Welcome to The Immigrant Story Live, where we feature stories from the stage. In this fourth episode, we’ll hear from three storytellers — Jane Mantiri,  Chanpone Sinlapasai, and Saron Khut —who tell stories of unbreakable familial bonds despite war, violence, and unimaginable suffering.

Because these bonds are ones of love.

The Immigrant Story Live is a production of The Immigrant Story. 

This episode was hosted, produced, and edited by Meg Ritter. Storyboard was edited by Sankar Raman with audio post production by Gregg Palmer. Our Executive Producer is Sankar Raman.

All stories were part of I’m an American Live, a series of storytelling events showcasing Asian American voices, staged in various venues in Portland, Oregon.

This episode is part of the Oregon Rises Above Hate series, generously funded by Anne Naito-Campbell.

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For more stories, visit the immigrantstory.org/manyroads, listen live at prp.fm, or stream us wherever you get your podcasts.