University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Asian American identity in the collegiate music school setting

Swift, Justin Lawrence

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Title
Asian American identity in the collegiate music school setting
Author(s)
Swift, Justin Lawrence
Issue Date
2019-04-25
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Sweet, Bridget
Committee Member(s)
  • Gallo, Donna
  • Kruse, Adam
Department of Study
Music
Discipline
Music Education
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
M.Mus.
Degree Level
Thesis
Date of Ingest
2019-08-23T20:05:22Z
Keyword(s)
Asian American, Stereotypes, Model Minority, Ethnic Identity, Discrimination
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of three Asian American students in a collegiate music school setting. Semi-structured interviews were utilized to discuss how their families influenced their decision of pursue a career in music and how they might have experienced discrimination, both within and outside of the musical realm. Findings suggest that (a) each participant valued their family highly, but for two of the three participants, majoring in music was a discouraged endeavor, (b) the three participants all felt stereotyped by their ethnicities, most often as model minority individuals with high intelligence and strong work ethic, and (c) two of three participants felt as though the Asian American perspective was often left out of conversations of diversity and oppression. These findings highlight the presence of model minority stereotypes within a collegiate music school, a setting which little research concerning model minority stereotyping and the experiences of Asian Americans has been conducted.
Graduation Semester
2019-05
Type of Resource
text
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Copyright 2019 Justin Swift

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