a year ago I went on a double date in Shanghai my date was my best friend
Shanghai my date was my best friend
Shanghai my date was my best friend Michelle and there was also Rijo and
Michelle and there was also Rijo and
Michelle and there was also Rijo and Ricky and Rijo and Ricky were this
Ricky and Rijo and Ricky were this
Ricky and Rijo and Ricky were this adorable couple that at each time they
adorable couple that at each time they
adorable couple that at each time they would just make eye contact with each
would just make eye contact with each
would just make eye contact with each other they would just smile and laugh
other they would just smile and laugh
other they would just smile and laugh now I’m an American my date Michelle is
now I’m an American my date Michelle is
now I’m an American my date Michelle is korean-american Rijos Japanese Ricky is
korean-american Rijos Japanese Ricky is
korean-american Rijos Japanese Ricky is Chinese it was just a normal double date
Chinese it was just a normal double date
Chinese it was just a normal double date with friends no big deal we we spoke
with friends no big deal we we spoke
with friends no big deal we we spoke Chinese in English and a few lessons of
Chinese in English and a few lessons of
Chinese in English and a few lessons of Japanese and Korean on the side and
Japanese and Korean on the side and
Japanese and Korean on the side and later on it got me really thinking about
later on it got me really thinking about
later on it got me really thinking about this dinner and this actually made me
this dinner and this actually made me
this dinner and this actually made me realize how historically significant
realize how historically significant
realize how historically significant this dinner actually was a
this dinner actually was a
this dinner actually was a korean-american American Japanese and
korean-american American Japanese and
korean-american American Japanese and Chinese having a nice pleasant dinner
Chinese having a nice pleasant dinner
Chinese having a nice pleasant dinner together and there’s no big deal this
together and there’s no big deal this
together and there’s no big deal this handsome man is my grandpa when he was
handsome man is my grandpa when he was
handsome man is my grandpa when he was about my age although a little bit more
about my age although a little bit more
about my age although a little bit more handsome I think my grandfather fought
handsome I think my grandfather fought
handsome I think my grandfather fought in World War two for the United States
in World War two for the United States
in World War two for the United States Navy my grandfather his interaction with
Navy my grandfather his interaction with
Navy my grandfather his interaction with Japan as a country was on enemy lines in
Japan as a country was on enemy lines in
Japan as a country was on enemy lines in mine was just having a nice dinner with
mine was just having a nice dinner with
mine was just having a nice dinner with friends this really blew me away after
friends this really blew me away after
friends this really blew me away after the more I thought about it how come my
the more I thought about it how come my
the more I thought about it how come my grandfather’s interaction just two
grandfather’s interaction just two
grandfather’s interaction just two generations ago from my family was
generations ago from my family was
generations ago from my family was interacting with people around the world
interacting with people around the world
interacting with people around the world at war as enemies in mine which is
at war as enemies in mine which is
at war as enemies in mine which is having a nice dinner with friends now
having a nice dinner with friends now
having a nice dinner with friends now this is something that I am quite a bit
this is something that I am quite a bit
this is something that I am quite a bit obsessed with how things and people are
obsessed with how things and people are
obsessed with how things and people are brought together what brings us all here
brought together what brings us all here
brought together what brings us all here together today and I’m especially
together today and I’m especially
together today and I’m especially excited to to speak at an audience today
excited to to speak at an audience today
excited to to speak at an audience today filled with people from all around the
filled with people from all around the
filled with people from all around the world now largely this term can be
world now largely this term can be
world now largely this term can be summarized in the term globalization
summarized in the term globalization
summarized in the term globalization globalization is a term you have heard
globalization is a term you have heard
globalization is a term you have heard before and there’s no really agreed upon
before and there’s no really agreed upon
before and there’s no really agreed upon definition for what it means but largely
definition for what it means but largely
definition for what it means but largely we can attribute globalization to sort
we can attribute globalization to sort
we can attribute globalization to sort of an unstoppable force in the world
of an unstoppable force in the world
of an unstoppable force in the world that has occurred especially in the
