{"id":2214,"date":"2023-08-04T22:06:33","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T22:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/?page_id=2214"},"modified":"2023-08-05T08:38:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T08:38:48","slug":"home-real","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2214\" class=\"elementor elementor-2214\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d694180 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d694180\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:2095,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/calexma.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/07\\\/2021686975785_.pic_hd-scaled.jpg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:1975,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/calexma.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/20220917-\\u65b0\\u5b66\\u5e74\\u89c1\\u9762\\u4f1a.jpg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:1858,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/calexma.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/591611654488002_.pic_hd2-scaled.jpg&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1acb5e\" data-id=\"d1acb5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14930d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14930d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Welcome to CALex!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e38eefa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e38eefa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-07994bb\" data-id=\"07994bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a71d52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a71d52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px; line-height: 20px;\">CALex (Chinese Americans of Lexington) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and nonpartisan organization of Lexington, Massachusetts. Our mission is 1)\u00a0to promote participation in public services including education, culture, and other town\/community affairs, 2) to promote civic engagement and 3) to help address concerns from Chinese American community.<\/p><p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px; line-height: 20px;\">Lexington town home page:\u00a0<a style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lexingtonma.gov\/\">www.lexingtonma.gov<\/a>, which contains town government, town services, recreation and programs, etc. Check\u00a0<a style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px;\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/school\/\">School<\/a>\u00a0to find out important online resources from Lexington Public Schools.<\/p><p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px; line-height: 20px;\">Two useful online guides CALex collected and compiled for the community (Chinese version only): \u00a0<a style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px;\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/cn\/community_services\/afterschool\/\">after-school classes and sport programs<\/a>\u00a0(\u8bfe\u540e\u73ed\u548c\u8bfe\u540e\u6d3b\u52a8) and\u00a0<a style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px;\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/cn\/community_services\/lexguide\/\">living in Lexington<\/a>\u00a0(\u83b1\u9547\u751f\u6d3b\u6307\u5357).<\/p><p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px; line-height: 20px;\">LexYouth website:\u00a0<a style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lexyouth.org\/\">www.LexYouth.org<\/a>.<\/p><p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px; line-height: 20px;\">Here is the\u00a0<a style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px;\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/cn\/\">Chinese version<\/a>\u00a0(\u4e2d\u6587\u7248).<\/p><p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px; line-height: 20px;\">\u00a0<\/p><ul style=\"margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px; padding: 3px; line-height: 20px;\"><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin: 7px;\"><a style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px;\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/community-2022\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"\/community-2022\/\">2022 activities<\/a><\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin: 7px;\"><a style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px;\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/community-2021\/\">2021 activities<\/a><\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin: 7px;\"><a style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px;\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/community-2020\/\">2020 activities<\/a><\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin: 7px;\"><a style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px;\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/community-2019\/\">2019 activities<\/a><\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin: 7px;\"><a style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #007acc; box-shadow: currentcolor 0px 1px 0px 0px;\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/community-2018\/\">2018 activities<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a947ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a947ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a0c3e1\" data-id=\"4a0c3e1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-def2184 section-title-align-center meta-visibility-show section-title-style-style1 title_position_default title_hover_border_default title-default img_hover_animation_default meta_position_default tpg-category-position-default grid-hover-overlay-type-always tpg-el-box-border-enable tpg-border-bottom-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-tpg-grid-layout\" data-id=\"def2184\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tpg-grid-layout.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rt-container-fluid rt-tpg-container tpg-el-main-wrapper clearfix grid-layout1-main \"\n\t\t\t id=\"rt-tpg-container-312029814\"\n\t\t\t data-layout=\"grid-layout1\"\n\t\t\t data-grid-style=\"tpg-full-height\"\n\t\t\t data-sc-id=\"elementor\"\n\t\t\t data-el-settings=''\n\t\t\t data-el-query=''\n\t\t\t data-el-path=''\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='tpg-header-wrapper '>\n\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"tpg-widget-heading-wrapper rt-clear heading-style1 \">\n            <span class=\"tpg-widget-heading-line line-left\"><\/span>\n            <h2 class='tpg-widget-heading'>\n            \n                                    <span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPast Events\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                    \n                            <\/h2>            <span class=\"tpg-widget-heading-line line-right\"><\/span>\n\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n        \t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div data-title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"rt-row rt-content-loader grid-layout1 grid-behaviour tpg-full-height grid_layout_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rt-col-md-12 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 default rt-grid-item post-2296 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\"        data-id=\"2296\">\n    <div class=\"rt-holder tpg-post-holder rt-sticky\">\n        <div class=\"rt-detail rt-el-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"rt-img-holder tpg-el-image-wrap has-no-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"2296\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/2023\/08\/05\/lexyouth\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">        \n        <\/a>\n                <div class=\"overlay grid-hover-content\"><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"2296\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/2023\/08\/05\/lexyouth\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">LexYouth<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t            <span class='date'>\n\t\t\t\t<i class='far fa-calendar-alt '><\/i>                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/2023\/08\/05\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAugust 5, 2023\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                \t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <span class='categories-links'>\n\t\t\t\t<i class='fas fa-folder-open '><\/i><a class=\"uncategorized\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/category\/uncategorized\/\">Uncategorized<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p>All CALex Youth (LexYouth) events can be found at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lexyouth.org\/\">www.LexYouth.