MUSIC 48 - Asian American Music - Music - Research Guides at University of California Irvine

Factual/Background information

Asian Americans by Xiaojian Zhao (Editor); Edward J. W. Park (Editor)
ISBN: 9781598842401
Publication Date: 2013-11-26

**ebook**
An excellent resource to gather factual background information to help contextualize issues. Be sure to read the "Asian Music in America" article, other related articles to specific musicians, and its bibliography to more information.
Asian American Society by Mary Yu Danico (Editor)
ISBN: 1322307741
Publication Date: 2014-01-01

**ebook**
Articles that provide good background/factual information about Asian American society, including music and musicians. Search for "music" entries and discover a wide array of information.

Research articles

Music Focused

RILM
THE database for searching literature about the art music world.
Music Periodicals Database
Very comprehensive database for materials in many different types of music. Includes information about art music, popular music, world music, music performance, etc.

Interdisciplinary topics

JSTOR
The biggest database of them all. Contains many relevant journals (and even some ebooks), but search options aren't always the best.
Academic Search Complete
A great starting place for many topics. It covers many scholarly and popular sources of information. Generally, it's a good place to start, but might not be the place to end your research.

Newspapers

Ethnic Newswatch
Provides access to many different newspapers and magazines from ethnic and minority-focused presses.
Newspaper Source
Nearly 60 major U.S. newspapers and several hundred regional newspapers.

Selected Print Resources

These are a few of the many different resources we have in UCI Libraries. If you find something interesting, be sure to find other similar resources by clicking on the "SUBJECTS" farther down the page.

Soundtracks of Asian America by Grace Wang
ISBN: 9780822357698
Publication Date: 2015-01-07
Desi Rap by Ajay Nair (Editor); Murali Balaji (Editor); Utkarsh Ambudkar (Contribution by); Deepti Hajela (Contribution by); Sunaina Maira (Contribution by); Chee Malabar (Contribution by); Vijay Prashad (Contribution by)
ISBN: 9780739127223
Publication Date: 2008-10-17
American Musical Traditions
ISBN: 002864624X
Publication Date: 2001-10-24

The fifth volume is all about Asian American musical traditions.
East Main Street by Tasha G. Oren (Editor); Robert G. Lee (Foreword by); LeiLani Nishime (Editor); Shilpa Dave (Editor)
ISBN: 0814719627
Publication Date: 2005-05-01
Musicians from a Different Shore by Mari Yoshihara
ISBN: 9781592133321
Publication Date: 2007-10-28

Music: MUSIC 48 - Asian American Music

Factual/Background information

Research articles

Selected Print Resources