Author: Susan Miyo Asai
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1496847652
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
A product of twenty-five years of archival and primary research, Sounding Our Way Home: Japanese American Musicking and the Politics of Identity narrates the efforts of three generations of Japanese Americans to reach “home” through musicking. Using ethnomusicology as a lens, Susan Miyo Asai examines the musical choices of a population that, historically, is considered outside the racial and ethnic boundaries of American citizenship. Emphasizing the notion of national identity and belonging, the volume provokes a discussion about the challenges of nation-building in a democratic society. Asai addresses the politics of music, interrogating the ways musicking functions as a performance of social, cultural, and political identification for Japanese Americans in the United States. Musicking is an inherently political act at the intersection of music, identity, and politics, particularly if it involves expressing one’s ethnicity and/or race. Asai further investigates how Japanese American ethnic identification and cultural practices relate to national belonging. Musicking cultivates a narrative of a shared history and aesthetic between performers and listeners. The discourse situates not only Japanese Americans, but all Asians into the Black/white binary of race relations in the United States. Sounding Our Way Home contributes to the ongoing struggle for acceptance and equal representation for people of color in the US. A history of Japanese American musicking across three generations, the book unveils the social and political discrimination that nonwhite immigrants and their offspring continue to face when it comes to finding acceptance in US society and culture.
Sounding Our Way Home
Author: Susan Miyo Asai
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1496847652
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
A product of twenty-five years of archival and primary research, Sounding Our Way Home: Japanese American Musicking and the Politics of Identity narrates the efforts of three generations of Japanese Americans to reach “home” through musicking. Using ethnomusicology as a lens, Susan Miyo Asai examines the musical choices of a population that, historically, is considered outside the racial and ethnic boundaries of American citizenship. Emphasizing the notion of national identity and belonging, the volume provokes a discussion about the challenges of nation-building in a democratic society. Asai addresses the politics of music, interrogating the ways musicking functions as a performance of social, cultural, and political identification for Japanese Americans in the United States. Musicking is an inherently political act at the intersection of music, identity, and politics, particularly if it involves expressing one’s ethnicity and/or race. Asai further investigates how Japanese American ethnic identification and cultural practices relate to national belonging. Musicking cultivates a narrative of a shared history and aesthetic between performers and listeners. The discourse situates not only Japanese Americans, but all Asians into the Black/white binary of race relations in the United States. Sounding Our Way Home contributes to the ongoing struggle for acceptance and equal representation for people of color in the US. A history of Japanese American musicking across three generations, the book unveils the social and political discrimination that nonwhite immigrants and their offspring continue to face when it comes to finding acceptance in US society and culture.
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1496847652
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
A product of twenty-five years of archival and primary research, Sounding Our Way Home: Japanese American Musicking and the Politics of Identity narrates the efforts of three generations of Japanese Americans to reach “home” through musicking. Using ethnomusicology as a lens, Susan Miyo Asai examines the musical choices of a population that, historically, is considered outside the racial and ethnic boundaries of American citizenship. Emphasizing the notion of national identity and belonging, the volume provokes a discussion about the challenges of nation-building in a democratic society. Asai addresses the politics of music, interrogating the ways musicking functions as a performance of social, cultural, and political identification for Japanese Americans in the United States. Musicking is an inherently political act at the intersection of music, identity, and politics, particularly if it involves expressing one’s ethnicity and/or race. Asai further investigates how Japanese American ethnic identification and cultural practices relate to national belonging. Musicking cultivates a narrative of a shared history and aesthetic between performers and listeners. The discourse situates not only Japanese Americans, but all Asians into the Black/white binary of race relations in the United States. Sounding Our Way Home contributes to the ongoing struggle for acceptance and equal representation for people of color in the US. A history of Japanese American musicking across three generations, the book unveils the social and political discrimination that nonwhite immigrants and their offspring continue to face when it comes to finding acceptance in US society and culture.
The Quiet Way Home
Author: Bonny Becker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781948959025
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A little girl and her grandfather walk along the quieter paths which take them past a chopping hoe, the shirr of grasshoppers, and the shushing of a water sprinkler.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781948959025
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A little girl and her grandfather walk along the quieter paths which take them past a chopping hoe, the shirr of grasshoppers, and the shushing of a water sprinkler.
The Sound of All Things
Author: Myron Uhlberg
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781338264838
Category : Deaf
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A hearing boy and his deaf parents from Brooklyn enjoy the rides, food, and sights of 1930's Coney Island where the father longs to know about how everything sounds and his son tries to interpret the noisy surroundings through sign language and a wealth of new words learned from a trip to the library.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781338264838
Category : Deaf
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A hearing boy and his deaf parents from Brooklyn enjoy the rides, food, and sights of 1930's Coney Island where the father longs to know about how everything sounds and his son tries to interpret the noisy surroundings through sign language and a wealth of new words learned from a trip to the library.
