DUTY FREE: Asian Diaspora Stories (Open Mic & Oral History)

To many Bostonians, the Asian experience begins and ends in Chinatown. To Bostonians of Asian descent, the experience of diaspora and “being Asian” contains so many more multitudes. The stories we share about family members immigrating, ethnic food, and diaspora drama bring life to our kitchen tables and animate our memories. Now, it’s time for us to uplift and preserve these stories.

DUTY FREE is an open mic and oral history project aimed at telling the Asian diaspora experience. We welcome both established storytellers/poets as well as community members who just like to share to come and share a 5-minute story or poem about migration, travel, belonging, and home.