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AAA Initiative (Morgantown, WV)
Read the Appalachian Asian stories from Morgantown, WV.


Asians Around Appalachia: Izabella Gao
Izabella Gao is a Chinese American from Morgantown, West Virginia. In school, she is an active participant of the Morgantown High girl’s lacrosse team. During her spare time, she enjoys drawing and painting. Izabella Gao Interview Have you ever felt out of place due to your identity? If so, where did you find a sense of community? I've never really felt out of place too much because I was lucky enough to live in Morgantown WV because well this place is already so diverse and
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Nov 111 min read


Asians Around Appalachia: From China to Appalachia
Hailing from Maryland, Cathy Fink is a two-time Grammy award winning artist and self-described "social music conductor", with works including From China to Appalachia and Bon Appétit!: Musical Food Fun. She is also a part of the long-time musical duo of "Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer", a staple in the folk and bluegrass communities. In addition to her singing prowess, Fink is a talented instrumentalist, with skills in a variety of them including the banjo and ukulele. Chao Tian
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Oct 251 min read


Asians Around Appalachia: Sabrina Hall
I'm 1/2 Korean and the other half is a whole lot of Europe. My father was in the US Army and was stationed in South Korea where he met...
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Sep 53 min read


Asians Around Appalachia: Supriya Rathinam
Supriya Rathinam is South Asian-American from Morgantown, West Virginia. She currently attends West Virginia University, where she’s...
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Sep 12 min read


Asians Around Appalachia: Solas Chhin-Kreiner
Solas Chhin-Kreiner is an Asian-American high school senior from Morgantown, West Virginia. Born in Edmonton, Canada to parents of both...
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Aug 192 min read


Asians Around Appalachia: Hahnser Lee
Hahnser Lee is an Asian-American from Morgantown, West Virginia. Interview Have you ever felt out of place due to your identity? If so,...
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Aug 191 min read


Asians Around Appalachia: Isabel Kincaid
Isabel Kincaid is an Asian-American high school senior from Morgantown, West Virginia. She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and was raised in...
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Aug 192 min read


Asians Around Appalachia: Siddharth Rathinam
Siddharth Rathinam is an Indian-American high school junior from Morgantown, West Virginia. He is a startup and club founder, including...
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Aug 191 min read


Asians Around Appalachia: Mahnoor Jafri
Mahnoor Jafri is a Pakistani-American high school senior from Morgantown, West Virginia. She participates in karate and tutors other...
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Aug 192 min read


Asians Around Appalachia: Ethan Liu
Ethan Liu is a Chinese-American high school senior from Morgantown, West Virginia. At school, he’s involved in a variety of activities...
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Aug 192 min read


Asians Around Appalachia: Ryan Chen
From Morgantown, West Virginia, Ryan Chen is a Chinese-American student heading into his senior year of high school. He's involved in...
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Aug 112 min read
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