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rt-col-md-12 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 default rt-grid-item post-556 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community-service\"        data-id=\"556\">\n    <div class=\"rt-holder tpg-post-holder \">\n        <div class=\"rt-detail rt-el-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"rt-img-holder tpg-el-image-wrap has-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"556\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/2023\/07\/15\/taste-safe-sensory-nulla-dignissim\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">                        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calexma.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/senior-big-e1691203201846.png?fit=640%2C491&#038;ssl=1\"\n                             class=\"rt-img-responsive\"\n                             width=\"640\"\n                             height=\"491\"\n                             alt=\"Senior Speak\">\n                        \n                            \n        <\/a>\n                <div class=\"overlay grid-hover-content\"><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"556\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/2023\/07\/15\/taste-safe-sensory-nulla-dignissim\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Senior Speak<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t            <span class='date'>\n\t\t\t\t<i class='far fa-calendar-alt '><\/i>                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/2023\/07\/15\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJuly 15, 2023\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                \t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <span class='categories-links'>\n\t\t\t\t<i class='fas fa-folder-open '><\/i><a class=\"community-service\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/category\/community-service\/\">Community Service<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Volunteers from LexYouth and Calex launched SENIORSPEAK program, teaching seniors English at Greeley Village Community Center.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rt-col-md-12 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 default rt-grid-item post-2310 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-event category-gathering\"        data-id=\"2310\">\n    <div class=\"rt-holder tpg-post-holder \">\n        <div class=\"rt-detail rt-el-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"rt-img-holder tpg-el-image-wrap has-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"2310\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/2023\/06\/16\/team-gathering\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calexma.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2021686975785_.pic_hd-scaled.jpg?fit=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\"\n                             class=\"rt-img-responsive\"\n                             width=\"640\"\n                             height=\"480\"\n                             alt=\"Team Gathering\">\n                        \n                            \n        <\/a>\n                <div class=\"overlay grid-hover-content\"><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"2310\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/2023\/06\/16\/team-gathering\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Team Gathering<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t            <span class='date'>\n\t\t\t\t<i class='far fa-calendar-alt '><\/i>                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/2023\/06\/16\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJune 16, 2023\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                \t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <span class='categories-links'>\n\t\t\t\t<i class='fas fa-folder-open '><\/i><a class=\"event\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/category\/event\/\">Event<\/a><span class=\"rt-separator\">,<\/span><a class=\"gathering\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/category\/gathering\/\">Gathering<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p>CALex hosted a team building dinner, expressing gratitude to the volunteers who have provided long-term support.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rt-col-md-12 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 default rt-grid-item post-2317 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-culture category-event\"        data-id=\"2317\">\n    <div class=\"rt-holder tpg-post-holder \">\n        <div class=\"rt-detail rt-el-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"rt-img-holder tpg-el-image-wrap has-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"2317\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/2023\/05\/27\/discovery-day\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calexma.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/discovery1.jpg?fit=640%2C430&#038;ssl=1\"\n                             class=\"rt-img-responsive\"\n                             width=\"640\"\n                             height=\"430\"\n                             alt=\"Discovery Day\">\n                        \n                            \n        <\/a>\n                <div class=\"overlay grid-hover-content\"><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"2317\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/2023\/05\/27\/discovery-day\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Discovery Day<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t            <span class='date'>\n\t\t\t\t<i class='far fa-calendar-alt '><\/i>                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/2023\/05\/27\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMay 27, 2023\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                \t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <span class='categories-links'>\n\t\t\t\t<i class='fas fa-folder-open '><\/i><a class=\"culture\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/category\/culture\/\">Culture<\/a><span class=\"rt-separator\">,<\/span><a class=\"event\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/category\/event\/\">Event<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p>The CALex booth was full of volunteers, eager to showcase the many gifts, games, cultural displays, and other activities to everyone who stopped by.