{"id":21835,"date":"2024-04-01T08:45:26","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T13:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/?p=21835"},"modified":"2025-10-09T09:48:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T14:48:15","slug":"orquesta-sinfonica-de-chicago-refugiados-crisis-migratoria-coalicion-de-refugiados-de-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2024\/04\/01\/chicago-symphony-orchestra-refugees-migrant-crisis-chicago-refugee-coalition\/","title":{"rendered":"Armon\u00eda en la penuria: La Orquesta Sinf\u00f3nica de Chicago y los refugiados dan vida a historias de inmigrantes con m\u00fasica"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d69ab8cdc0a\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Faiza Haider grew up in Kenya.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of her fondest childhood memories was her nighttime drives, listening to Bollywood music with her father in the undeveloped areas outside of town. \u201cWe would go for a drive, and dad would play his old music in the car, and in the moonlight, you could see beautiful, shining, shimmering eyes of the wildlife,\u201d Haider remembered.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Haider now lives in Chicago and has grown children of her own, but her heart is still in Kenya.\u00a0 \u201cWhen I hear a song of that type, it takes me right back to that memory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Haider, music can bridge the gap between different backgrounds and create universal joy. That\u2019s one of the reasons she was eager to be a part of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cso.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Chicago Symphony <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Orchestra&#8217;s collaboration with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagorefugee.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Chicago Refugee Coalition<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> last month. The partnership brought together musicians and refugees to create music and elevate their immigrant stories for a one-night performance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"templatera_shortcode\">\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d69ab8cf453\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle small\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_color_909090 border_style_solid \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d69ab8d002a\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle large top_margin_20px bottom_margin_20px\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"true\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row-bg-overlay row-bg-layer\" style=\"background: #FFFFFF; background: linear-gradient(90deg,#FFFFFF 0%,#FFFFFF 100%);  opacity: 1; \"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent force-phone-text-align-center inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_top_desktop_1px border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_FFFFFF border_style_solid \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d69ab8d07b9\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-7 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<h4 id=\"news-that-puts-power-under-the-spotlight-and-communities-at-the-center\"><strong>News that puts power under the spotlight and communities at the center.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Sign up for our free newsletter and get updates twice a week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div style=\"margin-top: -20px; \" class=\"vc_col-sm-5 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column neg-marg no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"_form_1\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.bluelena.io\/f\/embed.php?id=1\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On a sunny Saturday afternoon in downtown Chicago, civic fellows from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and members of the music nonprofit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/irenetaylortrust.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Irene Taylor Trust<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> met with<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> members of the Chicago Refugee Coalition<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in an ornate room in the Symphony Center.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The coalition members shared details of how music has influenced them and how their backgrounds shaped the people they are today. They discussed songs that impacted them, music they heard in adolescence, musical traditions and their backgrounds with instruments or singing. The fellows then created pieces to represent each individual and performed them two weeks later.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMusic is the conduit for trust,\u201d said Sara Lee, the co-founder and artistic director of the Irene Taylor Trust. The organization was founded in 1995 and aims to use music as a form of rehabilitation. Members of the group work with traditionally disadvantaged and marginalized groups and record music based on their background as a way to transcend their negative experiences.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"fws_69d69ab8d1e11\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_000000 border_style_solid \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_sep_color_black wpb_content_element vc_separator-has-text\" ><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><h4 id=\"read-more-of-our-coverage\">Read More of Our Coverage<\/h4><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts-container pk-inline-posts-template-list\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-columns=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-18264\" class=\"post-18264 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-as-told-to tag-afterbuses\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay pk-overlay-ratio pk-ratio-landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2022\/12\/06\/after-the-buses-meet-the-migrants-at-the-center-of-texas-manufactured-crisis\/\" class=\"pk-overlay-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/110122-MIGRANT-Yorvi-Sanchez-Colin-Boyle-8159-2_web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-pk-thumbnail size-pk-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"pk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2022\/12\/06\/after-the-buses-meet-the-migrants-at-the-center-of-texas-manufactured-crisis\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">After The Buses: Meet The Migrants At The Center Of Texas\u2019 Manufactured Crisis<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-author meta-author\"><span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/author\/madison-savedra\/\" title=\"View all posts by Madison Savedra\">Madison Savedra<\/a><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-date meta-date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2022\/12\/06\/after-the-buses-meet-the-migrants-at-the-center-of-texas-manufactured-crisis\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">diciembre 6, 2022<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-inner -->\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-outer -->\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d69ab8d5c9e\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lee, along with other members of the Irene Taylor Trust, has been working with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra since 2018 on a project called Notes for Peace, where families of gun violence victims compose, record and perform original songs of tribute in collaboration with the civic fellows.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The group recently looked for ways to address the recent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/category\/after-the-buses-venezuelan-migrants-chicago\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">influx of migrants<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with the same assistance and support, which led to a partnership between the symphony and the Chicago Refugee Coalition.