In observance of AAPI Heritage Month, The Canales Project will host a virtual seminar celebrating concepts of using music to form cultural identity through an exploration of the 1973 album 'A Grain of Sand' by Chris Iijima, Nobuko Miyamoto and Charlie Chin. In collaboration with The Global Leaders Program, this event will be led by 2021 cohort member and TCP team member, Rose Kim. This session will include an overview of the historical context of A Grain of Sand and a conversation with a panel of artists on music and arts’ role in both forming and preserving cultural identity, and the importance of intergenerational storytelling. Guests artists will include an original member of the album Nobuko Miyamoto, filmmaker Tadashi Nakamura, playwright/producer Melisa Tien and Hear Her Song composer Faye Chiao.

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