Burma, America, The World, Art, Literature, Political Economy through the eyes of a Permanent Exile.
"We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the oppressed. Sometimes we must interfere. . . There is so much injustice and suffering crying out for our attention . . . writers and poets, prisoners in so many lands governed by the left and by the right." Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize Speech, 1986, Oslo.
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Thursday, July 13, 2023
My Ph.D. commencement invitation 1994
Conductor Ricardo Muti gave the Commencement speech.
He joked that usually his back is to the audience.
It was very hot, in Franklin Field.
kmk
7-13-2023