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The performance featured refugees from all over the world. Each of the seven pieces performed was as unique and special as the individual it represented. Some contained spoken word, some featured poems and one highlighted a refugee named Ruth Mwamikazi belting the words to Sema Nami, a song by Seema Cizungu. All the while, the fellows skillfully played music from each individual\u2019s homeland \u2014 from the Congo to Somalia to Venezuela.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s just become this beautiful collaboration,\u201d said Alisa Roadcup Bhachu, the Chicago Refugee Coalition executive director. \u201cIt\u2019s something that hasn\u2019t really ever been done before, which is why we\u2019re really honored to partner with the symphony on it.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d69ab8d6cbc\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; 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padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<h2 id=\"i-would-never-be-able-to-separate-myself-from-kenya\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI would never be able to separate myself from Kenya.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Throughout Haider\u2019s upbringing, she traveled often. Each place she visited, along with her Pakistani culture, gave her a strong appreciation for different types of music and the variety of ways people use it to express themselves.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She recalled songs she\u2019d heard at funerals and weddings, her grandfather\u2019s Bollywood music playing through his record player, the hypnotic sound of the didgeridoo in Malaysia, the groups who danced around djembes in Kenya, and the sword dances she saw in Saudi Arabia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her travels shaped her musical tastes and her lease on life, allowing her to connect with all types of people. Haider\u2019s time in Chicago has only enriched her perspective on the importance of recognizing and understanding differences in cultural backgrounds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI love how this [collaboration] supports everyone\u2019s stories, everyone\u2019s backgrounds, everyone\u2019s journeys,\u201d said Haider. \u201cI\u2019ve come across so many people that end up here in Chicago and they all have such different stories. From the grace of God, I\u2019ve come here from a much more comfortable position [than many other immigrants], but everything is still strange in a new country because I\u2019ve left my whole life behind.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d69ab8d8948\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"1280\" width=\"1920\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-25-CSO_Web_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-25-CSO_Web_03.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-25-CSO_Web_03-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-25-CSO_Web_03-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-25-CSO_Web_03-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-25-CSO_Web_03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-25-CSO_Web_03-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-25-CSO_Web_03-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-25-CSO_Web_03-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-25-CSO_Web_03-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-25-CSO_Web_03-1245x830.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-25-CSO_Web_03-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Faiza Haider, a participant from the Chicago Refugee Coalition, meets with Chicago Symphony Orchestra composers on March 2, 2024, to collaborate on musical pieces that would be performed two weeks later.<\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Mustafa Hussain for Borderless Magazine<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d69ab8d95c9\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And while Haider said that moving to the U.S. was a good change, and she no longer has an anchor in Kenya, her heart will always be there. \u201cI would never be able to separate myself from Kenya,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This was emphasized during Haider\u2019s portion of the performance. While the symphony played instruments and music that reflected Haider\u2019s travels throughout her life, they began and ended with music representative of her heart and home \u2014 the National Anthem of Kenya and Jambo Bwana.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jambo Bwana is a song, Haider said, that is played all the time in Kenya as a welcome to tourists. One of the lines is: \u201cNichi yenye amani, Hakuna Matata,\u201d which translates to \u201cAll are welcome, there are no problems.\u201d Now, her son will put it on anytime she\u2019s feeling sad to cheer her up and remind her of home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Haider\u2019s children know more about her through their exposure to her musical background, and she said it\u2019s a \u201cconnecting string\u201d that links her past with their present and helps enrich their lives.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"music-spanning-generations\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Music Spanning Generations<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Faidat Abass, a 17-year-old girl from Nigeria, was another participant in the collaboration. She attends Sullivan High School in Rogers Park, where CRC operates a resource center.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Affectionately known as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/2021\/08\/03\/refugee-high-coming-of-age-in-america\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cRefugee High,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d about half of Sullivan\u2019s student body are refugees, one of the highest percentages in public school enrollment nationally. Nearly 40 languages are spoken at the Chicago Public School, and Abass, who is fluent in French and English, finds comfort in the sprawling campus\u2019 diverse and welcoming atmosphere.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abass, who plays the baritone, sees music as a universal language and a form of storytelling that connects people through their shared feelings and experiences. Her section of the performance included a poem called \u201cToju iwa re ore mi,\u201d or \u201cEnhance your character, my friend,\u201d read in Yoruba, a language that reminds her of her grandmother. The poem was followed by the symphony\u2019s rendition of the Nigerian pop ballad \u201cPoverty Die,\u201d complete with several tuba solos to acknowledge Abass\u2019 baritone skills.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following the concert, Abass was in tears. \u201cI loved it,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m so happy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d69ab8da5c5\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; 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padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Haider was also thrilled to be a part of the performance and the hope, she said, it will provide to Chicago\u2019s newest members.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf you can reach people\u2019s hearts through music, I think that\u2019s wonderful,\u201d said Haider. \u201cThis is giving them the hope that, through music, there is a future.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She also wants events like this to bring awareness to the plights of refugees worldwide.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cRefugees and immigrants should not be judged straight off. They have not left the comfort of their homes for no reason,\u201d said Haider. \u201cThey aren\u2019t here to misuse your provisions. They are here to make a better life. They are coming from trauma, and they don\u2019t need to be traumatized any further.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Durante una noche, la Orquesta Sinf\u00f3nica de Chicago y la Coalici\u00f3n de Refugiados de Chicago convirtieron inspiradoras historias de inmigrantes en un viaje musical para concienciar sobre la actual crisis migratoria. 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