Sounds of Many Waters
Author: John De Silva
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1434904709
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1434904709
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Dance Your Way Home
Author: Emma Warren
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571366058
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
This book is about the kind of ordinary dancing you and I might do in our kitchens when a favourite tune comes on. It's more than a social history: it's a set of interconnected histories of the overlooked places where dancing happens . . . Why do we dance together? What does dancing tells us about ourselves, individually and collectively? And what can it do for us? Whether it be at home, '80s club nights, Irish dancehalls or reggae dances, jungle raves or volunteer-run spaces and youth centres, Emma Warren has sought the answers to these questions her entire life. Dancing doesn't just refract the music and culture within which it evolves; it also generates new music and culture. When we speak only of the music, we lose part of the story - the part that finds us dancing as children on the toes of adults; the half that triggers communication across borders and languages; the part that finds us worried that we'll never be able to dance again, and the part that finds us wondering why we were ever nervous in the first place. At the intersection of memoir, social and cultural history, Dance Your Way Home is an intimate foray onto the dancefloor - wherever and whenever it may be - that speaks to the heart of what it is that makes us move.
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571366058
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
This book is about the kind of ordinary dancing you and I might do in our kitchens when a favourite tune comes on. It's more than a social history: it's a set of interconnected histories of the overlooked places where dancing happens . . . Why do we dance together? What does dancing tells us about ourselves, individually and collectively? And what can it do for us? Whether it be at home, '80s club nights, Irish dancehalls or reggae dances, jungle raves or volunteer-run spaces and youth centres, Emma Warren has sought the answers to these questions her entire life. Dancing doesn't just refract the music and culture within which it evolves; it also generates new music and culture. When we speak only of the music, we lose part of the story - the part that finds us dancing as children on the toes of adults; the half that triggers communication across borders and languages; the part that finds us worried that we'll never be able to dance again, and the part that finds us wondering why we were ever nervous in the first place. At the intersection of memoir, social and cultural history, Dance Your Way Home is an intimate foray onto the dancefloor - wherever and whenever it may be - that speaks to the heart of what it is that makes us move.
A Dream of the Ways of God?
Author: John Collins
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 149082426X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
This is a book where a husband and wife are taken to a fantasy realm. There they catch a glimpse of what it might mean to see why it is that some things happen the way they do. It is filled with suspense and plenty of humor. This deeply thought-provoking book really opens up the concept that it is okay for us not to know everything, but it is unacceptable for us to blindly agree with either side of the "Is there a God?" argument. You will laugh, you will feel uncomfortable, and after reading this, you will want to tell your friends all about it.
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 149082426X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
This is a book where a husband and wife are taken to a fantasy realm. There they catch a glimpse of what it might mean to see why it is that some things happen the way they do. It is filled with suspense and plenty of humor. This deeply thought-provoking book really opens up the concept that it is okay for us not to know everything, but it is unacceptable for us to blindly agree with either side of the "Is there a God?" argument. You will laugh, you will feel uncomfortable, and after reading this, you will want to tell your friends all about it.
Sound Healing for Beginners
Author: Astral Shadow Publishing
Publisher: Astral Shadow Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
If you want to know how to easily use sound healing to elevate your body, mind, & spirit, but don't know where to start, keep reading. Modern life is filled with stress & anxiety. Unhealthy lifestyles are leading to misplaced emotions, chakra misalignment & blocked meridians. This can lead to physical & mental illnesses. If you're experiencing painful emotions such as jealousy, bitterness, or resentment, this will impact your electromagnetic field at the mental & sensory levels, causing a disturbance within the body & manifesting physical symptoms. On top of this, our modern way of life in noisy cities has caused us to implicitly accept sound pollution as part of our lives. Because of the constant onslaught of noise pollution in our technological culture, our ears can now only hear within a narrow frequency spectrum. Our inability to discriminate what we choose to listen to is having a rapid impact on hearing. A few years ago, the water at Japan's Fujiwara Dam was polluted, & authorities couldn't figure out how to decontaminate it. Somebody suggested having a priest bless the water. The priest chanted a sutra over it, & what followed left even skeptics in awe. The water cleared on its own & became safe to use! When coupled with sound, intention can transform the world. If sound can have that much power over a body of water, then take a second to imagine what it could do for you. You'll discover: The brain waves to target for maximum restoration that no one is talking about An impressive understanding of the mysticism of sound throughout history & cultures Powerful listening methods to skyrocket your level of calm & presence The three new chakra-charging frequencies that so many are not taking advantage of Outrageously effective chakra-clearing exercises you can easily do from literally anywhere The easy way to speed up emotional releases that could aid IBS, UTIs, & bowel disorders Expert singing bowl knowledge to make sure you're targeting the desired chakra Yin & Yang meridian mastery & how TCM can elevate your sound healing practice The endless benefits to understanding the connection between emotions & organs Why you may be suffering from sadness, grief, stress, & more What might be causing premature greying of hair The exact frequencies you must know to target specific organs, & therefore, specific emotions & conditions The tiny tool you can use to alleviate chronic pain, hypersensitivity of the nervous system, insomnia, chronic stress, headaches & migraines, digestive issues, & joint pain The way to activate your autonomic nervous system that no one is talking about The secret message neuroplasticity approach to rewire your brain & attract your dreams *BONUS* Access to a wealth of online resources including video courses, meditations, journal downloads, & so much more! Sound healing isn't reserved for spiritual gurus. Anyone can start reaping the never-ending benefits right now. All it takes is an open mind & willingness to learn. Imagine how your body, mind, & spirit will feel once you cleanse yourself of energetic baggage that no longer serves you, & unblock your chakras & meridians. What would you do with your life if you had unlimited access to this incredible healing power? So, if you want to easily use the wonders of ancient sound healing techniques to maximize your well-being, then click buy now.
