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Mihaela Mihaela

by Amanda Pascali

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David E Schipper I wish you find her someday. Beautifully done.
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I grew up as the daughter of two immigrants, one of whom is a refugee. But it wasn't until I got older that I learned about their stories. I am still discovering more to this day.

When I was 17, I took a trip alone with my father to his home country. It was there, in Romania, thirty years prior, that he was thrown into a forced labor camp and kicked out of the country for rebelling against the government.

We visited his childhood apartment, where my grandmother still lives in Bucharest (the capital city). As I was digging through the drawers, I was surprised to find a pile of love letters addressed to "Soldat Pascali" (Soldier Pascali), my father, all from the same woman. Her name was Mihaela.

I became fascinated with her. This woman could have been my mother if my father had never left to the U.S. I started to think "who would I have become if my father never left; if Mihaela had been my mother?" I got the idea to write Mihaela Mihaela when I was standing in front of a foggy mirror in the bathroom of my grandma's apartment after I had taken a shower at 17-years-old, wondering "who is that girl in the mirror? And who would she be if my parents would have never come to the U.S."

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released May 27, 2022
Amanda Pascali (vocals, guitar, bass, piano)
Addison Freeman (violin, viola, cello)
Austin Laskowski (drums)

Mixed and mastered by Calvin Venus. Song written by Amanda Pascali

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Amanda Pascali Houston, Texas

Internationally acclaimed, bilingual singer/songwriter and 2019 Kerrville New Folk finalist, Amanda Pascali was born in Queens, New York and is based in Houston, Texas. As the daughter of an Eastern European refugee with Sicilian heritage, Amanda writes with a sincerity which shows us that home is truly where the heart is. ... more

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