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0:00every year we we also have one senior
0:04who selected by a committee of faculty
0:06staff and students to give remarks at
0:11commencement and this year
0:13Schoop in yang has been selected so
0:18shook and where are you come on up now
0:23I get a little bit closer your parents
0:27are somewhere here do you know where
0:28they are
0:29well wherever the parents are do you
0:33mind just standing up and we will all
0:37right
0:48you must feel very proud of your
0:50daughter we certainly are proud of her
0:53to come to this country and to learn
0:56English and you're majoring again what
0:59you told me I forgot psychology and
1:02theater psychology and see either with a
1:04minor in in German okay and with that
1:10here is huben thank you rock this
1:14possible
1:21good afternoon faculty students parents
1:26and friends I am truly honored and
1:30grateful to speak at the commencement
1:32for the University of Maryland class of
1:372017 people often ask me why did you
1:50come to the University of Maryland I
1:54always answer fresh air five years ago
2:02as I step off the plane from China and
2:06left the terminal at Dulles Airport I
2:09was ready to put on one of my five face
2:14masks but when I took my first breath of
2:17American air I put my mask away the air
2:22was so sweet and fresh and utterly
2:27luxurious I was surprised by this I grew
2:33up in a city in China where I had to
2:37wear a face mask every time I went
2:39outside otherwise I might get sick
2:44however the moment I inhaled and exhaled
2:50outside the airport I felt free
2:57no no more fog on my glasses
3:06no more difficult breathing no more
3:11suppression every breath was a delight
3:15as I stand here today I cannot help but
3:20recall that feeling of freedom at the
3:26University of Maryland I will soon view
3:30another kind of fresh air for which I
3:33will be forever grateful the fresh air
3:37of free speech people I came to United
3:50States I learn in history class about
3:53the Declaration of Independence but
3:57these words had no meaning to me life
4:01liberty and the pursuit of happiness I
4:05was merely memorizing the words to get
4:08good grades
4:10this word sounded so strange so abstract
4:15and boring to me until I came to
4:19University of Maryland I have learned
4:24the right to freely express oneself is
4:27sacred in America each day at Maryland I
4:32was encouraged to express my opinions on
4:36controversial issues I could challenge a
4:39statement made by my instructor I could
4:44even read my professors online but
4:50nothing prepared me for the culture
4:53shock I experienced when I watched a
4:55university production of the play
4:58Twilight Los Angeles Twilight is a play
5:03by anna deavere Smith about the 1992 Los
5:07Angeles Riots
5:09the riots follow the acquittal of four
5:12Los Angeles police officers in the
5:15videotaped arrest and beating of Rodney
5:17King for six days the city was in chaos
5:23as citizens took to the streets in
5:28Twilight the students actors were openly
5:32talking about racism sexism and politics
5:36I was shocked I never saw such topics
5:41could be discussed openly the play was
5:46my first taste of political storytelling
5:49one that makes the audience think
5:52critically I have always had a burning
5:56desire to tell these kinds of stories
5:59but I was convinced that only
6:02authorities own the narrative only
6:05authorities could define the truth
6:09however the opportunity to immerse
6:13myself in the diverse community at the
6:16University of Maryland exposed me to
6:20various many different perspectives on
6:23truth I to realize that here I have the
6:29opportunity to speak freely my voice
6:36matters your
6:44your voice matters our voices matter
6:56civil engagement is not a task just for
7:00politicians I have witnessed this when I
7:03saw my fellow students marching in
7:06Washington DC voting in the presidential
7:10election and raising money to support
7:14various causes I have seen that everyone
7:19has a right to participate and advocate
7:22for change I used to believe that one
7:27individual participation could not make
7:30a difference but here we are united
7:34Terps together we can push our society
7:42to be more just open and peaceful class
7:47of 2017 we are graduating from a
7:51university that embraces a liberal arts
7:54education that nurtures us to think
7:57critically and also to care and feel for
8:01Humanity we are equipped with the
8:05knowledge of various disciplines and we
8:08are ready to face the challenges of our
8:11society some of us may go to graduate
8:16school some of us may step into
8:19professions and some of us may begin a
8:23journey of exploration but no matter
8:27what we do
8:29remember democracy and free speech
8:34should not be taken for granted
8:38democracy and freedom are the fresh air
8:43that is worth fighting for
8:49freedom is oxygen freedom is passion
8:58freedom is love and as a French
9:03philosopher jean-paul Satre once said
9:06freedom is a choice our future is
9:11dependent on the choices we make today
9:14and tomorrow we are all playwrights of
9:18the next chapters of our lives together
9:22we write a human history my friend
9:27enjoyed the fresh air and never ever let
9:32it go thank you
9:33[Applause]
10:08Thank You pen you have gotten a
10:14wonderful universe Thank You pen you
10:24have gotten a wonderful University of
10:26Maryland education it was most inspiring
10:31and like you and your parents I also am
10:36an American by choice and you have
10:39expressed some of the deepest feelings I
10:42feel for this country what this is and
10:45will always be a shining city on the
10:47hill beckoning the most talented people
10:51of all backgrounds for all over the
10:53world
10:54to help us continue to form a more
10:56perfect union
10:59[Applause]