Yoshikazu Sakai, a Trine University student from Japan, speaks during the university’s
“Global Perspectives on the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” program Thursday night,
Jan. 19, in Best Hall. Trine University students from different cultural backgrounds
shared the impact of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, as well as information about
the history, political and social systems of their respective countries. Besides Sakai,
Dominique Tonneas, of Hicksville, Ohio; Tomas Pasqualini of Argentina; Ayasha Siddique
Faria of Bangladesh; Franklin Ekete of Nigeria; Elena Gallego of California, a member
of the Choctaw Nation; Kai Sasan of Harvest, Alabama, who also lived in Germany; and
John Harris-Scott of Wesley Chapel, Florida, participated in the discussion, facilitated
by Trine University area coordinator Calvin Skinner. The event drew members of the
community as well as Trine students, faculty and staff. More photos from the event
are available at trine.smugmug.com/Other/2017-Global-Perspectives-on/.