that has occurred especially in the
that has occurred especially in the past fifty hundred years of people and
past fifty hundred years of people and
past fifty hundred years of people and things coming closer and closer together
things coming closer and closer together
things coming closer and closer together that’s sort of a universal agreed-upon
that’s sort of a universal agreed-upon
that’s sort of a universal agreed-upon definition well one of the things I
definition well one of the things I
definition well one of the things I study in college and I contribute my
study in college and I contribute my
study in college and I contribute my life to is something like this
life to is something like this
life to is something like this unprecedented unprecedented greatest
unprecedented unprecedented greatest
unprecedented unprecedented greatest acts of globalization to make the world
acts of globalization to make the world
acts of globalization to make the world a better safer place well that’s kind of
a better safer place well that’s kind of
a better safer place well that’s kind of a long phrase unprecedented courageous
a long phrase unprecedented courageous
a long phrase unprecedented courageous global acts of musician make the world a
global acts of musician make the world a
global acts of musician make the world a better safer place well this is
better safer place well this is
better safer place well this is something important to me I think about
something important to me I think about
something important to me I think about it every day I contribute my life
it every day I contribute my life
it every day I contribute my life towards being this kind of person but
towards being this kind of person but
towards being this kind of person but it’s kind of a long phrase so instead if
it’s kind of a long phrase so instead if
it’s kind of a long phrase so instead if it’s okay with everyone else let’s just
it’s okay with everyone else let’s just
it’s okay with everyone else let’s just call it a peach so from now on I’m going
call it a peach so from now on I’m going
call it a peach so from now on I’m going to refer to a peach as unprecedented
to refer to a peach as unprecedented
to refer to a peach as unprecedented creative global acts of globalization to
creative global acts of globalization to
creative global acts of globalization to make the world a better safer place that
make the world a better safer place that
make the world a better safer place that sound okay all right great so what can
sound okay all right great so what can
sound okay all right great so what can you tell by seeing me come out on the
you tell by seeing me come out on the
you tell by seeing me come out on the stage here today right now we’re in
stage here today right now we’re in
stage here today right now we’re in northwestern China you can tell i’m not
northwestern China you can tell i’m not
northwestern China you can tell i’m not from china you sell you can tell I’m
from china you sell you can tell I’m
from china you sell you can tell I’m speaking English which means you can
speaking English which means you can
speaking English which means you can probably also tell I’m from America so
probably also tell I’m from America so
probably also tell I’m from America so just that you can also tell that it’s
just that you can also tell that it’s
just that you can also tell that it’s the year 2016 which means you can
the year 2016 which means you can
the year 2016 which means you can quickly put together hundreds of years
quickly put together hundreds of years
quickly put together hundreds of years of history that have led up to this
of history that have led up to this
of history that have led up to this moment today right now who we are and
moment today right now who we are and
moment today right now who we are and we’re all in this room together and none
we’re all in this room together and none
we’re all in this room together and none of us are at war with each other at
of us are at war with each other at
of us are at war with each other at least not yet but I’m not finished so
least not yet but I’m not finished so
least not yet but I’m not finished so the world has changed a lot I’m able to
the world has changed a lot I’m able to
the world has changed a lot I’m able to have dinner with people from around the
have dinner with people from around the
have dinner with people from around the world that my grandpa may have been at
world that my grandpa may have been at
world that my grandpa may have been at war with but there’s also many problems
war with but there’s also many problems
war with but there’s also many problems in the world right now there’s hundreds
in the world right now there’s hundreds
in the world right now there’s hundreds of millions of people living in global
of millions of people living in global
of millions of people living in global poverty people today worry about whether
poverty people today worry about whether
poverty people today worry about whether or not they can feed their family they
or not they can feed their family they
or not they can feed their family they worried for their lives whether or not
worried for their lives whether or not
worried for their lives whether or not they have a shelter clean water that’s a
