The Goodbyes We Carry
Chris GribbleShe has spent much of her life saying goodbye. At seven years old, Vanesa left her village in Oaxaca, Mexico, not knowing that the goodbye to her childhood home would…
Composing New Musical Traditions
As a teenager, Wu Man was a celebrated instrumentalist in China, whose performances had been broadcast on national television and extensively reported in national press. Her instrument, the pipa, has…
Mariachi Tradición: Canto Con Orgullo
Mariachi is one of Mexico’s most treasured musical traditions—a living art form passed from one generation to the next through family, community, and celebration. Its songs tell stories of love and…
The Navaranga Ensemble: Angna Symphony
In the quiet courtyard, or angna, where footsteps echo and flowers await, music begins not with sound, but with longing. Angna Symphony is a chamber-fusion album born from the…
The Songkeeper Far From Home
Inna Kovtun carries the folk songs of Ukraine within her: songs that have survived years of suppression and attempted erasure, songs that tell stories, celebrate traditions, and preserve culture. A…
I Am An American – The Album
I Am An American – The Album is a collection of pan-Asian music highlighting traditional Asian instruments backed by Western classical harmonies. Featuring intriguing combinations of musical sounds never…
Odyssey of Poetry and Persistence
Fair warning as you embark on the story of one woman’s journey across borders and barriers: It would be difficult to exaggerate the complexity of Sonia Priscila Ticas’ family structure.…
Elevating Lives of Fellow Immigrants
A man with a gentle expression and slight smile approached from down the sidewalk in front of the nonprofit APANO (Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon) officeon SE Division Street.…
The Girl Who Wanted To Fly
Dust rose around young Zarmina Ahmadi as she stood beneath the spinning blades of a military helicopter hovering above her mountain village in Jaghori, Afghanistan. She did not shield her…
An Odyssey of Persistence
Fair warning as you embark on the story of one woman’s journey across borders and barriers: It would be difficult to exaggerate the complexity of Sonia Priscila Ticas’ family structure.…