of influence on how I understand nature and my place in it are
those that came from the vividly mixed ethnic background of my Indian/Hindu and Brooklyn/Jewish
parents, threads that set me somewhat apart from the mainstream culture of white middle class America in
which I was raised. Being myself composed of different colored threads has allowed me to see the
complexity of nature, and to communicate them to a wide range of audiences.
It was near midnight at 10105 Dickens Avenue in October of 1966…
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