Annual Report 2009 by Asian Community Development Corporation

2009 Annual Report

Asian Community Development Corporation

years of community building

社區建設二十二年 years of community building

Asian activists and leaders founded ACDC in 1987 in response to the needs of Asian Americans in Greater Boston. Much of our work to date has focused on Chinatown; however, as the community changes, ACDC is growing to meet new needs and is expanding its programs to serve ever-diversifying communities throughout Greater Boston. During the past two decades, the organization has distinguished itself by promoting a development model of mixed-use, mixed-income real estate with a high percentage of affordable housing. Its developments are now home to over 800 residents and more than 300 families. ACDC celebrates the supporters and constituents who have joined us to foster new leadership and give low-income residents the tools and resources they need to buy their own homes, participate in the change and growth in their communities, and contribute more fully to economic and civic life throughout the region. 在1987年，多位亞裔的社會活動家和慈善家為了滿足大波士頓地區美籍亞裔群體的需要，成立了亞美社區發展協會。儘管我們的大多數工作均集中在唐人街範圍內，但是隨著當地社區的發展和變遷，亞美社區發展協會的項目在不斷的擴展到大波士頓地區更多樣化的社區當中為其居民服務，亞美也面臨新的服務需求。在這二十年裏，我們通過推廣一套獨特的發展模式來突現我們與其他機構的不同之處；這個發展模式就是發展包含高比例可負擔性住房的混合收入和綜合用途的房地產物業。到目前為止，亞美所發展的房屋已經為超過800位住戶（超過300戶家庭）提供了住房。在此，亞美衷心感謝所有支持我們和為我們工作過的人，和我們一起帶領社區發展，為低收入的居民提供他們所需要的資源和手段去購買自己理想的家園，幫助他們參與到所在的社區的發展和變遷當中，並為整個區域的經濟和民生發展貢獻更多的力量。

宗旨

Mission Statement

The Asian Community Development Corporation, a community-based organization, is committed to high standards of performance and integrity in serving the Asian American community of Greater Boston with an emphasis on preserving and revitalizing Boston’s Chinatown. The Corporation develops physical community assets, including affordable housing for rental and ownership; promotes economic development; builds capacity within the community; and advocates on behalf of the community. 亞美社區發展協會 (ACDC) 旨在以社區為基礎，以保護和振興波士頓華埠為工作重點，致力于為大波士頓亞裔社區提供高標準、高質量的服務。協會積極開發社區的有形資產，包括供出租和出售的平價住房、促進經濟發展、培養領導人才等，從而充實社區實力，為社區爭取權益。

Annual Report 2009

Dear friends,

The fiscal year 2009 was a year of transition, challenge, and achievement for the Asian Community Development Corporation. Co-founder and long-term board president, Caroline Chang stepped down from her role, giving way to a new leadership structure that will serve us well into the future. Jeremy Liu, ACDC’s executive director for the past five years, was honored as a 2009 Barr fellow and recently announced that he has accepted a position to lead the East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation in Oakland, California. While we will miss his irrepressible spirit and entrepreneurial leadership, we wish him well. The need for ACDC’s long-standing efforts to provide secure, affordable homes and to help build healthy, sustainable communities has become increasingly evident this year. The 2009 Greater Boston Housing Report Card finds that despite declines in the absolute value of homes in the Greater Boston Area, it has actually become relatively more expensive to than in other parts of the country. ACDC is responding to these challenges by moving forward with Parcel 24 and 6 Fort Street and continuing to pursue potential developments that meet the need for affordable housing in Chinatown and beyond. As part of that effort, ACDC continues to operate the only bilingual homeownership education and counseling program in Boston that provides language support in Cantonese and Mandarin. ACDC has emerged as a leader in innovative community development programs that utilize tools for community members to be effective advocates for their neighborhood’s future. This year, 30 youth leaders from A-VOYCE, ACDC’s youth development program, expressed their voices as live radio DJ’s and neighborhood tour guides. Chinatown community members can now easily access neighborhood data through online tools developed as part of HD-OD, a pilot project that aims to better connect residents and business owners to economic development opportunities. As one of 19 projects worldwide to receive funding from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, our newest project, Participatory Chinatown, seeks to improve civic engagement through a replicable 3D visualization tool linked to planning practices shaping Boston’s Chinatown. Our progress reflects ACDC’s greatest asset: the broad base of supporters that have sustained our work towards the realization of a shared mission. ACDC extends its sincere gratitude to all who have supported us and made our work possible over the past year. As we look forward to 2010, we will continue to honor your contributions and fulfill the vision you so faithfully support. Michael Tow Board President

Dharmena Downey Interim Executive Director

綜合屋主計劃 Comprehensive Home Ownership Program (CHOP) The Comprehensive Home Ownership Program (CHOP) helps prospective first-time home buyers navigate the home buying process, with an emphasis on serving limited-English speakers. CHOP is currently the only program in Boston to provide financial education and homeownership counseling in Mandarin and Cantonese. Through workshops certified by the City of Boston and the Massachusetts Housing Partnership, CHOP introduces clients to housing finance options and other facets of the home-buying process. Housing and finance professionals volunteer to speak at workshops to offer their expertise in the field. For those seeking additional support, trained staff members provide individual counseling sessions.

