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KIRAN: 1972, Idi Amin announced that all Asian Ugandans must flee the country - As Ugandan Refugees they migrated to UK 4 years before I was born - Asked dad what was it like to leave your homeland and come here? It must have been hard? No, it was fun - mom and he were young and ready for the adventure. - Story of Prince who threw away objects because not needed; perhaps the world provides all the things we need to live in it. It made him think of his parents' situation, leaving. Didn't need material possessions to connect w/new people or remember the old ones. - Lived in a International Community called Zargonots/Zargonia in Edinboro - hippie community - lived in Sept. 2001 called Zargonots/Zargonia Watched World Trade Center towers collapse not just citizen of 1 county, I'm a citizen of the world - Moved to "No Means" City, 2nd city of the empire - glasgow 3 million people Was asked to represent at Twinning of glasgow and Marseille by mayor - Offer the people the hand of friendship went to M to work w/ all nationalities of people to extend peace and harmony, education/conflict resolution best practices, etc. on the way back, he was interrogated/detained by police at airport - which he had been 4 times before (w/ gun to his head), but this time was [[crossed-out]] by his [[?]] [[/crossed-out]] while working in his own govt in his own city. - Chip on shoulder Poem Reading - questioning the idea of random selection. - International Peace Scholarship to develop peace initiatives - focusing peace building storytelling UNC - Chapel Hill and Duke - Int'l Storytelling Festival Jonesboro, TN hosted by International Storytelling Center World's only 3-DAY storytelling festival audiences who have told their stories to Intl story Telling Center - SC (slain church members' families) at Mother Immanuel Church - Alton Sterling (Baton Rouge, LA) - Ferguson - Baltimore - Dr. Bernice King (daughter of MLK) said: Both Trump and BLM have woken up the country to the disparities that exist in this country.