# Building US-China relations ... by banjo

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2012
- Speaker: Abigail Washburn
- Year: 2012
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Music
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/abigail_washburn_building_us_china_relations_by_banjo)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Abigail Washburn wanted to be a lawyer improving US-China relations -- until she picked up a banjo. The TED Fellow tells a moving story of the connections she's formed touring across the US and China while playing that banjo and singing in Chinese.

## Lectures

1. [Building US-China relations ... by banjo](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/abigail_washburn_building_us_china_relations_by_banjo/1f00b58f063e), 7 min (TED's player)