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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 people are used...

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 is a...

Born in Bangkok and growing up in both Honolulu & West Portsmouth, Archie Spradlin is an amalgamation of a diverse set of identities that have shaped his unique cultural experience. From fusing classic Thai dishes with an Appalachian spin to owning a Polynesian food truck in the middle of Ohio, Spradlin is not confined to just one of his many communities. Rather than assimilation, he reshapes the Appalachian narrative through a merging of his heritages, not letting any go unnoticed in his...