Nyob rau hauv yawm ntawm ntuj thiab Chuck thiab lawv ua hauj lwm, tus commission yuav xav txog cov ntaub ntawv los ntawm tsev kawm ntawv qib high school seniors los yog kawm ntawv qib siab uas xav mus ntxiv lawv kev tshawb fawb ntawm ib tug hauj lwm nyob rau hauv kev noj qab haus huv, tib neeg, los yog kev pab cuam thiab/los yog nyob rau hauv civic khu. Vam meej txheeb yuav muaj ib tug mob siab rau muab rov qab mus rau cov neeg Esxias American thiab Pacific Islander zej zog nyob Massachusetts. Raws li xyoo dhau los, cov scholarships yuav tau hais rau peb txhua xyoo cov thawj coj Symposium (YLS), xyoo no yuav tsum nyob zoo.  Nco ntsoov xyuas nws thiab muab cov lus qhia nrog koj tsev neeg, koom haum thiab cov hluas network!  Kuv xav thov ua tsaug rau Commissioner, Philjay Solar rau chairing YLS dua xyoo no.  Ntxiv thiab, cov AAC yog tus pog ncha moo tias, nrog rau cov kev them nyiaj yug ntawm AAC Commissioner, Kenneth An, Director, U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission – Boston Area Office, YLS muaj nyiaj txiag rau tsib xyoos tom ntej no!

– Mabel S. Lam, PhD, Vice Chairperson

Nyob zoo Esxias American Commission zej zog,
Nws tau ib pleasure liab li Executive Secretary crisis. Txawm hais tias muaj ntau yam yuav tsis ncaim qhov uas peb los xyoo no, peb lub zej zog muaj pom hais tias nws resilience thiab kev sib sau los ntawm tus kab mob kis thoob qhov txhia chaw. Piv txwv li, los ntawm peb COVID-19 thaum muaj xwm ceev nyiaj commission twb tau muab ntau tshaj $5,000 rau ntau cov lag luam Esxias lag luam thiab koom haum rau nyem kev siv zog. Ntxiv thiab, raws li lub rooj zaum ntawm tus Commission hluas coj symposium, peb yuav tsis tau nyob rau hauv tus neeg xyoo no, tab sis kuv so assured tias peb virtual symposium yuav cia li impactful thiab empowering li puas tau. Tas, kuv pog ncha moo tias thawj zaug, tus Commission yuav tau qhuas Filipino-American keeb kwm lub hlis no yavtom ntej lub kaum hli ntuj yavtom ntej. Tus kab mob khaub thuas no tsis zoo li yuav tseg txhua yam sai, tiam sis uas yuav tsis txhob peb tsiv mus nyob rau pem hauv ntej thiab advocating rau lub zej zog Es Xias American zej zog. Raws li ib txwm, nyob twj ywm!

– Philjay Solar, Secretary

Raws li lub quarter dhau lub quarter xyoo approaches thiab ib nrab hnub xyoo rau hauv lub COVID-19 pandemic, muaj ntau peb yeej tseem chav kho kom haum rau cov "tshiab coj" tsis muaj tsev neeg thiab nyob deb li cas ntawm peb cov zej zog. Nws yog ib qho understatement hais tias cov txheej xwm ntawm lub hlis dhau los muaj tau nyuaj rau peb lub zej zog. Peb yeej ntaus rau ces fronts: lub ntiaj teb no thoob ntiaj teb no, muaj ntau zog nyob rau hauv haiv neeg tuaj mus rau cov neeg Esxias-Americans, thiab ntaus inequality thiab kev injustice.

Ua ib tus Executive Director thiab tam sim no Executive Treasurer ntawm AAC, kuv zoo siab tau ib feem ntawm cov kev siv zog los pab kom lawv muaj zog Esxias-American zej zog nyob Massachusetts. AAC yuav siv sij hawm muaj nuj nqis nyob rau hauv ib lub koom haum uas diverse cov neeg ua hauj lwm uas hais ntau hom lus, thiab txhawb lub zej zog ntawm tag nrho cov xim. Kuv zoo siab tshaj plaws rau peb ua hauj lwm rau inclusion, tab sis yog lub sij hawm, kev sib ntaus muaj tau nyuaj. Raws li ib lub koom haum peb yuav mus kawm ntawv thiab pab tswv yim xaus rau racism thiab kev ntxub ntxaug ntawm tag nrho cov ntaub ntawv. Kuv xav kom peb sau peb cov suab lus nws txhawb thiab sib ntaus rau injustices zaws tsis yog nyob rau hauv peb lub zej zog Es Xias-American zej zog.

-Bora Chiemruom, Treasurer

Txawm hais tias xyoo no muaj hais tshiab txoj kev sib tw rau lub zej zog AAPI thiab peb ua hauj lwm, peb twb tau mus ua kom tiav ntau tshaj puas tau. Kuv yog incredibly zoo siab rau peb cov neeg ua hauj lwm cog; Lub resiliency nyob rau hauv qhov chaw ua hauj lwm thiab dedication rau lub zej zog AAPI lawv exemplify yog insurmountable. Xyoo no, peb twb tau ua strides hauv muab lub zej zog AAPI zej zog nrog COVID-19 nyem, outreaching rau kev suav pej xeem los tuav kev koom tes, tsim ib lub tsheb qub kev pab cuam hauv Esxias lus, thiab transitioning peb kev kawm programming mus rau virtual platforms. Nyob rau hauv peb pipeline muaj xws li kev ua ub no los pab rau cov neeg Esxias qhov teeb meem gambling chaw muab kev pab, tsim txuj rau cross-kev sib tham, thiab tsim visibility rau lub zej zog AAPI sab nraum ntau dua Boston. Peb cia siab tias yuav tau txais peb cov kev siv zog los mus saib tau cov chaw muab kev pab competent thiab civic khu txuj. Thaum tshuab tau muab convenience, peb acknowledge tias tsis yog txhua yam muaj sib npaug zos rau cov ntsiab lus thiab peb cia siab tias yuav tau muab caij nyoog rau tus neeg sai li sai tau.

Nyob Solidarity,

Jenny Chiang, Executive Director