Publisher: Astral Shadow Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
If you want to know how to easily use sound healing to elevate your body, mind, & spirit, but don't know where to start, keep reading. Modern life is filled with stress & anxiety. Unhealthy lifestyles are leading to misplaced emotions, chakra misalignment & blocked meridians. This can lead to physical & mental illnesses. If you're experiencing painful emotions such as jealousy, bitterness, or resentment, this will impact your electromagnetic field at the mental & sensory levels, causing a disturbance within the body & manifesting physical symptoms. On top of this, our modern way of life in noisy cities has caused us to implicitly accept sound pollution as part of our lives. Because of the constant onslaught of noise pollution in our technological culture, our ears can now only hear within a narrow frequency spectrum. Our inability to discriminate what we choose to listen to is having a rapid impact on hearing. A few years ago, the water at Japan's Fujiwara Dam was polluted, & authorities couldn't figure out how to decontaminate it. Somebody suggested having a priest bless the water. The priest chanted a sutra over it, & what followed left even skeptics in awe. The water cleared on its own & became safe to use! When coupled with sound, intention can transform the world. If sound can have that much power over a body of water, then take a second to imagine what it could do for you. You'll discover: The brain waves to target for maximum restoration that no one is talking about An impressive understanding of the mysticism of sound throughout history & cultures Powerful listening methods to skyrocket your level of calm & presence The three new chakra-charging frequencies that so many are not taking advantage of Outrageously effective chakra-clearing exercises you can easily do from literally anywhere The easy way to speed up emotional releases that could aid IBS, UTIs, & bowel disorders Expert singing bowl knowledge to make sure you're targeting the desired chakra Yin & Yang meridian mastery & how TCM can elevate your sound healing practice The endless benefits to understanding the connection between emotions & organs Why you may be suffering from sadness, grief, stress, & more What might be causing premature greying of hair The exact frequencies you must know to target specific organs, & therefore, specific emotions & conditions The tiny tool you can use to alleviate chronic pain, hypersensitivity of the nervous system, insomnia, chronic stress, headaches & migraines, digestive issues, & joint pain The way to activate your autonomic nervous system that no one is talking about The secret message neuroplasticity approach to rewire your brain & attract your dreams *BONUS* Access to a wealth of online resources including video courses, meditations, journal downloads, & so much more! Sound healing isn't reserved for spiritual gurus. Anyone can start reaping the never-ending benefits right now. All it takes is an open mind & willingness to learn. Imagine how your body, mind, & spirit will feel once you cleanse yourself of energetic baggage that no longer serves you, & unblock your chakras & meridians. What would you do with your life if you had unlimited access to this incredible healing power? So, if you want to easily use the wonders of ancient sound healing techniques to maximize your well-being, then click buy now.