綜合業主計劃幫助首次買房者了解掌握買房的程序﹐著重為英語能力有限者服務。在波士頓﹐這是唯一用國語和粵語提供理財教育和買房咨詢服務的計劃。通過開辦由波士頓市府和麻州房屋合作機構認可的講座﹐綜合業主計劃傳授客戶買房過程中的各方面內容。房地產和金融領域的專業認識義務授課﹐介紹他們的經驗。經過培訓的亞美協會職員還提供一對一的咨詢服務。

7 105 2525 56

7 first-time homebuyer HB101 workshops 舉辦7次首次買房講座

Homeownership education & counseling to 105 families 為105戶家庭提供買房教育和咨詢房講座

2525 bilingual notices about affordable housing opportunities 收集寄出了2525份有關可負擔平價住房的信息 56 HB 101 graduates with certificates that qualify them for additional financial resources towards homeownership 56位學員獲得了首次買房者資格證書

其他成績

Additional Accomplishments

Improvement of client relationship management system Salesforce.com was implemented as a new system for management of client contact information in addition to individual client counseling records, attendance of workshops, payment of membership and other information that will be used to track client data.

Development of a clear program logic model and outcomes strategy As part of a larger effort in organizational development throughout all ACDC program areas, we developed clearer performance and impact measurements, while accounting for potential program changes and growth as a result of economic and real estate conditions.

改善客戶關係管理系統-- 除原有的客戶咨詢記錄﹐講座登記﹐會員繳費以及其他資料之外﹐新引進網絡技術﹐系統管理客戶聯繫資料以便於跟蹤客戶服務信息。

研究制定計劃合理性模式和成果策略 -- 作為亞美協會整體研究所有工作計劃的一部分﹐我們制定了衡量綜合業主計劃表現和影響的方式﹐同時為應對經濟和房地產市場的狀況變化﹐我們也將對計劃作出相應調整和擴展。

Enhancement of communications materials about affordable home ownership opportunities In response to interest indicated on postworkshop evaluations, ACDC now includes suburban properties of the Greater Boston Area. These bilingual notices are also available much more frequently in order to notify clients about approaching application deadlines.

改進有關可負擔平價住房的信息資料 -根據客戶的需求﹐我們現在也收集包括大波士頓地區郊區的住房信息﹐並提供給學員。給學員郵寄雙語信息資料的次數也更加頻繁。

Additional workshop about the logistics of completing an application for a home ownership property In partnership with the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation, we provided a 3-hour workshop about the detailed steps towards completing an application, using the Creighton Commons development as an example.

專門為如何填寫購屋申請的詳細內容舉辦了一次講座 -- 通過與同行單位合作﹐我們專門舉辦了一次為時3小時的講座﹐向學員詳細講解了填寫購屋申請的步驟。

Technical assistance to Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association in Lowell, MA In the Spring of 2009, ACDC provided consulting services to CMAA towards efforts to establish their in-house housing counseling services for the large population of Cambodian Americans in Lowell and nearby cities.

為柬埔寨互助協會提供技術支持 -- 2009 年春季﹐亞美協會向位於麻州Lowell地區的柬埔寨互助協會提供顧問服務﹐幫助他們設立自己的買房咨詢項目﹐為該地區大量的柬埔寨裔客戶服務。 New components incorporated into HB 101 curriculum To keep information up-to-date and ensure that CHOP clients have access to all new resources available, we are continuously adding new aspects to the curriculum. This year, we intensified the credit building and management section and added a component about purchase of REO properties.

為首次購屋講座的教材新增內容 -- 為了使學員能夠獲取新的資源﹐我們不斷增加教材內容。今年﹐我們強化了信用建立和管理方面的內容﹐並增加了銀行罰沒房產的購買部份。

亞裔青少年社區進步之聲 Asian Voices of Organized Youth for Community Empowerment (A-VOYCE) is a youth leadership development program for Asian American high school students in the Greater Boston area. The year-long program begins with a comprehensive ten-session curriculum in community development, cultural identity training, and marketable skills. The curriculum includes guest speakers from the Chinatown community, interactive creative workshops, and peer trainings with youth from other community and non-profit groups.

亞裔青少年社區進步之聲是亞美協會為大波士頓地區亞裔高中學生開辦培養青少年領導才能的專門計劃。該計劃的活動剛要包括內容涉及社區建設﹐文化根源﹐和自我推銷才能等10個部份﹐長達一年。活動內容包括邀請中國城社區的客座﹐富於創意的講座﹐以及與來自其他社區和非營利組織青少年朋友一起的共同培訓。

a-voyce A-VOYCE youth move from theory to action as guided walking tours of Chinatown or producers of a weekly public affairs radio segment focusing on Asian-American youth issues. These programs not only provide youth with leadership opportunities and interaction with the public, but also serve as a means of demonstrating the power of an individual’s voice in a community.

