In order to perform in the land of her ancestors, Korean Canadian folk musician Janice Jo Lee had to cast aside a part of herself: her citizenship. "Because at the time of my birth in Canada, my parents both held Korean citizenship, I held a claim to Korean citizenship," she said. "For the year of my birth, Korea does not allow me to hold dual citizenship. So Korea required me to renounce my claim to Korean citizenship, and apply for a work visa solely as a Canadian. It was a bureaucratic nightmare." This problem derailed earlier tour plans for her cute and radical folk-fusion band, Toronto-based Janice Jo Lee and the QTs. "We had to cancel our tour last year because of how long the process ended up taking," she said. "My bandmates who are Canadian without Korean heritage, it was easier for them to get a work visa than me." The bitter ironies are compounded by the circumstances that led Lee to plan a Korea tour. Kim Hee-sun, then the artistic director of Jeonju International Sori Festival, caught a performance by the QTs in Ottawa and extended an invitation. "She came backstage and told m