In this audio essay, Chenxing tells the story of how a Twitter DM from a high school teacher named Andy Housiaux led to a life-changing, refuge-making project in the Merrimack Valley of Massachusetts. Listening to the Buddhists in Our Backyard (L2BB) emerged from an inquiry into how U.S.-based educators can teach about Buddhism without erasing the people of Asian heritage who make up the majority of American Buddhists.

In this episode, you'll hear soundscapes—recorded over a span of three years (2021–2024)—from American Wisdom Association, Chua Tuong Van Lowell, Glory Buddhist Temple, Harvard Divinity School, Kurukulla Center for Tibetan Buddhist Studies, Museum of Fine Arts ...