亞裔青少年社區進步之聲引導成員從理論到實踐﹐ 培養成為中國城步行參觀的嚮導﹐和每週一期公共電臺節目的製作人﹐重點評論亞美社區青少年關心的問題。這些活動不僅給成員提供了鍛煉領導才干並和公眾互動的機會﹐而且本身也展示了青少年聲音在社區中的影響和力量。

“I don’t think of A-VOYCE as just another youth program, but a life changing experience. I have learned more about myself as an Asian American and my potential as a youth community leader. I have gained powerful leadership and public speaking skills that I continue to use in my daily life. I love the people I work with and I’m glad I am able explore more about a community I have always overlooked. Chinatown, ACDC, A-VOYCE they’re all safe havens where I can let my creative expression run free and my voice be heard.” -Diane Chen

• Broadcasted 54 hours of live radio programming and wrote and recorded 4 original produced audio pieces 播出了54個小時的電臺節目﹐創作並錄制了4個原創作品

A-VOYCE youth leaders had the following impact in 2009: 2009年中﹐30名成員參加了亞裔青少年社區進步之聲的計劃﹐成果如下﹕

• Participated in 20 workshops on topics ranging from Asian American identity issues to community development, while offering opportunities to develop marketable skills 參與了20個講座研討會 • Contributed a total of over 1800 service hours 共付出了1800小時的社會公益服務

• Wrote letters in support of affordable housing development in their neighborhoods 為社區發展可負擔平價住房寫支持信 • Trained 13 youth tour guides who led 108 individuals on walking tours of Chinatown 培訓了13個中國城步行參觀的嚮導﹐接待了108 位參觀客人 • Created a blog and wrote monthly posts about their experiences 製作了自己的網頁﹐每月登出參與計劃的經歷體會

Chinatown Human Development Overlay District 中國城人力發展複合規劃區 In partnership with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), ACDC is developing one of four national pilot sites for a Human Development Overlay District (HD-OD) in Chinatown. HD-OD is an innovative comprehensive community development model designed to help residents who are vulnerable to the effects of development better plan and make decisions for their future. HD-OD will be a conduit for developers and the Chinatown community to match their needs and resources through a coordinated collaborative effort. Developers would benefit from improved community relations and a reliable local source for employees. Families, small businesses, and local organizations would be informed in advance of specific jobs, housing, and other opportunities, giving them time to prepare for these changes.

通過與大波士頓區規劃議會合作﹐亞美社區發展協會在波士頓中國城實施作為全國4個實驗點之一的人力發展複合規劃區的計劃。人力發展複合規劃區是一個創新的綜合性的社區發展模式﹐意在幫助受到社區開發影響的弱勢群體更好的計劃和決策未來。這個重在人力發展的項目可以成為發展商和社區的合作渠道﹐通過相互間的協調與合作使社區的服務資源和發展資源更好地滿足需要。發展商可以獲益於改善的社區關係以及本地僱佣資源。社區內的家庭﹐小業主以及組織可以儘早了解就業﹐ 住房和其他方面的發展信息﹐以便為將來的變化作準備。

ACDC, MAPC, and its local partners will open a central neighborhood site that connects Chinatown residents and small businesses to a continuum of services that will stabilize their lives in the short-term, as well as serve as a clearinghouse for information on economic opportunities, jobs, and housing generated by local development to improve their quality of life in the long-term. To streamline the delivery of services, an information sharing framework will be developed where local agencies can collaborate and utilize development-related information to help their clients.

亞美協會﹐大波士頓規劃議會﹐以及社區合作夥伴將尋求在社區中心開辦一個場所來為居民和小業主提供系列服務﹐目標是不僅在短期內幫助穩定他們的生活﹐而且通過提供有關本地發展帶來的工作﹐住房﹐經濟等各方面的信息來服務于他們的長遠目標。為了集約化社區的服務﹐我們正在努力開發一個信息分享系統﹐ 使個服務機構能夠更有效的合作並利用與發展相關的信息來服務客戶。

成績

Accomplishments

Development of a 3 year pilot plan The plan outlines work required and anticipated outcomes.

制定為期三年的實驗性工作計劃 Release of Chinatown DataCommon The Chinatown DataCommon is an online mapping and data tool that allows users to access and visually interpret a wide array of Chinatown and Boston data. Free trainings will be provided to anyone interested in the tool.

推出中國城網上信息總彙。該網站提供大量有關社區的資訊以及查詢和製作地圖的工具﹐使用戶方便得獲取各類信息。免費培訓如何使用這套網上工具。 The support of $70,000 in grant money for FY10 from the Boston Foundation.

波士頓基金會提供7萬元資助2010財政年度的工作

Release of Chinatown Community Snapshot 2009 in English and Chinese The Chinatown Community Snapshot is an overview of the Chinatown community as a slice in time. This first Snapshot will serve as a baseline for future neighborhood changes, as well as for measuring success for the HD-OD pilot by highlighting physical, demographic and socio-economic changes.be provided to anyone interested in the tool.

出版中英文本2009年中國城社區年度簡報這份簡報描述社區各方面現狀﹐以此為基礎對社區今後的變化加以評估﹐並用來衡量人力發展複合規劃區項目的整體成績。

持續中的工作

Ongoing accomplishments

繼續與社區機構協作 Continued working

with local Chinatown agencies

繼續增進與其他實驗 Continued developing relationships with other 地區的聯繫 pilot sites

記錄有關信息分享和 Produced memos from findings on privacy 實踐個例的發現和 concerns, data sharing, 體會 and best practices

計劃籌備建立一個社區場所來為社區提供服務

Planning for a central community space to directly interact with the community

In May 2009, ACDC organized the 3rd Annual Celebration of the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in the State House, an annual tradition that honors the contributions of Asian Pacific Americans to the Commonwealth and raises the awareness of the APA community. This year, in addition to a statewide gathering where state officials, legislators and community advocates shared their voices for equitable planning for the stimulus resources, a two-week long design exhibit features Asian American designers and architects was also presented at the State House by ACDC and the Asian American Designers Forum (AADF). Both events were sponsored by the State Asian American Commission (AAC).

