![]() First of all, the questions that I posited could have been misinterpreted by the reader to mean different things. Mitski: 3 Do you think it’s important for Asians / Asian Americans to be represented in music?īefore I start my analysis of the survey results, I feel I should address some potential issues within the survey. Uncategorized: 2.5% Most popular write-in Asian/Asian American artists: I enjoy listening to Asian/Asian American artists!: 41.3%Īsians / Asian Americans make music? & No: 17.5% *88Rising – mixed group of people, Alex Zhang Hungtai – Taiwanese/Canadian, Peggy Gou – Korean/German, Sam Rui – Singaporean, Say Sue Me – Korean Do you listen to Asian/Asian American artists? Yes, I’ve listened to her music: 0% Haley Heynderickx Yes, I’ve listened to his music: 1.3% Peggy Gou* Yes, I’ve heard of them: 5.1% Alex Zhang Hungtai* Yes, I’ve listened to their music: 3.8% No Vacation Yes, I’ve listened to her music: 11.4% Jay Som Yes, I’ve listened to her music: 10.1% Yaeji Most obscure – Haley Heynderickx (Folk) 88Rising* No: 19.0% Which of the following musical artists have you heard of?* No: 27.8% Do you ever watch musical artist interviews? No: 2.5% If a musical artist that you’ve never heard of received terrible reviews from critics on their new album, would you still listen to it? If a musical artist that you liked received terrible reviews from critics on their new album, would you still listen to it? Social Media: 6 Do you care about who makes the music that you listen to? What method of discovering new music do you value the most? Reading a music website/music criticism/article: 20.3% Taylor Swift: 3 How often do you listen to music? (Scale 1-5, 0 being “I don’t listen to music” and 5 being “I listen to music every day”) Japanese & Korean Rock: 2 votes Whose music have you RECENTLY been obsessed with? Only write-in candidates with 3+ votes are represented. Most Popular Write-In Genres With 1+ Vote (other): This was not, but should have, been clarified by me. *Music made before the 2000s is a catch-all term for people who prefer music from the 60’s, 70’s 80’s etc. These artists (and many others) were mentioned by participants as their favourites artists at the moment. Left to Right: SZA, Joji, Billie Eilish, Rex Orange County, Masego. *For the purposes of this survey, “Mixed” refers to Asian & Non-Asian ancestry. Survey Results: Total people who answered the survey: 79. A total of 75 people answered, and here are the results: I sent this survey out on Jon my personal Facebook page with the hopes of finding out how much my friends knew about Asian / Asian-American music. Cue the creation of the survey “Who are you listening to?”, a survey written to get these answers myself. I was curious about just how much people knew about Asian and Asian-American artists… or if they cared at all about who’s making their favourite songs. Music videos and interviews aren’t necessary to watch to enjoy a song, so does it matter if your singer represents a minority if you can’t see what they look like? But maybe I am wrong. For most people– regardless of background–it might not matter who’s behind the mic. This could be attributed to the inherent nature of music as an artistic medium. However, here on the musical front, the very same people championing diversity have remained largely quiet. Although there always seems to be some controversy surrounding how character A is supposed to be portrayed and how character B is “not Asian enough” / “not relatable enough” / “too incorrect,” it reveals that at the very least, people are concerned about representation. It’s undeniable that there have been great strides in popularising Asian and Asian-American talent–social media has made sure of that. ![]() Yet, within the arts community, this already-tricky question becomes much harder to answer. It’s never truly feeling like you belong in one place or the other–a feeling that most Asian-Americans are all too familiar with. ![]() It’s speaking in equal parts a foreign language from a mother country you’ve barely been to and filling in the blanks with English. If I had to answer this question, Asian-American culture is trading coffee for boba milk tea it’s getting late-night dim-sum with your best friends it’s picking out the coolest-looking buns despite not knowing the food’s official Cantonese name. It exists in a sort of limbo, not truly belonging to one side or the other. ![]() What exactly is “Asian-American culture”?įor most of us, it’s hard to pinpoint a culture that exists between generations and across continents. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |