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Article: From a world away, an appeal for help; Daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu brings message of need in homeland of South Africa.(Capital Region)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
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- October 18, 2007
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Byline: PAUL GRONDAHL - Staff Writer
SCHENECTADY - Flashing her famous father's wide smile and sharp wit, Naomi Tutu talked Wednesday about rituals surrounding death and dying in her AIDS-ravaged homeland of South Africa.
The daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for his struggle against apartheid, spoke to stu dents in an introduction to sociology class at Union College as a spokeswoman for hospice care in South Africa.
She also presented a public lecture at the college Wednesday night.
She contrasted cultural differences between the American way of death, which is often isolated and private, with South ...