坐落于纽约曼哈顿唐的美国华人博物馆Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) ， 建立于1980年，是目前美国最大的保存华人在美国历史的博物馆，一方面收集档案材料传承华人的历史，一方面通过展览教育节目展示提高美国公众对华人在美国的经历和贡献的认知。博物馆由设计华盛顿越战墙的著名华人设计师林璎设计。只可惜馆址只有十五年的租期，很快要到期了。同时而且因为资金有限，目前展厅比较小，数量也不够，展出的内容只有馆藏的1/5 左右。 纽约市政府有意资助MOCA建成永久展馆， 但一部分资金必须通过公众募捐以达到需要的集资目标。
今年恰逢以中国劳工为主修建的横贯美洲大陆的铁路建成150周年，MOCA借此机会举办MOCA Spike 150 活动, 全美各地华人跑团举办全美接力跑以及参与多项马拉松和其它体育活动， 以这种独特的方式向早期来美的先人们致敬，感念他们的辛劳与不易！
为了支持这一行动，我在今年参加新泽西马拉松（4月）， 铁人三项（7月）， Garden State Fondo 105英里骑行 （9月）， 芝加哥马拉松 （10月）， 以及在MOCA募捐活动最后一天， 与纽约马拉松同日举办的普林斯顿半马。 我希望通过这些活动为MOCA 募捐$2000。您的每一份捐助都将表达对MOCA的一份心意，希望大家支持我们，把MOCA博物馆建成美国最有特色的博物馆之一， 把我们的历史传承给下一代。
如果通过大家支持， 我们能够达到我的募捐目标，我将些一篇关于体育和我科研之路的关系的文章与大家共享。
募捐用来支付相关活动的开销，受严格监管。金额不论大小，心意一样领会。请传播和参与！谢谢！
At the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA), a national cultural institution that tells the untold stories in the making of America through the lens of the Chinese immigrant experience, visitors are greeted with the Chinese proverb: “*A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.*” It is our way of honoring the pioneering spirit of not only Chinese immigrants but all immigrants who sacrificed and dared to take the first step that blazed a path for future generations in America.
In 2019, MOCA celebrates the 150th anniversary of the historic moment when a golden spike was driven into the ground at Promontory Summit in Utah to mark the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. To commemorate this milestone, MOCA has launched the MOCA Spike 150 initiative to honor the resilience, grit, and ingenuity symbolized by the thousands of laborers — many of whom were of Chinese ancestry — who toiled and gave their lives to build America into the country it is today. This nine-month journey will allow MOCA to tell 150 untold stories in the making of America as participants of MOCA Spike 150 run across the country culminating in the TCS NYC Marathon on November 3, 2019. MOCA welcomes you to join us in this unprecedented initiative, and welcomes runners to follow in the footsteps of this country’s first pioneers and make history.
In support of MOCA, I am dedicating my races in 2019 to MOCA's fund-raising campaign. I have completed the New Jersey State Marathon in April, New Jersey State Triathlon in July, Garden State Fondo (105 miles Gran) in September, and will soon attempt to reach my BQ goal in Chicago Marathon on October 13th. I pledge to raise $2000 for MOCA by November 3rd, when a large group of runners participate in New York City Marathon and Princeton Half Marathon in support of MOCA.
I thank you for your support of my fund-raising campaign for MOCA. Each donation you make will make a difference in passing on the legacy of Chinese Americans to our next generation. To spice up the campaign, if we reach my fund-raising goal of $2000 by November 3rd, I pledge to write an essay on the impact of sports on my growth as a scientist and share it with friends like you.
Note : MOCA is 503(c)3 non-profit organization. If your company having gift matching program, a public charity (Federal Tax ID) will be included in your donation confirmation email. Thank you for your support!
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