In Kaudi, Gorkha district, villagers made shelters to wait out the monsoon, until they would be able to rebuild their houses. Photo Essay Readying to Rebuild by Anna Stirr on Exposure https://annastirr.exposure.co/readying-to-rebuild?embed=true
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Music for solace and resilience after Nepal’s earthquake: my article on CNN
My article on CNN: "In Nepal, lift spirits through music." Nirmal Singh and Ram Singh contributed stories and thoughts. To contribute to earthquake relief, please see options for donation at the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies website, or the Society for Nepalese in Hawaii.
Himalayan Music at the East-West Center
Here's a video from the rehearsals for the East-West Center concerts on April 18th and 19th. It's a Facebook video so you have to click on the link. But you'll be glad you did! https://www.facebook.com/EastWestCenter.org/videos/10152907793941312/?permPage=1
Himalayan Music School Outreach
The East-West Center sponsored "Music of the Himalayas", a series of concerts and outreach events on April 17-19, 2015. After we performed at Punahou School, kids got to try the instruments. Here I am helping one with his embouchure!
Himalayan Music on Hawaii Public Radio
Here's a short radio spot I did on HPR with Ram Kumar Singh, performing and talking about Nepali folk music to promote the Music of the Himalayas concert at the East-West Center, April 18 and 19, 2015.
Chinese Cultural Diplomacy in Nepal, Guinea, and Elsewhere
Many Nepali cultural groups have done China tours; here's a document showing where Chinese cultural groups performed in the early 1960s. Other locations shown include Guinea, Burma, Afghanistan, Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen, Cambodia, Indonesia.
Anna M Stirr, Ph.D. 
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