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DEEP ROOTS: RECOGNIZING THE VALUE OF CULTURE

Guest: William Poy Lee
Program 3207

Host: Michael Toms
Interview Date: 6/28/2007
Program Length: 1 Hour

Media: MP3 Download

Price: $1.99

Program Description:
William Poy Lee's family comes from a small village in China where they lived for a thousand years before immigrating to San Francisco. Poy Lee was born in San Francisco and grew up in its Chinatown. Were it not for his mother, he may have become lost between cultures and places. Poy Lee describes how he found his identity in his ancestral past and how his discovery of a culture's values and traditions offer wisdom and insight to his adopted country at the present time. He recognizes and honors his mother's part in guiding him to this discovery. His experience gives us insight into the immigration experience and demonstrates the power of living universal values. Poy Lee's Toisanese mother made eight promises to her mother before coming to the United States. The first seven were related to culture and family, but the eighth shaped her life and her son's. Poy Lee says, "It is the Eighth Promise to live with compassion toward all that I think of as the ever-living promise. The one for all of one's days." 1 Hour

William Poy Lee graduated with a degree in Architecture from UC Berkeley and completed his Juris Doctor from Hastings College of Law, University of California. He has been a licensed California attorney since 1979 and has enjoyed a career in international banking. He is the author of The Eighth Promise: An American Son's Tribute To His Toisanese Mother (Rodale Press 2007). To learn more about the work of William Poy Lee go to www.TheEighthPromise.com

Topics explored in this dialogue:

Why visiting your ancestral homeland can be so impactful

How another culture's values and traditions can benefit modern America

Why globalization could have a bigger impact on national security than immigration

What ancient Chinese practice could help us resolve personal disputes better than litigation

Why knowing stories of individual immigrants is relevant to the majority of Americans

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