At 14, ECHASL studied abroad and faced multiple racist experiences. Mocked by white students, followed by strangers at night, excluded from sports teams, and accused of spreading the “Chinese virus” during the pandemic......
These painful encounters, paired with her discovery of Afong Moy—the first Chinese woman to arrive in the U.S.—inspired this song.
Fusing Gu Qin, double bass, and drums, she explores her Chinese identity in a bold new sound that defines her unique Eastern alternative voice. The arrangement, her most challenging, went through five versions before reaching its final form.