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Nobuko JoAnne Miyamoto (born November 14, 1939) [1] is a Japanese-American folk singer, songwriter, author, and activist in the Asian American Movement. [2] She was a member of the band Yellow Pearl along with Chris Kando Iijima and Charlie Chin. [3]
Asian American jazz is a musical genre and movement in the United States begun in the 20th century by Asian American jazz musicians that has produced a number of very prominent artists. Along with Desi Hip Hop who has many origins including the US it is currently one of only two musical genres to have been created by Asian Americans or been ...
The Asian American Movement further impacted Asian identity in terms of a transition in terminology. Prior to the Asian American Movement, Asian Americans were commonly referred to as Oriental in the United States, a derogatory term that was used for not only objects but also people of Eastern culture. [2]
Here are the movies, TV shows and books that 11 Asian American stars, from To All the Boys I've Loved Before's Lana Condorto Gilmore Girls' Keiko Agena to The Half of It director Alice Wu ...
Asian American broadcast journalist Connie Chung appeared on TODAY, reflecting her 40 year career and encounters with racism and sexism. ... 78, said on the NBC's TODAY show while promoting her ...
“Asian American ‘80s,” now streaming on the Criterion Channel, spotlights 12 landmark and underappreciated Asian American films. Why The 1980s Was A Formative Decade For Asian American ...
In 1969, Shizuko "Minn" Matsuda and Kazu Iijima founded the Asian Americans for Action (Triple A or AAA) in New York City.The two women were inspired by the Black Power movement and originally planned a Japanese American political and social action movement, but ultimately chose to make it a pan-Asian organization, inviting members of all Asian ethnic groups to join. [1]
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