First ACAN Member Meeting Observation
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【明清撰稿】六千年文明,四千年书法。中国文化源远流长,不仅孕育了千年文人墨客的传世佳作,也折服了众多中外民众之心。五月十二日,由奥斯汀华裔联盟举办的 [中国书法] 讲座,就是中国书法艺术魅力的再现。当日下午,主讲人钟平正先生以其深厚的书法造诣,用短短的两小时,深入浅出地把中国文字艺术的风采展示在来宾面前。整个讲座采用中英双语,经过颇具英语底蕴的刘乙燕女士翻译,讲座呈现出一幅老少同台,中外言欢的感人画面。
[撰稿和图片提供: 华盟义工] 奥斯汀华裔联盟 (ACAN) 在疫情严重的时候, 看到了社区弱势群体的需要。很多平时由各公益组织帮助的弱势群体, 由于疫情对社区的影响, 而缺少了一些最基本的物资 - 每日果腹的餐食。据 EMS and Camp Abbot 的义工们说,那里的几百个无家可归者, 平时大部分时候只能吃军队用的压缩食品。那些市民在疫情期间没有可以避难的地方,如果没有人给予他们食物,他们就会在我们后院里饿死,使本就严峻的形势更加悲剧。他们是我们的弟兄姐妹,我们不能置之不顾。华盟决定挑起这个重担,服务社区,从提供一顿顿饭做起!
In this worst of times of Covid-19 pandemic, what exactly are “our capacities to be kind and generous, and to see beyond ourselves and our own interests”- Lawrence S. Bacow? ACAN’s answer: a lot.
Serious Work on April Fool’s Day Today we set out to help LifeWorks Austin whose young residents are experiencing medical, emotional and economic vulnerability as a result of #Covid-19. 3 ACAN volunteers, partnering with a local Chinese restaurant House of Three Gorges (http://www.houseofthreegorgestx.com/, 三峡人家), delivered 40 freshly made Chicken Fried Rice meals and >40 homemade…