Ben Bogin, Associate Professor of Asian Studies BY BEN BOGIN, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ASIAN STUDIES| The title of my Scribner Seminar, “In the Light of Death,” is borrowed from a poem by my maternal uncle, the American Buddhist poet, Rick Fields (1942–1999): Funny how in the light of death everything shines! Hua Hsu’s memoir, Stay True, explores the strange illumination that death offers by telling the story of a college friendship interrupted just as the two friends were beginning to imagine how their connection would carry on into their lives after college. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 14:00:10 -0800