Somatic Trauma Therapy & Sound Healing 2-in-1 Value Collection
Author: Astral Shadow Publishing
Publisher: Astral Shadow Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 343
Book Description
Have you been suffering in mind & body, & can’t seem to get to the bottom of it? It could be that you need somatic and sound healing techniques. Talk therapies can be great for working out painful memories, traumas, & feelings, but they often forget to acknowledge a major component: the mind is only part of what makes up the body. In many cases, our society has separated symptoms of chronic illness from the root cause: trauma. This means that we are often only putting bandaids on surface symptoms. You’ll encounter the truth to: Why something as small as insults can compound & affect you as much as a monstrous traumatic event The exact frequencies you must know to target specific organs, & therefore, specific emotions & conditions The tiny tool you can use to alleviate chronic pain, hypersensitivity of the nervous system, insomnia, chronic stress, headaches and migraines, digestive issues, & joint pain. The forgotten element that could be subtracting decades from your life expectancy The endless benefits to understanding the connection between emotions & organs Why everyone else is getting mindfulness wrong & the more potent way to approach it The amazing anatomical breathing centers that no one seems to be paying attention to The secret message neuroplasticity approach to rewire your brain & attract your dreams & a whole lot more. Imagine how your body, mind, & spirit will feel once you cleanse yourself of energetic baggage that no longer serves you, & unblock your chakras & meridians. What would you do with your life if you had unlimited access to this incredible healing power? So if you want to know how to skyrocket your well-being in a new, easy, & exciting way, then turn the first page.
Publisher: Astral Shadow Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 343
Book Description
Have you been suffering in mind & body, & can’t seem to get to the bottom of it? It could be that you need somatic and sound healing techniques. Talk therapies can be great for working out painful memories, traumas, & feelings, but they often forget to acknowledge a major component: the mind is only part of what makes up the body. In many cases, our society has separated symptoms of chronic illness from the root cause: trauma. This means that we are often only putting bandaids on surface symptoms. You’ll encounter the truth to: Why something as small as insults can compound & affect you as much as a monstrous traumatic event The exact frequencies you must know to target specific organs, & therefore, specific emotions & conditions The tiny tool you can use to alleviate chronic pain, hypersensitivity of the nervous system, insomnia, chronic stress, headaches and migraines, digestive issues, & joint pain. The forgotten element that could be subtracting decades from your life expectancy The endless benefits to understanding the connection between emotions & organs Why everyone else is getting mindfulness wrong & the more potent way to approach it The amazing anatomical breathing centers that no one seems to be paying attention to The secret message neuroplasticity approach to rewire your brain & attract your dreams & a whole lot more. Imagine how your body, mind, & spirit will feel once you cleanse yourself of energetic baggage that no longer serves you, & unblock your chakras & meridians. What would you do with your life if you had unlimited access to this incredible healing power? So if you want to know how to skyrocket your well-being in a new, easy, & exciting way, then turn the first page.
Kabbalah of Prayer
Author: Shulamit Elson
Publisher: SteinerBooks
ISBN: 1584205237
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
3 lectures, Norrköping, Sweden, May 28-30, 1912 (CW 155) Moral teaching and moral preaching cannot establish morality. It is only by delving into the hidden secrets of life that we can advance not just to moral doctrines but to the moral sources of life, true moral impulses. At different times, humanity has manifested moral life in different ways. To understand these differences, the evolution of consciousness must also be taken into account. Originally morality was a part of human nature, for in their essence human beings are good. But through evolution, there have come errors, deviations, times of falling away. In this small, much-loved cycle of three lectures Rudolf Steiner indicates the sources for the recovery of a living morality for our time. Rudolf Steiner shows the transformation of the virtues through the evolution of consciousness and, above all, through the incarnation of the Christ in the Mystery of Golgotha. Since then, morality works to build up Christ's being. This volume is a partial translation of Theosophische Moral (CW 155).
Publisher: SteinerBooks
ISBN: 1584205237
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
3 lectures, Norrköping, Sweden, May 28-30, 1912 (CW 155) Moral teaching and moral preaching cannot establish morality. It is only by delving into the hidden secrets of life that we can advance not just to moral doctrines but to the moral sources of life, true moral impulses. At different times, humanity has manifested moral life in different ways. To understand these differences, the evolution of consciousness must also be taken into account. Originally morality was a part of human nature, for in their essence human beings are good. But through evolution, there have come errors, deviations, times of falling away. In this small, much-loved cycle of three lectures Rudolf Steiner indicates the sources for the recovery of a living morality for our time. Rudolf Steiner shows the transformation of the virtues through the evolution of consciousness and, above all, through the incarnation of the Christ in the Mystery of Golgotha. Since then, morality works to build up Christ's being. This volume is a partial translation of Theosophische Moral (CW 155).
Central Avenue Sounds
Author: Clora Bryant
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520220980
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Here too are recollections of Hollywood's effects on local culture, the precedent-setting merger of the black and white musicians' unions, and the repercussions from the racism in the Los Angeles Police Department in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520220980
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Here too are recollections of Hollywood's effects on local culture, the precedent-setting merger of the black and white musicians' unions, and the repercussions from the racism in the Los Angeles Police Department in the late 1940s and early 1950s.