{"product_id":"sounding-our-way-home-9781496847645","title":"Sounding Our Way Home","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA product of twenty-five years of archival and primary research, this volume narrates the efforts of three generations of Japanese Americans to reach home' through musicking. Emphasizing the notion of national identity and belonging, the book provokes a discussion about the challenges of nation-building in a democratic society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBringing together decades of interviews and original archival work, \u003ci\u003eSounding Our Way Home\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to provide a true overview of the full range of the Japanese American musical experience.\" - W. Anthony Sheppard, author of \u003cem\u003eExtreme Exoticism: Japan in the American Musical Imagination \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eSounding Our Way Home\u003c\/i\u003e, Susan Miyo Asai weaves together historical and musical analysis, spotlighting the achievements of individual musicians within a broader narrative of Japanese American musicking across generations. This book is an admirable and important contribution to Asian American studies and music history.\" - Grace Wang, associate professor of American studies at the University of California, Davis","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50051595370839,"sku":"9781496847645","price":26.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781496847645.jpg?v=1740363952","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sounding-our-way-home-9781496847645","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}