慶祝亞太傳統月-- 2009年5月﹐亞美協會在州政府組織了第三屆亞太傳統月的慶祝活動。作為一年一度的傳統﹐該項活動的意義在於弘揚亞太社區對麻州發展的貢獻﹐並提高各界對亞太社區的關注。今年的活動包括兩部份﹐一項是包括州府議員﹐政要﹐社區代表以及社會各界的集會﹐呼籲經濟刺激計劃的公平實施﹔此外﹐我們還與亞美設計師論壇合作﹐在州政府大樓首次舉辦了為期兩周的展覽活動﹐介紹亞美裔建築師和設計師的優秀作品。兩項慶祝活動都得到了麻州亞美委員會的鼎力協助。

Expanding Language Access Consulting Engagement with the City of Boston

參議波士頓市政服務 ACDC will be working with the City of Boston to evaluate options for incorporating multilingual access to the Mayor’s 24-Hour Hotline. The Hotline provides Boston constituents a phonebased method of reporting problems and making service requests of city agencies, but is currently only able to serve English speaking callers. The expansion of language access would enable thousands of limited-English residents to connect directly with the City to request services and resources, increasing their civic participation and improving their quality of life. Languages would potentially be selected based on need, and as Asians are one of

亞美協會將與波士頓市府合作共同研討為24小時市長熱線增加多種語言的服務。市長熱線用電話方式讓市民報告問題和尋求市政機構的服務﹐但目前只有英語功能。擴大語種功能將可以使許多英語水平有限的市民能夠直接和市府聯繫尋求服務和幫助﹐提高市民參與市政的能力並改善他們得生活品質。語種將根據需要來選擇增加。由于亞裔是波士頓最快增長的移民族群之一﹐亞美協會會幫助市府擴展對亞美社區的直接服務資源。該項工作將以亞美協會以前開發的“輕鬆開口”計劃為基礎﹐用電話系統讓亞裔社區英語能力有限的居民和通曉各類信息的多語種志願者進行直接聯繫溝通。該項參議市政服務工作的成果將包括一個實施方案﹐以及評估成效的手段。

the fastest growing immigrant groups in Boston, ACDC would help the City of Boston expand direct tangible resources into the Asian American community. This project will build upon ACDC’s previous experience with “Speakeasy”, a pilot project that linked a network of well-informed, multilingual volunteer guides to limited-English speaking Chinatown residents through a free, telephone based hotline. The outcome of this consulting engagement with the City will consist of two plans - one for a proposed implementation, as well a plan outlining methodology for evaluating an implementation’s success. Within the fiscal year, ACDC secured funding from the Barr Foundation to support its consulting time with the City of Boston over the next year.

在本財政年度中﹐巴爾基金會為亞美協會的這項參議市政服務的計劃提供了資助。

Affordable, Sustainable Development 不動產發展

Addressing the regional need for affordable housing

Despite uncertainties in the economy, the ACDC real estate team remained at the forefront of affordable housing development and achieved significant project milestones. The fiscal year 2009 marked the midpoint of our five-year strategic plan built on a sustainable business model that addresses the regional need for affordable housing. ACDC successfully diversified its portfolio of large-scale, mixed-income projects with a pipeline that includes its first development outside of Boston’s Chinatown: 6 Fort Street in Quincy, MA. Meanwhile, the Parcel 24 development team made significant strides forward on ACDC’s largest project to date. The design moved from the conceptual to schematic phase while remaining respondent to the Community Vision. In the fall of 2008, the team successfully secured major permitting and zoning approvals and additional commitments for public funds.

For the second consecutive year, the ACDC-affiliated team won 1st place in the Federal Home Loan Bank’s Affordable Housing Development Competition, which pairs graduate students with local non-profits to propose affordable housing projects in their respective communities.

連續第二年﹐亞美協會和研究院學生組成的團隊在聯邦家庭貸款銀行主持的可負擔性平價住房發展設計方案競賽中再次獲得第一名。

儘管經濟處於動蕩之中﹐亞美協會的房地產發展團隊依然活躍在可負擔平價住房發展工作的前沿並在這一年中邁過了幾個重要階段。2009年處於我們5年策略發展方案的中段﹐這個方案是建立在可持續性運營模式基礎上為滿足大波士頓地區可負擔性平價住房的需要。亞美協會成功地把大型綜合收入型發展計劃進行了多元化﹐在一系列籌備中發展項目包括第一個在中國城以外的計劃﹕昆西市福特街6號。與此同時﹐24號地段發展計劃也在繼續向前邁進。計劃設計從概念性階段進入到製圖階段。2008年秋﹐計劃成功通過了審批手續以及分區規劃條例﹐並從相關政府部門獲得了財政資助的承諾。

A Leader in Sustainable Development 可持續性發展的領導者 ACDC’s real estate development is grounded in principles of Smart Growth and sustainable design, creating transit-oriented developments that maximize affordability. At the nationally recognized GreenBuild 2008 event, ACDC participated in a sustainable building charrette, where Tim Doherty, along with architect Iric Rex of Mostue & Associates and Mike Small of Landmark Structures, facilitated a discussion exploring ideas for “greening” ACDC projects. In late January 2009, the Parcel 24 project, which will be LEED Silver certifiable, was selected by the American Architectural Foundation (AAF), in partnership with United Technology Companies (UTC), to participate in their pilot Sustainable Cities Design Academy. Janelle Chan, and her fellow Parcel 24 project members Jefferson Poole and Lillian Lew-Hailer, presented the project and engaged in discussions to further optimize the design and discover best practices and emerging trends applicable to the project.