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/tA0lg1Ctb9c\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rt-col-md-12 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 default rt-grid-item post-2320 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-fundraising\"        data-id=\"2320\">\n    <div class=\"rt-holder tpg-post-holder \">\n        <div class=\"rt-detail rt-el-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"rt-img-holder tpg-el-image-wrap has-no-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"2320\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/2023\/05\/27\/support-a-bereaved-community-family\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">        \n        <\/a>\n                <div class=\"overlay grid-hover-content\"><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"2320\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/2023\/05\/27\/support-a-bereaved-community-family\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Support a Bereaved Community Family<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t            <span class='date'>\n\t\t\t\t<i class='far fa-calendar-alt '><\/i>                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/2023\/05\/27\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMay 27, 2023\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                \t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <span class='categories-links'>\n\t\t\t\t<i class='fas fa-folder-open '><\/i><a class=\"fundraising\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/category\/fundraising\/\">Fundraising<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p>Following the sudden post-operative complications that led to her husband\u2019s passing in late January, CALex provided great support to a community member and her two daughters, aged 15 and 8, helping them navigate through this challenging time. Alongside collaborating with community members to give various kinds of help, CALex volunteers took charge of organizing funeral arrangements and fundraising efforts. We received donations of over $60K through GoFundMe, PayPal, Venmo and Checks for funeral expenses and emergency financial assistance to the family. Sincere thanks to the warm-hearted individuals for providing assorted help and donations.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rt-col-md-12 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 default rt-grid-item post-2322 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aapi category-culture category-event category-my-american-story\"        data-id=\"2322\">\n    <div class=\"rt-holder tpg-post-holder \">\n        <div class=\"rt-detail rt-el-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"rt-img-holder tpg-el-image-wrap has-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"2322\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/2023\/05\/22\/my-american-story-on-may-22-2023\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calexma.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/aapi-scaled.jpg?fit=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\"\n                             class=\"rt-img-responsive\"\n                             width=\"640\"\n                             height=\"480\"\n                             alt=\"My American Story\">\n                        \n                            \n        <\/a>\n                <div class=\"overlay grid-hover-content\"><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"2322\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/2023\/05\/22\/my-american-story-on-may-22-2023\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">My American Story<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t            <span class='date'>\n\t\t\t\t<i class='far fa-calendar-alt '><\/i>                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/2023\/05\/22\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMay 22, 2023\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                \t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <span class='categories-links'>\n\t\t\t\t<i class='fas fa-folder-open '><\/i><a class=\"aapi\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/category\/aapi\/\">AAPI<\/a><span class=\"rt-separator\">,<\/span><a class=\"culture\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/category\/culture\/\">Culture<\/a><span class=\"rt-separator\">,<\/span><a class=\"event\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/category\/event\/\">Event<\/a><span class=\"rt-separator\">,<\/span><a class=\"my-american-story\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/category\/my-american-story\/\">My American Story<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p>CALex successfully hosted the My American Story event for the 3rd consecutive year on Sunday in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month. The Lexington Historical Society building saw 100+ attendees from all spectrums of life. Five Asian-American panelists shared their personal American stories.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rt-col-md-12 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 default rt-grid-item post-2326 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-culture category-event\"        data-id=\"2326\">\n    <div class=\"rt-holder tpg-post-holder \">\n        <div class=\"rt-detail rt-el-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"rt-img-holder tpg-el-image-wrap has-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"2326\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/2023\/05\/18\/massachusetts-cultural-council-lexington-ribbon-cutting-ceremony\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calexma.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ribbon2.png?fit=640%2C481&#038;ssl=1\"\n                             class=\"rt-img-responsive\"\n                             width=\"640\"\n                             height=\"481\"\n                             alt=\"Massachusetts Cultural Council -Lexington Ribbon Cutting Ceremony\">\n                        \n                            \n        <\/a>\n                <div class=\"overlay grid-hover-content\"><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"2326\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/2023\/05\/18\/massachusetts-cultural-council-lexington-ribbon-cutting-ceremony\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Massachusetts Cultural Council -Lexington Ribbon Cutting Ceremony<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t            <span class='date'>\n\t\t\t\t<i class='far fa-calendar-alt '><\/i>                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/2023\/05\/18\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMay 18, 2023\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                \t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <span class='categories-links'>\n\t\t\t\t<i class='fas fa-folder-open '><\/i><a class=\"culture\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/category\/culture\/\">Culture<\/a><span class=\"rt-separator\">,<\/span><a class=\"event\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/category\/event\/\">Event<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p>At their meeting on March 22, The Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) voted unanimously to approve Lexington\u2019s Cultural District Designation. CALex was invited to attend the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on May 18th.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calexma.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Cultural-District-Ribbon-Cutting-Invitation.png?resize=640%2C544&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calexma.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Cultural-District-Ribbon-Cutting-Invitation.png?w=905&amp;ssl=1 905w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calexma.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Cultural-District-Ribbon-Cutting-Invitation.png?resize=300%2C255&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calexma.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Cultural-District-Ribbon-Cutting-Invitation.png?resize=768%2C653&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calexma.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ribbon2.png?resize=640%2C248&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calexma.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ribbon2.png?resize=1024%2C397&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calexma.