2.4 Tina Yu and the Karaoke Time Machine by Allison King

<p><span data-sheets-value= "{"1":2,"2":"Tina's life is a series of dominos falling toward the creation of the ultimate invention—with unforeseen consequences. Allison King's \"Tina Yu and the Karaoke Time Machine\" is a meditation on the power and fragility of music, memory, and family."}" data-sheets-userformat= "{"2":1049533,"3":{"1":0},"5":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":2},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"6":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":2},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"7":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"8":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"10":1,"11":4,"12":0,"23":1}"> Tina's life is a series of dominos falling toward the creation of the ultimate invention—with unforeseen consequences. Allison King's "Tina Yu and the Karaoke Time Machine" is a meditation on the power and fragility of music, memory, and family.</span></p> <p><span data-sheets-value= "{"1":2,"2":"Tina's life is a series of dominos falling toward the creation of the ultimate invention—with unforeseen consequences. Allison King's \"Tina Yu and the Karaoke Time Machine\" is a meditation on the power and fragility of music, memory, and family."}" data-sheets-userformat= "{"2":1049533,"3":{"1":0},"5":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":2},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"6":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":2},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"7":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"8":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"10":1,"11":4,"12":0,"23":1}"> Content Warnings: Xenophobia, incarceration</span></p> <p>Copyright khōréō magazine 2022. Story by Allison King, edited by Kanika Agrawal. Audio edition read by Loretta Chang and produced by Lian Xia Rose, with casting by Jenelle DeCosta.</p> <p>Visit khoreomag.com and follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @KhoreoMag.</p> <p>Music: This Too Shall Pass by Scott Buc