On April 11, New York City co-named a stretch of West 109th Street “Thich Nhat Hanh Way” in a moving tribute to the late Zen teacher. Sandi Rankaduwa reports on the historic ceremony.
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DonateThich Nhat Hanh lived at 306 West 109th Street from 1962 to 1963 while studying and teaching at Union Theological Seminary (UTS) and Columbia University. This period marked a formative chapter in his life as a young scholar, teacher, and activist.
The street co-naming takes on added historical resonance as it coincides closely with the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War — a conflict during which Thich Nhat Hanh, born in Vietnam in 1926 and affectionately known as “Thay” by his students, was exiled for his outspoken advocacy for peace and reconciliation.
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