Agnes Chan wears many hats -- singer, actress, child-rights activist, academic, and mother of three.
All of these roles come together in her forthcoming U.S. debut album, "Forget Yourself," a collection of songs inspired by children in war-torn countries as well as her own kids.
"I saw children die before my eyes," Chan said in a recent interview in Tokyo where she now lives, as she recalled a visit to Ethiopia in 1984 that inspired "One Step at a Time," a moving piece about two orphans at a refugee camp.