A book I’ve waited for arrived today: Grace Loh Prasad 駱信惠’s “The Translator’s Daughter.” Prasad was born in #Taiwan , but her family fled Chiang Kai-shek’s military dictatorship when she was 2. “A soulful and profound meditation on family, diaspora, and grief.”--Michelle Kuo (郭怡慧) (Michelle Kuo).

Novelist Graciela Limón ’65 passed away this week. She described her path from East L.A. to Marymount College to LMU, where she taught fiction and joined in Jesuits’ work w/ Salvadoran refugees. RIP. bit.ly/LMUmGracielaLi… Loyola Marymount University @LASACongress @LMANews @JesuitNews

Our latest LMU Magazine Off Press podcast. Topic: reparations. Prof. Cheryl Grills, member of the California state task force on reparations, outlines the moral issues in repairing the wrongs of slavery's impact on the descendants of enslaved people. bit.ly/LMUmReparations

An embarrassment to MLB — to call him a minor league owner insults actual minor league owners — and evidence that MLB owners are not custodians of this game. They have no objection to the humiliation this owner brings to his own franchise and the game. knbr.com/2024/04/04/tod…

'Our priority was the safety of the babies.'

On Wednesday, as a massive earthquake hit Taiwan, this Taipei maternity ward followed the proper procedure, first ensuring the babies are safely away from possible falling objects and glass, then making sure all the exits are open.

I'm so sad to learn this news today, yet so grateful that #BishopTomGumbleton inspired so many, including me, by his life. ncronline.org/culture/book-r…

I once interviewed the late #ThomasLux . He read his poem, “The People of the Other Village.” This unforgettable line about our need to be violent: “They sent us exploding ambassadors of peace.” His poem lately has been often on my mind. poetryfoundation.org/poems/48485/th…

Taiwan earthquake latest: Urgent rescue efforts are underway as at least 9 people have been killed and dozens remain trapped after the strongest quake to hit the country in 25 years.

Jasmine Armstrong's personal essay in LMU Magazine on place, poetry, and Ignatian spirituality recalls Gerard Manley Hopkins' 'God's Grandeur.' Lovely illustration by #SallyDeng (Instagram: sa.deng). #NationalPoetryMonth bit.ly/LMUmArmstrong

Fun story by Max Molski re: LMU 1989-90 high-scoring Westhead era. But their defense wasn't poor: his 40-minute, full-court press made it work. Westhead explains in our interview: bit.ly/LMUmWesthead Loyola Marymount University #MarchMadness #LMU
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Is there still room for dissent in Hong Kong? Its legislature passed new measures that authorities say are necessary for stability, but critics say they will erode civil liberties even further. This is what Exec. Dir. of the Hong Kong Democracy Council Anna Kwok 郭鳳儀 told us

Nice piece of writing by #JuliaHanna about Michael Byung Ju Kim and his work in private equity and writing fiction. alumni.hbs.edu/stories/Pages/…

In the latest LMU Magazine, Henry Louis Gates Jr, host of the PBS series “Finding Your Roots” and LMU’s Global Conversations series, discusses the re-writing of America’s Black history: bit.ly/LMUMag_HLG

February 28 is the anniversary of Taiwan's 228 Incident, a dark time in the country's history. A youth group in Taiwan holds an annual music festival to commemorate this tragic chapter so that the memory of what happened may live on.

It's a great honor to see #JimmyLai 's drawing of the Crucifixion installed at Catholic Universe in Washington DC. The drawing from his prison cell is now on permanent display by the St. Michael the Archangel Chapel at the uni's Busch School of Business. ncregister.com/cna/catholic-u…

My new pod: interview w/Donegal Fergus, new LMU baseball coach & former hitting instr. w/Minn. Twins org. We talk hitting-mental and -physical, Tony Gwynn, Shohei Ohtani, Luis Arráez (Marlins), Dave Cash (Phils), Tim Hudson (A's), and more. Donegal Fergus bit.ly/LMUmFergus

Another excellent episode from Little Red Podcast, this one on comedy and gender in China. omny.fm/shows/the-litt…

Gun laws in Missouri:

No background checks for private sales.
No permit required for concealed carry.
No permit required for open carry.
No license required for owners.
No firearm registration.
No assault weapon law.
No magazine capacity restriction.

One of my favorite love poems. Full disclosure: The author is my friend. Despite that, I’m certain that this is a beautiful poem and expression of love.