they have a shelter clean water that’s a
they have a shelter clean water that’s a fact hundreds of billions of people
fact hundreds of billions of people
fact hundreds of billions of people today right now all around the world
today right now all around the world
today right now all around the world this graph is probably my favorite graph
this graph is probably my favorite graph
this graph is probably my favorite graph and probably the most impressive graph
and probably the most impressive graph
and probably the most impressive graph ever written in my opinion ever drawn
ever written in my opinion ever drawn
ever written in my opinion ever drawn this graph is the percentage of the
this graph is the percentage of the
this graph is the percentage of the world population that has lived in
world population that has lived in
world population that has lived in global poverty which means extreme
global poverty which means extreme
global poverty which means extreme global poverty which is living on a
global poverty which is living on a
global poverty which is living on a dollar at ninety cents per day or about
dollar at ninety cents per day or about
dollar at ninety cents per day or about twelve you want per day in the 1980s
twelve you want per day in the 1980s
twelve you want per day in the 1980s that number was above forty percent
that number was above forty percent
that number was above forty percent forty percent of the world population is
forty percent of the world population is
forty percent of the world population is living in global poverty now that number
living in global poverty now that number
living in global poverty now that number is close to ten percent I’m continually
is close to ten percent I’m continually
is close to ten percent I’m continually blown away by this chart what has
blown away by this chart what has
blown away by this chart what has happened in the world that is radically
happened in the world that is radically
happened in the world that is radically transformed pulling 1 billion people out
transformed pulling 1 billion people out
transformed pulling 1 billion people out of poverty the world is so different now
of poverty the world is so different now
of poverty the world is so different now than it was before yes I had a few
than it was before yes I had a few
than it was before yes I had a few hundred million people still living in
hundred million people still living in
hundred million people still living in poverty is a big issue but it’s not a
poverty is a big issue but it’s not a
poverty is a big issue but it’s not a biggest issue as over a billion people
biggest issue as over a billion people
biggest issue as over a billion people living in poverty well this is due to
living in poverty well this is due to
living in poverty well this is due to many things of course one of the
many things of course one of the
many things of course one of the greatest acts of eradicated global
greatest acts of eradicated global
greatest acts of eradicated global poverty is in China during the 1980s and
poverty is in China during the 1980s and
poverty is in China during the 1980s and 1990s when China opened itself up to the
1990s when China opened itself up to the
1990s when China opened itself up to the world during this time as you probably
world during this time as you probably
world during this time as you probably know China really opened up its gates
know China really opened up its gates
know China really opened up its gates allowing the economy to to welcome the
allowing the economy to to welcome the
allowing the economy to to welcome the outside world connecting the world
outside world connecting the world
outside world connecting the world together it’s globalization at its
together it’s globalization at its
together it’s globalization at its finest this act literally pulled
finest this act literally pulled
finest this act literally pulled hundreds of millions of people from
hundreds of millions of people from
hundreds of millions of people from living in poverty to to living a more
living in poverty to to living a more
living in poverty to to living a more healthy non poverty lifestyle
this is muhammad yunus one of my heroes
this is muhammad yunus one of my heroes he created micro-financing this is
he created micro-financing this is
he created micro-financing this is something that’s aimed at fighting
something that’s aimed at fighting
something that’s aimed at fighting global poverty what it does is it
global poverty what it does is it
global poverty what it does is it provides small loans to people in
provides small loans to people in
provides small loans to people in impoverished areas and they’re able to
impoverished areas and they’re able to
impoverished areas and they’re able to use these small loans mostly women who
use these small loans mostly women who
use these small loans mostly women who have trademarks I’m sorry who have trade
have trademarks I’m sorry who have trade
have trademarks I’m sorry who have trade skills we’re able to turn their skills
skills we’re able to turn their skills
skills we’re able to turn their skills into a business growing the economy in
into a business growing the economy in
into a business growing the economy in their area that’s a pretty cool peach