亞美協會的房地產發展工作根植的理念是理性增長﹐可持續性﹐順應交通式的發展以最大限度爭取可負擔性。在2008年聞名全國的綠色建築活動中﹐亞美協會參與了可持續性建築物的研討會。研討會上﹐亞美協會房地產發展部門職員和幾位建築專家一起探索了“綠化”亞美協會房地產項目的建議。 2009年一月﹐24號地段計劃被美國建築學基金會和聯合科技公司選中參與它們組織的可持續性城市設計院的實驗性研究。我們的發展團隊參加討論了如何進一步完善計劃和跟上實踐中出現的新趨勢。

Parcel 24 Parcel 24 will provide 325 rental and homeownership units, with the exceptional goal of 50% of all units affordable. In addition to receiving an extraordinary amount of local support for its programming and design, the Parcel 24 project was recognized as a significant model for green development. The plan includes terraced open space, ground-floor commercial and community space, and underground parking incorporated into a neighborhood-sensitive, sustainable design.

24號地段計劃將提供325個屋主和出租單元﹐爭取一半達到可負擔平價的目標非同尋常。計劃內容和設計得到各界的大量支持﹐並且被作為是一個綠色計劃的模式。計劃包含梯形開放空間﹐位於地層的商業和社區用面積﹐和地下泊車場﹐ 融入充份考慮社區特點的可持續性設計方式之中。

Summer 2008

Fall 2008

Development Plan approval by the MTA 發展方案被麻州交通局批准

Secured BRA Article 80 Large Project Review 完成波士頓重建局的第80條大型計劃檢查

MEPA certification on the ENF 通過麻州環境保護條例部門的認證 Completed schematic design 完成製圖設計

City of Boston committed $1MM of DND funds to the rental program 市社區發展部承諾提供1百萬元用于計劃出租單元部份的發展 City of Boston committed $750,000 in Neighborhood Housing Trust to the rental program 市社區住房信託承諾 75萬元用于計劃出租單元部份的發展 Boston Zoning Commission approved the Planned Development Area (PDA) zoning 計劃的分區規劃獲得市相關機構批准

6 Fort Street

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6 Fort Street is a 34-unit family rental residential development in Quincy, MA. The project will represent the adaptive re-use of a vacant and disinvested commercial building in a transit-oriented, Downtown Quincy Center location. The program responds to the new Quincy Center Zoning District’s Design Guidelines, while remaining sensitive to the surrounding, smaller-scale commercial and residential neighborhood.

Completed Phase 1 environmental analysis 完成第一階段環境分析

Closed on 6 Fort Street property 福特街6號地產完成交割

Civil engineering conceptual plans completed 民用工程概念階段方案完成

Submitted application for City of Quincy Affordable Housing Trust Fund and HOME funding 向昆西市可負擔住房信託基金提出資金申請

麻省昆西市中心地區的福特街6號計劃發展34個出租家庭住房單元。該計劃不僅位於交通便利的市中心﹐而且是重新利用一處閑置已久的舊商業建築。該計劃依照新的昆西中心規劃區域的設計指導原則﹐並且與週圍街區小型化的商業和民居風格相吻合。

Received a commitment of up to 2.9 mm in predevelopment and acquisition funding from the Life Initiative 獲得二百九十萬元承諾用于購買地產和預先階段發展

Initial floor plans and conceptual design completed 初步平面方案和概念階段設計完成 Participation in GreenBuild Boston 參加綠色建築波士頓活動 Community meeting with city counselors & neighbors 與昆西市議員以及鄰里的社區會議

Submitted application for Special Permit to City of Quincy Planning Board 向昆西市規劃董事會提交特

Summer 2009 Approval by Quincy Conservation Commission (public hearing) 計劃得到昆西保護委員會批准 Submitted application for federal/state funding to DHCD 向麻州住房及社區發展部提交聯邦及州級資金申請

new affordable, transit oriented rental residences located by Downtown Quincy Center

Community Organizing & Planning 社區組織和規劃 Parcel 24 24號地段 The continued community organizing effort of Parcel 24 realized major gains in FY09 as several key project milestones were achieved. ACDC mobilized community residents, businesses, and organizations to demonstrate the overwhelming support for Parcel 24 to the Boston Redevelopment Authority. The widespread backing for Parcel 24 helped to secure critical zoning and permitting approvals at a city level, and low income housing tax credits at a state level, enabling the project to continue through pre-development.

