Benefit Concert for the Orphans of the 2011 Japan Disaster - "Walk with Children"

Music Institute of Chicago Academy alumnus Kai Talim hosts the second annual Walk with Children concert featuring performances by Academy alumni, current students and friends. 

Kai Talim:  “On March 11, 2011, Japan was devastated by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake, tsunami and subsequent nuclear disaster. The damage was tremendous; every aspect of the lives of the Japanese has been significantly altered. One of the most striking videos of the disaster was of a girl standing amongst piles of debris, crying out for her mother. As a Japanese-American son of two supportive and loving parents, the stories of the children of Japan have had a tremendous impact on me. My family is everything to me and I cannot imagine what children who lose their parents go through. I decided I wanted to help these children by raising funds for an organization called ASHINAGA, a group dedicated to improving the lives of Japanese orphans.  We cannot provide them with their lost parents. But we can give them the feeling and knowledge that a group of people care for them.”