their area that’s a pretty cool peach
their area that’s a pretty cool peach right also one of my heroes Eleanor
right also one of my heroes Eleanor
right also one of my heroes Eleanor Roosevelt her peach her peach was to
Roosevelt her peach her peach was to
Roosevelt her peach her peach was to promote human rights I mashiz many many
promote human rights I mashiz many many
promote human rights I mashiz many many things but one of them was for human
things but one of them was for human
things but one of them was for human rights and she was instrumental in
rights and she was instrumental in
rights and she was instrumental in passing the United Declaration United
passing the United Declaration United
passing the United Declaration United Nations Declaration of Human Rights in
Nations Declaration of Human Rights in
Nations Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 this was a document that allowed
1948 this was a document that allowed
1948 this was a document that allowed all the powerful nations in the world to
all the powerful nations in the world to
all the powerful nations in the world to agree on a certain standard of Human
agree on a certain standard of Human
agree on a certain standard of Human Rights that every person deserves these
Rights that every person deserves these
Rights that every person deserves these are the Wright brothers as you know they
are the Wright brothers as you know they
are the Wright brothers as you know they invented modern flight I’m sure pretty
invented modern flight I’m sure pretty
invented modern flight I’m sure pretty much I bet all of us in this room can
much I bet all of us in this room can
much I bet all of us in this room can appreciate that they had a pretty cool
appreciate that they had a pretty cool
appreciate that they had a pretty cool peach I think so that leads me to me
peach I think so that leads me to me
peach I think so that leads me to me what’s my peach well certainly not as
what’s my peach well certainly not as
what’s my peach well certainly not as impressive as them but my goal in life
impressive as them but my goal in life
impressive as them but my goal in life is to help maintain and improve the
is to help maintain and improve the
is to help maintain and improve the relationship between America and China
relationship between America and China
relationship between America and China as I was growing up I’d start to notice
as I was growing up I’d start to notice
as I was growing up I’d start to notice that many of my things any of my clothes
that many of my things any of my clothes
that many of my things any of my clothes my toys all said made in china yet I
my toys all said made in china yet I
my toys all said made in china yet I lived in California
this really started to get my curiosity
this really started to get my curiosity going why was so much a part of my life
going why was so much a part of my life
going why was so much a part of my life made in china yet I’d never been to try
made in china yet I’d never been to try
made in china yet I’d never been to try it before and it led me to study that
it before and it led me to study that
it before and it led me to study that throughout college and really become
throughout college and really become
throughout college and really become obsessed with how the American and
obsessed with how the American and
obsessed with how the American and Chinese relationship has progressed over
Chinese relationship has progressed over
Chinese relationship has progressed over the years and how it will progress over
the years and how it will progress over
the years and how it will progress over the next hundred years this is my peach
the next hundred years this is my peach
the next hundred years this is my peach I work every day towards trying to
I work every day towards trying to
I work every day towards trying to improve this relationship because it’s
improve this relationship because it’s
improve this relationship because it’s becoming more and more important every
becoming more and more important every
becoming more and more important every day right now I work as a consultant
day right now I work as a consultant
day right now I work as a consultant which is sort of a fancy way of saying I
which is sort of a fancy way of saying I
which is sort of a fancy way of saying I help Chinese high school students apply
help Chinese high school students apply
help Chinese high school students apply to college in America it’s a small but
to college in America it’s a small but
to college in America it’s a small but very meaningful step for me to help
very meaningful step for me to help
very meaningful step for me to help bridge the gap between America and China
bridge the gap between America and China
bridge the gap between America and China and also I get to meet and work with
and also I get to meet and work with
and also I get to meet and work with some of the most bright smart and most
some of the most bright smart and most
some of the most bright smart and most intelligent people I’ve ever met so I’m
intelligent people I’ve ever met so I’m
intelligent people I’ve ever met so I’m in this habit of talking about how
in this habit of talking about how
in this habit of talking about how things have changed even how some
things have changed even how some
