Some issues I will take up in the fight for keeping our oldest communities affordable are the same as those on my platform of Affordable Housing for All.

who was a judge at the competition.A kind and thoughtful humanitarian; a musical genius who combined a balletic graceat the podium with a prodigious memory (he conducted the 1983 world premiere of Messiaens massive opera St.

Tanglewood — and the Boston Red Sox! He was a musician with a big heart.holding the title of music director for 29 years (1973–2002).for Individual Achievement in Cultural Programming for Dvo?ák in Prague: A Celebration.

especially the incredibly talented players that joined the BSO under his nearly three-decade long leadership.which spanned centuries of musical styles and genres.

One of his generations most sought-after and celebrated conductors.

in 1935 and from a young age studied piano and then conducting (under Hideo Saito) in Japan.repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.

The Chinese Exclusion Act is among the most discriminatory laws ever passed by Congress and remains the only law to name an ethnic group for exclusion from immigration.we must continue fighting hate in all its forms.

a resolution formally apologizing for the Chinese exclusion laws.So as we commemorate this notable anniversary and introduce todays resolution.