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ribbon2.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calexma.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ribbon2.png?resize=768%2C298&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calexma.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ribbon2.png?resize=1536%2C596&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calexma.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ribbon2.png?resize=850%2C330&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calexma.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ribbon2.png?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calexma.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ribbon2.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calexma.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ribbon-cutting.png?resize=640%2C888&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2334\" width=\"640\" height=\"888\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rt-col-md-12 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 default rt-grid-item post-2339 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-event\"        data-id=\"2339\">\n    <div class=\"rt-holder tpg-post-holder \">\n        <div class=\"rt-detail rt-el-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"rt-img-holder tpg-el-image-wrap has-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"2339\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/2023\/05\/06\/professor-po-shen-lohs-math-and-ai-talk\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calexma.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/loh.jpg?fit=640%2C307&#038;ssl=1\"\n                             class=\"rt-img-responsive\"\n                             width=\"640\"\n                             height=\"307\"\n                             alt=\"Professor Po-Shen Loh\u2019s Math and AI Talk\">\n                        \n                            \n        <\/a>\n                <div class=\"overlay grid-hover-content\"><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"2339\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/2023\/05\/06\/professor-po-shen-lohs-math-and-ai-talk\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Professor Po-Shen Loh\u2019s Math and AI Talk<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t            <span class='date'>\n\t\t\t\t<i class='far fa-calendar-alt '><\/i>                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/2023\/05\/06\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMay 6, 2023\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                \t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <span class='categories-links'>\n\t\t\t\t<i class='fas fa-folder-open '><\/i><a class=\"event\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/category\/event\/\">Event<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p>CALex co-hosted \u2018How to Survive the ChatGPT Invasion\u2019 events with Professor Po-Shen Loh, national coach of USA Math Olympiad Team. Professor Loh gave talks to Lexington and Weston kids and parents, discussing strategies that build relevant skills to survive a new era of Generative AI ChatGPT.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calexma.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/15151689478142_.pic_.jpg?resize=432%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2106\" width=\"432\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calexma.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/15151689478142_.pic_.jpg?resize=576%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 576w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calexma.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/15151689478142_.pic_.jpg?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calexma.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/15151689478142_.pic_.jpg?w=675&amp;ssl=1 675w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rt-col-md-12 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 default rt-grid-item post-2342 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-culture category-event\"        data-id=\"2342\">\n    <div class=\"rt-holder tpg-post-holder \">\n        <div class=\"rt-detail rt-el-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"rt-img-holder tpg-el-image-wrap has-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"2342\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/2023\/04\/17\/patriots-day-parade-on-april-17-2023\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calexma.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/patriotsparade-3-scaled.jpg?fit=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\"\n                             class=\"rt-img-responsive\"\n                             width=\"640\"\n                             height=\"640\"\n                             alt=\"Patriot\u2019s Day Parade\">\n                        \n                            \n        <\/a>\n                <div class=\"overlay grid-hover-content\"><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"2342\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/2023\/04\/17\/patriots-day-parade-on-april-17-2023\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Patriot\u2019s Day Parade<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t            <span class='date'>\n\t\t\t\t<i class='far fa-calendar-alt '><\/i>                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/2023\/04\/17\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tApril 17, 2023\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                \t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <span class='categories-links'>\n\t\t\t\t<i class='fas fa-folder-open '><\/i><a class=\"culture\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/category\/culture\/\">Culture<\/a><span class=\"rt-separator\">,<\/span><a class=\"event\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/category\/event\/\">Event<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p>Rain and drizzle didn\u2019t dampen spirits of CALex members in Lexington\u2019s Patriots\u2019 Day Parade on 4\/17 with many other groups. Led by lion dances and followed by a dragon float, an upbeat group waiving balloon bouquets, and Wushu students, our unit was cheered on by bystanders.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-052dffa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"052dffa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1f071e\" data-id=\"e1f071e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d92153 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3d92153\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/blog\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to CALex! CALex (Chinese Americans of Lexington) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and nonpartisan organization of Lexington, Massachusetts. Our mission is 1)\u00a0to promote participation in public services including education, culture, and other town\/community affairs, 2) to promote civic engagement and 3) to help address concerns from Chinese American community. Lexington town home page:\u00a0www.lexingtonma.gov, which contains&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2214","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9ifFd-zI","rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Athena","author_link":"https:\/\/calexma.org\/en\/author\/admin_aw\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"","rttpg_excerpt":"Welcome to CALex! CALex (Chinese Americans of Lexington) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and nonpartisan organization of Lexington, Massachusetts. Our mission is 1)\u00a0to promote participation in public services including education, culture, and other town\/community affairs, 2) to promote civic engagement and 3) to help address concerns from Chinese American community. 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