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ALT A message from our classmate and friend, Hisham Awartani: “it’s important to recognize that this is part of the larger story. The hideous crime did not happen in a vacuum. As much as I appreciate and love every single one of you here today, I am but one causality in this much wider conflict. Had I been shot in the West Bank, where I grew up, the medical services that saved my life here would likely have been withheld by the Israeli army. The soldier who shot me would go home and never be convicted. I understand that the pain is so much more real and immediate because many of you know me, but any attack like this is horrific, be it here or in Palestine. This is why when you say your wishes and light your candles today, your mind should not just be focused on me as an individual, but rather as a proud member of a people being oppressed.”
ALT IT IS WHAT IT IS Each morning, on her way to make a living, my mother passes that business, now closed, where— I’ve tried not to think of it— a man killed three Korean mothers just like mine. Her voice echoes, heavy, into the tunnel between us: What am I supposed to do? Be afraid? What am I supposed to do? In the tunnel between us, her voice echoes, heavy just like mine. A man killed three Korean mothers. I’ve tried not to think of it. That business, now closed. Where to make a life? My mother passes each morning on her way.