09財政年度中﹐圍繞24號地段發展的社區組織工作取得了幾個重要成果。亞美協會動員社區各界向波士頓重建局展示對24號地段的支持。在廣泛的支持下﹐項目關鍵的分區規劃和審查手續都獲得了批准﹐申請州一級的低收入住房退稅資助也獲得了批准。

Policy Advocacy 政策倡導 ACDC continued active leadership role in the regional equitable development movement. As a member of Action for Regional Equality, a coalition of affordable housing, transportation and environmental justice advocates, this year we devoted our energy to the statewide advocacy for a green recovery by lending our voice to a series of discussions with the Governor’s Office on how to ensure the equity lens on the stimulus spending and participating in a study on statewide green workforce development policies.

亞美協會在本地區要求公平發展的運動中繼續積極帶頭。作為為地區公平而行動大聯盟的一名主要成員﹐今年我們主要參與綠色經濟復甦的倡導﹐在大聯盟組織的和州長辦公室的系列對話中﹐我們為爭取亞裔社區利益﹐對保障經濟刺激政策的公平性提出建議﹐同時我們還參與了有關綠色行業工作機會培訓和發展政策的一項研究。

ACDC also joined the regional tobacco control policy advocacy this year with focus on smoke-free housing policies. We lent support to the city regulation that banned the sale of tobacco products in pharmacies and stores on college campus and a state legislation that mandates new housing developments to dedicate a percentage of units to be smoke-free. As part of the Parcel 24 community organizing efforts we conducted focus groups and survey in Chinatown on the perceptions of smoking in affordable housing developments.

我們還投身到本地區控制煙草使用的政策倡導工作﹐特別是促進無煙住房措施。在禁止藥店和學校商店銷售煙草這個新的規定的出臺過程中﹐我們給予支持。我們還支持推動一項新的議案﹐要求規定新的住房發展必須指定一部分的住房為無煙單位。作為24號地段組織工作的一部分﹐我們進行了有關可負擔評價住房里吸煙禁煙看法的社會調查﹐爭取在未來24號地段實行無煙政策。

“As has been the case with a lot of this organization’s great projects and partnerships, someone had a good idea, ran with it, and created just a little more community than there was before in the neighborhood.” -F. Kaid Benfield, Director of NRDC’s Smart Growth Program HD-OD 人力發展複合規劃區

Human Capital Planning is a core function of the pilot HD-OD program which requires seamless collaboration amongst planning, development and social services. Our organizing effort focused on coordinating with main community service providers to form a client intake process and begin to develop an information sharing methodology. This methodology will allow HD-OD to track and assess individual family and small business, aggregated agency client, and aggregated Chinatown community outcomes over the course of the pilot project.

人力發展作為該項計劃的核心﹐需要規劃﹐發展和社會服務等方面密切的協調與合作。社區組織的重點放在通過協調各個主要的服務機構﹐建立一個客戶接收的基礎﹐並制定一個客戶信息資料分享方式﹐ 使人力發展複合規劃能夠實施一套全面的社區客戶資料分析系統。

Chinatown Master Plan 中國城社區整體規劃

After helping the Chinatown Gateway Coalition to kick off the 2010 Chinatown Master Planning (CMP) in the previous fiscal year, ACDC has continued its support to the project by serving in the staff team and Technical Committee. ACDC helped in the creation of the Oversight Committee and selection of a consultant to facilitate the CMP process, and provided a Chinatown GIS database to the project that enhanced technical capacity for a community-led planning process.

在和社區機構一起幫助牌樓區大聯盟啟動 2010中國城社區整體規劃項目之後﹐亞美協會作為職員團隊和技術協助小組的成員﹐繼續支持推動計劃的進展。參與籌備項目執委會的成立和聘用專業顧問輔助規劃過程等工作﹐並提供了一套地理信息系統類型的社區資料﹐增進了社區自行規劃工作的技術能力。

participatory chinatown

land use planning through digital media Participatory Chinatown was selected as one of 19 winners of the 2009 Digital Media and Learning Competition, administered by HASTAC and supported by the MacArthur Foundation. The project is a collaborative effort of the Asian Community Development Corporation (ACDC), Emerson College, and the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC). Participatory Chinatown seeks to improve civic engagement through a replicable 3D visualization tool linked to planning practices shaping Boston’s Chinatown. To learn more, follow our progress on the Participatory Chinatown blog at www.participatorychinatown.org

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Revenues

Take a seat on the patch of asphalt on Hudson Street near the Chinatown Gate. See Jackie Chan and Jet Li cheat death. Hear the crowd laugh, the kids squeal, and the city hum all around you.

