- Series: American Musicspheres
- Hardcover: 448 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (February 25, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0195134370
- ISBN-13: 978-0195134377
Framed by a century and a half of racialized Chinese American musical experiences, Claiming Diaspora
explores the thriving contemporary musical culture of Asian/Chinese
America. Ranging from traditional operas to modern instrumental music,
from ethnic media networks to popular music, from Asian American jazz to
the work of recent avant-garde composers, author Su Zheng reveals the
rich and diverse musical activities among Chinese Americans and tells of
the struggles of Chinese Americans to gain a foothold in the American
cultural terrain. She not only tells their stories, but also examines
the dynamics of the diasporic connections of this musical culture,
revealing how Chinese American musical activities both reflect and
contribute to local, national, and transnational cultural politics, and
challenging us to take a fresh look at the increasingly plural and
complex nature of American cultural identity.
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