Asian/American Pop Culture Blog
Posts in this category will trace the genesis and evolution of a deep, multimedia exploration of APIA popular culture. It will be essay, part research log, part writer’s journal and, in some cases, may include an artist’s statement.
It’s 2010 and you are listening to the top 40 hits on your local pop music radio station. The music topping the charts range from artists like Kesha, Rhianna, Lady Gaga, and B.o.B, when...
It’s 2010 and you are listening to the top 40 hits on your local pop music radio station. The music topping the charts range from artists like Kesha, Rhianna, Lady Gaga, and B.o.B, when...
Why aren’t there many Korean Americans in the music industry, not as producers but as the artist themselves? Talk about the 1.5 generation immigrant Talk about the American entertainment industry and their failure to...
Cultural appropriation has been a topic of debate in recent years, and with the fast-paced world of the internet, more people are being placed on the spotlight for their mistakes and Korean native youtuber...
Hello. As everyone in my class knows–one of our required pieces of work is a research paper on something that is interesting to us, that sparks our interest but relates to Asian pop culture,...
I write because I am required to I write to slow my thoughts down I write the most when it’s in less than 280 characters
“It surrounds me, holding me, wind Feels like i’m being born again Gaze that fills me up You” – Butterfly (2019) The kneeling at the center is what your eyes gravitate towards at...
A few weeks ago after the Grammys happened I was struggling to find healing in music. I was wandering and scrolling endlessly through the Apple Music catalog, and I kept running into the...