Behold the miracle that is Films at the Gate. Now in its fourth year, the outdoor film series is the brainchild of the visionary Asian Community Development Corporation, residents Sam and Leslie Davol, and Chinese cinema buff Jean Lukitshâ&#x20AC;? -Yvonne Abraham, Boston Globe Photo Courtesy of Jeremy Brown

donors 支持者名單

A Better Resolution Albert Leung Alex Zhang Ambrose Donovan American Repertory Theatre AMS Solutions Amy Lam Anita Yip Anna and Bing Lee Anthony Madrigal, Everyscape Bank of America Bernard and Joy Chiu Bik Ng Bobby Guen, DMD Bond Brothers Boston Red Sox Boston Redevelopment Authority Boston Society of Architects Brendan Leblanc Brian Clarke Capital One Bank Capuano for Congress Committee Carol J. Thomas Carol Paige Rodrigue Caroline Chang Cathay Bank CDC of Boston Celebrities for Charity Foundation Chan Insurance Agency Charleen Tyson Charles River Realty Investors Chef Chang’s House China Pearl Chip Conley Chong Chow Chris Borden CITI Company One

Craig and Mary Bass Cuong Hoang Dan Weller Davi Silva de Vasconcellos David Chin David Eaglesfield David Kreiss Davis Family Charitable Foundation Deborah B. Dong Devil Music Ensemble Sam Dongsup Kim Doug Berman Doug Fambrough Douglas Ling Drew M. Leff ECS Charity Fund Corporation Eddie Carbone Edgar and Karen Taylor Edmund Chang Edward S O’Connell Jr Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Elizabeth Vitale Erik Thelen Eugene Welch Fish Family Foundation Frank Miranda and Audrey Paek Fumi Matsumoto Gary Taylor Gim Fong Goody Clancy & Associates Inc Harrison Lee Harvey Leong Hei La Moon Restaurant Helen Chin Schlichte Hing Soohoo Howard H Fairweather Intercontinental Management Corporation Jack Huang Jack Mannings James and Donna Fong Janet Chien Janet Lin Janet Wu, WCVB-TV

Janice Wong Jason Chou Jean Lukitsh Jeff Prowda Jeffrey Moy Jeffrey Wong Jeremy Liu Joann Totton Johnny Ip Joseph Chow Jui and Lilly Lai Karen and Daniel Taylor Kathryn Chiat Kathy Brown and Kevin Whalen Kay Dong Kelly Chunn & Associates Kenneth Minklei Kevin Duggan Kimberly Wong Kirk Sykes Kozue Sawame Kye Liang Lake Winnipesaukee Golf Club Landmark Structures Corporation Laurie House Bed & Breakfast Leverett Wing Lillian Hewler Mairead Harris Maloney Properties, Inc. MAP for Health Marc Romvos Marc, Brandon and Trevor Lai Marcus Partners Maria Carpenter Marian Tse and James S. Lee Mark Hentscher Mark Levince Associates Marvin E. Gilmore Mary Wong and Diana Hwang Mary Zarba Massachusetts Housing Investment Corporation Massachusetts Housing Partnership

Matthew Lau May and Tetsuo Takayanagi MC2 Capital Management LLC Melting Pot Michael Chang Michael S. Greco Michael Tow Mikko Nissinen Ming Tsai Museum of Fine Arts National Development New Boston Fund Nick Chau Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP P.F. Chang’s China Bistro Pai Ling Paul Bui Paul Chan Paul H. M. Lee Paul Lee, Hong Kong Restaurant Paul M. Bernon Paul W. Lee Peabody Properties Inc Peter Chin Peter Chow Peter Madsen Peter Munkenbeck Photo Ecoz Prabal Chakrabarti Randy and Susan Tow Rebecca A. Lee Rececca Nedostup Ritz-Carlton Boston Robert and Lily Guen Robert Thomson Robert Wong Sam and Leslie Davol Sam Kim Schepens Eye Research Institute Sengdara and John Sengsavang Shane Caiazzo Shawna E Macsweeney Shepard Davidson

Sho Chang Song and Yeong Kim Soni Gupta and David L. Gipstein South Cove Community Health Center State Room State Street Corporation Stephanie and John Fan Stephanie Ward Steve Aicardi TA Associates Realty Tai Tung Pharmacy Tai Tung Realty Taj Boston Terry Kwan Terry L. N. Chin The Comedy Studio The Connolly Committee The Druker Company Thu Nguyen Todd Ellis Tufts University School of Dental Medicine Tufts University, College of Citizenship Tufts University, Lincoln Filene Center for Community Partnerships Tunney Lee United Commerical Bank Verizon Veronica Leo Vincent Moy Vlora Restaurant William Glasser William Young Win Tung Yama Zakakura Restaurant Yasuna Murakami Yongmei Chen Yo-Yo Ma Zena Lum and Ben Smith Zhi S. Liang

Foundations Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment, Advocacy and Leadership (APPEAL) The Barr Foundation Fellows Program Boston Private Bank and Trust Company Chinatown Trust Fund CITGO-Venezuela Energy Efficient Lighting Program in partnership with Citizens Programs Corporation Citizens Bank Charitable Foundation Citi Foundation Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation Environmental Simulation Center, LTD/ Ford Foundation The Foley Hoag Foundation Liberty Mutual Massachusetts Housing Partnership Massachusetts Promise Fellowship Program National CAPACD New England Foundation for the Arts Policylink State Street Foundation, Inc The Transmission Project (formerly CTC VISTA Project) Trinity Financial Charitable Fund, Inc. Tufts Neighborhood Service Fund United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley

SPECIAL EVENTS committees & volunteers Inspiration Gala Honorary Committee Joseph and Selina Chow, Co-Chairs Gilbert Ho Jim Apteker Lawrence S. Bacow Hon. Michael Capuano Hon. Michael Flaherty Hon. Sonia Chang-Diaz Hon. Stephen F. Lynch Hon. Stephen J. Murphy Hon. Sam Yoon Hon. Timothy Cahill Hon. William Linehan Gala and Resource Development Committee Yasuna Murakami, Chair Zena Lum, Chair Amy Lam Brian Clarke Caroline Chang Nick Chau Cuong Hoang Remy Valeros Yongmei Chen Janet Lin Leverett Wing Michael Tow Prabal Chakrabarti Syam Buradagunta

