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Here's a loaded question: Where do you belong?

Madhura Nirkhe at ACT Theatre
KUOW Photo/Sonya Harris
Madhura Nirkhe at ACT Theatre

The Storywallahs series provides a stage for Puget Sound residents with roots in India and South Asia to tell stories. This time around the theme concerned the question of belonging. In the era of "making America great again," these stories help illuminate what it means to be great in the first place. 

KUOW, Pratidhwani, Tasveer and ACT Theatre teamed up to present the latest event in the series on April 23. Sonya Harris recorded the stories. Agastya Kohli hosted the event.

Listen to the full event below:

Year started with KUOW: 2006