Pearl Fu’s Roanoke festival work grew through recruitment

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Historical profile, not a festival notice.

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From music to civic organizing

The Library of Virginia’s 2011 honoree profile traces Pearl Fu’s move to Roanoke in 1986 after musical training and a short singing career. It describes her work with Local Colors beginning in 1991, including ten years without a salary.

Participation took recruiting

Recruiting participants was part of that work, not just arranging a festival date. The profile connects Fu’s organizing with pride in her Yi heritage.

This is a historical account of community-building; its festival schedule and attendance description are not verified plans or counts for 2026.

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2011 honoree biography; retrieved October 19 UTC, crawl three months earlier.

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