Asian Community Cup Golf Tournament 2009 Steering Committee Bernard Chiu, Honorary Chair Michael Tow, Tournament Co-Founder Douglas Ling, Tournament Co-Founder Ambrose Donovan Eddie Carbone Edmund Chang Erik Thelen Frank Miranda Jeffrey Moy Yasuna Murakami William Glasser

Films at the Gate 2009

Asian Comedy Night 2009

Co-Producers Leslie and Sam Davol

Special Thanks Hong Kong Restaurant The Comedy Studio Ahmed Bharoocha Joe Wong Jason Marcus Julie Kitayama John Lian

Series Curator Jean Lukitsh Special Thanks Jeremy Brown, photography Scott Ferebee Albert Leung, Hei La Moon and Apollo Restaurants Anthony Madrigal Ben Logan/Dragon Dynasty Chika Offurum & Olivia Wong, WGBH Bow Sim Mark Tai Chi Arts Association Nathan A. Quattrini Harvard First-Urban Program Wah Lum Kung-Fu Athletic Association

Steering Committee Kazufumi Miki Ni Deng Paul Chu Thu Nguyen Jeffrey Moy

Staff, volunteers, and interns

職員，義工，實習生

“Every time I walk through the door of ACDC, I think of having the chance to meet amazing people and help them make their lives better. Talking with them, making friends with them, and learning from them fills me with joy, and motivates me to walk through that door again.” -Zifeng Zou, volunteer with the CHOP program Interns/Volunteers

Kazufumi Miki, Boston University Maple Zou, Boston University Ni Deng Paul Chu, Boston College Catalina Tang, Boston College Rachel Buchhorn, MIT

STAFF

Janelle Chan Real Estate & Planning Project Manager Lisa Chice Grants Manager Jason Chou Operations Manager Joseph Crugnale Marketing & Communications Coordinator | CTC AmeriCorps VISTA Dharmena Downey Interim Executive Director Tim Doherty Real Estate Project Manager Amy Koo Technology Project Manager

Raynor Bugayong Ryan Kim, Harvard University GSD Tom Lin, Harvard University GSD Valerie Te, Tufts University Joan Huang, Boston University Sabrina Wong, UMass Boston

Catherine Lim Communications, Digital Media & Organizational Development Jeremy Liu Executive Director (outgoing) Vimala Phongsavanh Youth Program Coordinator (FY09) | CTC AmeriCorps Vista Alan Ratliff Youth Programs Manager (FY08-09) | Massachusetts Promise Fellow John Sickel Consulting CFO | AMS Shawn Ta Youth Programs Manager (Current) | Massachusetts Promise Fellow Iris Tan Special Events Manager Alex Zhang Community Planning & Organizing

NEIL CHIN, A LIFELONG ADVOCATE FOR CHINATOWN ACDC would like to honor the accomplishments and memory of Neil Chin, one of our founders, who passed away earlier this year. Neil Chin leaves behind a legacy of service to ACDC and our community. His commitment to the neighborhood outlives him in the form of active organizations where he influenced change and help shape who we have become as a community. Throughout his life Neil was a tireless advocate for affordable housing. He was a member of the Oak Terrace Committee which paved the way for Oak Terrace, the first housing project to be built in Chinatown in 24 years. He headed ACDC’s Metropolitan Committee, helping to develop the Metropolitan and bring 251 units of housing to Chinatown. A longstanding ACDC board member, ACDC renamed its office to the Neil Chin Community Development Center on June 5, 2006 in recognition of his service to the organization. “Neil was a mentor and friend until the end…he was and is like family to so many in the community that his real name was “Uncle Neil”. He gave me and others, I know, the courage to do what is right in the face of all that is wrong and unjust.” – Jeremy Liu

Board of directors 董事會 officers

Michael Tow, President Paul W. Lee, VP of Strategy Harvey Leong, VP of Operations Yasuna Murakami VP of Fundraising Jeffrey Wong, Treasurer Michael S. Greco, Clerk Caroline Chang, Immediate Past President

Prabal Chakrabarti Nick Chau Chong Chow Soni Gupta Cuong Hoang Dongsup Samuel Kim Terry Kwan Janet Lin Zena Lum Peter Madsen Kenneth Minklei Leverett Wing

New Board directors FY 09 Soni Gupta Dongsup Samuel Kim Kenneth Minklei Departing directors FY 09 Syam Buradagunta Frances Chin Hau Gim Fong Robert Wong

Asian Community Development Corporation Building vibrant, healthy, and just neighborhoods for all 38 Oak Street Boston, MA 02111 Tel: 617.482.2380 Fax: 617.482.3056 info@asiancdc.org

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Translated by Alex Zhang. Type used include Whitney-light, Akzidenz Grotesk Roman, Akzidenz Grotesk light, and SimHei for Chinese Characters. Layout/Design produced on Adobe InDesign CS4 by Catherine Lim November 2009 in Boston, MA.