A professional of traditional Vietnamese music, Kim Uyen is looking forward to her trip to Taiwan to participate in the Vietnamese Traditional Music Festival. She shares her perspective of why Taiwan has become a gathering place for these traditional musicians and teachers; TAIWANfest is sharing the same view within Canada. As a past newcomer to Canada, she tells the story of her harrowing journey to this new country and how she now supports those experiencing the same thing. Steadfast on realizing her dreams, she looks to share more of her music compositions with the world.

Kim Le, professionally known as Kim Uyen, knows the struggles of being a newcomer to Canada all too well. She has become established as a musician and shares the gift of music with her community, but it was not an easy path. Using the beautiful traditional music of her home country of Vietnam, she now pays it forward by helping others and welcoming them on their own journeys. Next year, she will be joined by other traditional Vietnamese musicians across the globe as they gather in Taiwan for the Vietnamese Traditional Music Festival.