Category: Rock

A research log for a major writing assignment — posts in this category will trace the evolving relationship between your “home” and Asian American/Pacific Islander American popular culture.

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How To Add Creativity To Academic Writing

In this post, I’m going to show you the process I go through when I add a splash of creativity to my boring academic writing. I’m in the middle of revising my 2nd draft...

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The Paradox of Identity

The scholarly article I explore in this post was written by Lauren Leve, a renowned ethnographer. If you would prefer, please read her article written here. “The paradox presented by people who, on the...

Everything we’ve been taught about peer review is wrong 4

Everything we’ve been taught about peer review is wrong

Flashback to high school. Your teacher asks the class if they have copies of their first drafts. Only 75% of your classmates actually brought them. Now, the teacher hands you some guidelines to follow....

What is “Cross-Cultural Music Making?” 2

What is “Cross-Cultural Music Making?”

Recently, one of my favorite styles of music is electronic music. Its potential is seemingly unlimited. Electronic House and Trance artists conjure clips of bass, computer, and voice recordings, shaping them into an audible...

Stars to the State and Beyond: Globalization, Identity, and Asian Popular Music (Article Review) 2

Stars to the State and Beyond: Globalization, Identity, and Asian Popular Music (Article Review)

If you would like to read the source article first, follow the link. I used to hate popular music when I first understood the concept. During those times, it seemed like a group I could...

The Politics of Remembering, the Economics of Forgetting (Article Review) 1

The Politics of Remembering, the Economics of Forgetting (Article Review)

If you would like to read the original article first, follow the link. This book was one of the first books I found about contemporary popular music in Viet Nam. While I haven’t been...

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VPop, Transnationalism, and the Internet

Music has always been a huge part of my life, whether that be discussing different genres and new songs with friends, attending concerts, or creating my own music when I still practiced guitar and...