Every story has an address.
31 of 250 stories collected. Click a dot to meet the person behind it.
Lu Hong
“I never let anyone else's judgment of me become my judgment of myself.”
Benji
“I learned that fluency in one language never required abandoning another; only a willingness to keep translating.”
Han Xiu
“No label the world assigned me was ever the whole truth of who I was.”
Dr. Gao Mingyi
“My mother's real hope was never about piano technique; she wanted music to give me freedom.”
Lisa
“Somewhere in the process of holding their world together, I found a stronger version of my own.”
Rebecca F. Kuang
“Diaspora identity often starts with rejection and moves, slowly, toward reclamation and celebration.”
Scott
“You need a big heart to hold a bigger world than the one you started in.”
Yang Xin
“Continuous learning and holding onto joy have been my greatest achievements.”
Li Ying
“What we're passing down isn't just mastery; it's a way of holding tradition and reinvention together.”
Yan Li
“Repairing is always harder than destruction, and always worth doing anyway.”
Liu Yong
“The thread running through my work is gratitude answered with action.”
Illia
“Translation became an act of stewardship: helping something raw and true travel without losing its honesty.”
Yang Ling
“Traditional opera isn't simply a profession I chose; it's something in my blood.”
Xie Guofang
“Traditional opera isn't something I perform; it's something I carry.”
Liu Xuan
“A meaningful life doesn't require perfection; it requires showing up, staying humble, and continuing to learn.”
Luo Dayou
“What kept me going for forty-four years was curiosity, more than discipline or habit.”