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What does it mean to be Asian American? Is there a pan-Asian American identity? Will we find answers to how we can reconcile being a part of a diaspora to our role in society today? In other words: if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, is it Asian American?
As a Chinese American struggling with these questions myself, I talked to individuals from Grinnell College about how they wrestle with their racial identity in this present moment.
There is no single story that can explain what it’s like to be held up as a model minority and yet still be discriminated against. We each come with our own unique voices, some of which are collected here, a time capsule of how individuals view their identities.
click to enlarge Photo Courtesy Of The Zen Mountain Poets
PSYCHEDELIC POETS Baywood s Zen Mountain Poets recently released two new singles that are charting on ReverbNation. Emily s Song opens with multi-instrumentalist Robyn Saxer s French horn solo before moving on to some of her sparkling keyboard work. The vocals are a lush wall of sound chorus: Life will never be the same/ My world changed when you came/ Ooo Ooo yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah. This is straight out of Laurel Canyon circa 1970s, with an undeniable old-school California vibe. This revolving group of musicians features core members Saxer, guitarist Billy Clayton, multi-instrumentalist Anthony Roselli, and conga and bass player Mike Flactiff.