The Education of Asian American Music Professionals
Exploration and Development of Ethnic Identity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21308484 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher Cayari (0000-0002-8548-7043, Purdue University West Lafayette, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Issue | 228 |
| Pages | 7-24 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0010-9894 • E-ISSN: 2162-7223 |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5406/bulcouresmusedu.228.0007 |
| OpenAlex | W3138077542 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 24 |
Asian American people make up approximately 5.8% of the U.S. population (U.S. Census Bureau, 2019) and pursue careers in a variety of musical professions. However, a monoracial view of Asian Americans (Mok, 1998) that conceives of all Asian Americans as a homogenous group without regard to ethnicity or cultural background has led to widespread stereotypes. The desire to acculturate to U.S. culture and Western European art music ideals can pressure Asian Americans to play certain instruments, restrict their involvement to particular areas of music, or force them to portray their ethnicity in offensive ways. This study looked at the racial and ethnic identity development of nine Asian American music professionals from various career paths in education, performance, curation, and history through a web survey and subsequent semistructured interviews. Findings pertained to the musical upbringing of participants both inside and outside of school, the social contexts that affected participants’ musical endeavors, pressures from dominant cultures that participants faced while in school and during their careers, and the actions participants took in their careers that were a result of growing up as Asian Americans in various music learning contexts (e.g., school, community, familial, and informal)
Acculturation · Aesthetics · Ethnic group · Identity (music) · Music education · Musical · Pedagogy · Population · Sociology · Visual arts · Anthropology · Demography · Diverse Music Education Insights · Gender Studies · Music History and Culture · Musicians’ Health and Performance · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 2 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |