Lincoln Center’s Songwriter/Storyteller seeks to champion innovators of the singer-songwriter genre, celebrating the craft and artistry central to their work. Dr. Julian Saporiti, aka No-No Boy, constructs his songs' empathic lyrics from interviews drawn from his academic research, including with his own Vietnamese American family. Echoing the storytelling traditions of legendary artists Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, Saporiti’s music carves out space within the contemporary folk genre to engage the experiences of Asian Americans from across the historic landscape. On January 22, Dr. Saporiti will play songs from his varied catalogue, including tracks from his latest 2023 album, Empire Electric.