The ceremony was great. Each kid was able to say a few words after being handed the diploma and just prior to turning the tassel, and Charlie told how opportunity for the deaf in China was non-existent, but that here he really had the opportunity to do anything. It was very touching.
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| The thingies on the mortarboard, by the way, are karate kickers. Each of the graduates decorated the cap in some way, so of course his had to be karate-related. |
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| Charlie's the first one in the back row. |
