JF§IDR!rspcctivc Portland State University Alumni News The known world was a lot smaller when the Greeks spoke of "kosmopolites" - citizens of the world. But while our horizons have expanded far beyond the Mediterranean, beyond even Earth itself, the concept is no different. It takes a special kind of person to be a citizen of the world - especially the world of the twentieth century, where mass communication binds us together but cultures still misunderstand one another and retreat into their spheres of security. It takes vision and imagination to picture a more perfect world. It takes creativity to find solutions to global problems and courage to pursue ideals in the face of apathy. But the most striking attribute of the world citizen is humility - a fitting response to the diversity of peoples and ideas, to Earth's potential as well as its pathos. Originally, this issue of PSU Perspective was to be a simple review of Portland State's involvement in world affairs. But it has grown into something else. The people we interviewed - alumni, faculty, students - kept expressing similarly impassioned points of view, using words like harmony, order, cooperation, peace. These people are dreamers and doers, not simply moving in international spheres, but possessing a peculiar insight. They share a world view in which boundaries between people and nations are indistinct and in which personal and public lives are a natural continuum. "You make me sound too great," said David Kim when I showed him his story. He would feel further humbled to see his picture next to Gandhi's; but then, so would Gandhi be honored to share a page with Kim and Flores Fiol and Maurer and Yost. They are not heroes. But they are, in the fullest sense of the word, "kosmopolites." -The Editor Spring 1983 kosmopolites Gandhi: The Mahatma, as portrayed in the recent feature film, has recaptured people's imaginations with his enduring principles. Gandhian scholar David Newhall looks at the phenomenon. page two David Kim, '65 MSW: Starting in Seoul, Korea on bottle and diaper detail, Kim now heads an international adoption agency based in Eugene, Oregon page four Oscar Flores Fiol, '77: As Portland's Peruvian Consul, Flores Fiol gives international diplomacy a distinctly human profile. page six International students: Their presence at PSU enriches classroom, home and community, but knowing them as individuals is the key to cultural understanding. pages eight and nine James Maurer: A PSU professor devoted a lot of time and took a few risks to provide Costa Rica with a hearing lab. page fourteen Plus: An alum writes from France; a student researches export potentials; Summer Session attracts foreign profs; Vanport flood commemorated; faculty awards; alumni trips; a road race, and more. Cover illustration by Nancy Olson \
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