Princeton Weekly Bulletin   February 4, 2008, Vol. 97, No. 14   prev   next   current

Honoring King’s vision

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José Huizar (photo: Denise Applewhite)

Princeton NJ — Campus and local community members honored Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision for America as a land of equal opportunity — and imagined his response to today’s heated debates on immigration — at Princeton’s annual King Day ceremony Jan. 21 in Richardson Auditorium of Alexander Hall.

Keynote speaker José Huizar, a Princeton trustee and graduate alumnus who is the first Latino immigrant to serve as a member of the Los Angeles City Council, reflected on how King’s message of equality applies to the current political dispute over U.S. immigration laws.

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President Tilghman (left) presented MLK Day Journey Awards to John Templeton, assistant dean for graduate admissions in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, and senior Anna Almore. (photo: Denise Applewhite)

President Tilghman presented MLK Day Journey Awards to John Templeton, assistant dean for graduate admissions in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, and senior Anna Almore. The awards recognize efforts to continue the journey to achieve King’s vision for America.

Members of the CASYM Steel Orchestra of New York performed musical selections during the ceremony. For full coverage of the event, visit www.princeton.edu/ main/ news/ archive/ S20/09/54O87/.

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