“Whenever a face calls me, I just follow. That’s how it is.” Portrtait of Y.Z. Kami, pencil on paper by Phong H. Bui. “We’re part of people, and people are part of us. And we find ways to contribute and encourage the best or the better to survive the worst in the world of humanity, and that’s what our work is about. So much can vibrate in one or two simple words, and for me, the word that is the most important in everything we do is touch. You can look up in every dictionary what the word touch means. But in direct experience, everyone in any race in every part of the world of any age would know [when they experience] a moment [of], ‘Wow, Ah, Ah.’ It’s touch . That’s how a true memory is ingrained in us and becomes vibrant, and in the end useful.” — […]

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