things have changed even how some phrases if definitions have changed so
phrases if definitions have changed so
phrases if definitions have changed so unprecedented create a scope of acts of
unprecedented create a scope of acts of
unprecedented create a scope of acts of globalization to make the world a better
globalization to make the world a better
globalization to make the world a better place is now a peach what about border
place is now a peach what about border
place is now a peach what about border this is also a term that’s becoming
this is also a term that’s becoming
this is also a term that’s becoming changed normally we think of a border is
changed normally we think of a border is
changed normally we think of a border is maybe a wall or a fence divided between
maybe a wall or a fence divided between
maybe a wall or a fence divided between two countries I like to think of it and
two countries I like to think of it and
two countries I like to think of it and I hope you can think of it as a gateway
I hope you can think of it as a gateway
I hope you can think of it as a gateway an opportunity a way of seeing there’s a
an opportunity a way of seeing there’s a
an opportunity a way of seeing there’s a border there I want to cross it and see
border there I want to cross it and see
border there I want to cross it and see what’s on the other side I want them to
what’s on the other side I want them to
what’s on the other side I want them to come back on this side to global poverty
come back on this side to global poverty
come back on this side to global poverty it’s a major issue hundreds of millions
it’s a major issue hundreds of millions
it’s a major issue hundreds of millions of people are living in global poverty
of people are living in global poverty
of people are living in global poverty today I see this is the challenge a
today I see this is the challenge a
today I see this is the challenge a challenge to help make the world a
challenge to help make the world a
challenge to help make the world a better place
a changemaker it took me a while to
a changemaker it took me a while to realize that I could be a change maker
realize that I could be a change maker
realize that I could be a change maker even if the very small very small
even if the very small very small
even if the very small very small amounts teaching someone a new thing
amounts teaching someone a new thing
amounts teaching someone a new thing that I’ve learned before making someone
that I’ve learned before making someone
that I’ve learned before making someone laugh each and every one of us is the
laugh each and every one of us is the
laugh each and every one of us is the changemaker whether we like it or not
changemaker whether we like it or not
changemaker whether we like it or not and lastly global citizen do you
and lastly global citizen do you
and lastly global citizen do you consider yourself with global citizen if
consider yourself with global citizen if
consider yourself with global citizen if you’re wearing clothes that are made in
you’re wearing clothes that are made in
you’re wearing clothes that are made in a different country if you’re in a
a different country if you’re in a
a different country if you’re in a different country from where you’re from
different country from where you’re from
different country from where you’re from if you’re listening to a TED talk in a
if you’re listening to a TED talk in a
if you’re listening to a TED talk in a language that you may not be your first
language that you may not be your first
language that you may not be your first language well I think all of us here are
language well I think all of us here are
language well I think all of us here are global citizens I think we should
global citizens I think we should
global citizens I think we should recognize that our citizenship to our
recognize that our citizenship to our
recognize that our citizenship to our country and our citizenship to the world
country and our citizenship to the world
country and our citizenship to the world are equally if not more important to
are equally if not more important to
are equally if not more important to each other again all of us our global
each other again all of us our global
each other again all of us our global citizen peach one more time this is also
citizen peach one more time this is also
citizen peach one more time this is also part of my philosophy on happiness I
part of my philosophy on happiness I
part of my philosophy on happiness I feel that instead of chasing happiness
feel that instead of chasing happiness
feel that instead of chasing happiness itself I try to chase what makes me
itself I try to chase what makes me
itself I try to chase what makes me happy and the way I can tell making a
happy and the way I can tell making a
happy and the way I can tell making a difference having an impact in the world
difference having an impact in the world
difference having an impact in the world that’s what makes me happy so for me
that’s what makes me happy so for me
that’s what makes me happy so for me peach equals happiness so what’s your
peach equals happiness so what’s your
peach equals happiness so what’s your peach thank you
peach thank you
peach thank you [Applause]
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