Bonbu Stories is an Asian American arts collaborative dedicated to using music as a medium for raw storytelling and building connections. Featured on the podcast are Sydney Shiroyama, Miharu Okamura, and Miko Shudo. For more information about the group, please see the following link:

https://bonbustories.art/

Please also see the following link for "Lantern Song" by Bonbu Stories:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZMJ39gNHU0

We talked about the process of writing and choreographing Lantern Song, finding “home” and connection with different Jodo Shinshu Buddhist sanghas while on tour, the experience of performing at the 55th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, and how Bonbu Stories approaches projects and creativity as an arts collective.