A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle of Asians in America

1973 studio album by Chris Kando Iijima, Joanne Nobuko Miyamoto, and William “Charlie” Chin, considered the first album of Asian American music
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A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle of Asians in America

Summary

A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle of Asians in America is an album[1].

Key Facts

  • A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle of Asians in America's instance of is recorded as Music for the Struggle of Asians in America — instance of (P31): album[2].
  • A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle of Asians in America's genre is recorded as Music for the Struggle of Asians in America — genre (P136): American folk music[3].
  • A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle of Asians in America's genre is recorded as Music for the Struggle of Asians in America — genre (P136): protest song[4].
  • A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle of Asians in America's performer is recorded as Music for the Struggle of Asians in America — performer (P175): Nobuko JoAnne Miyamoto[5].
  • A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle of Asians in America's performer is recorded as Music for the Struggle of Asians in America — performer (P175): Charlie Chin[6].
  • A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle of Asians in America's performer is recorded as Music for the Struggle of Asians in America — performer (P175): Chris Iijima[7].
  • A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle of Asians in America's record label is recorded as Music for the Struggle of Asians in America — record label (P264): Paredon Records[8].
  • A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle of Asians in America's place of publication is recorded as Music for the Struggle of Asians in America — place of publication (P291): United States[9].
  • A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle of Asians in America's language of work or name is recorded as Music for the Struggle of Asians in America — language of work or name (P407): English[10].
  • A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle of Asians in America's language of work or name is recorded as Music for the Struggle of Asians in America — language of work or name (P407): Spanish[11].
  • A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle of Asians in America's distribution format is recorded as Music for the Struggle of Asians in America — distribution format (P437): music streaming[12].
  • A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle of Asians in America's publication date is recorded as +1973-00-00T00:00:00Z[13].
  • A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle of Asians in America's described by source is recorded as Music for the Struggle of Asians in America — described by source (P1343): Smithsonian Asian Pacific American History, Art, and Culture in 101 Objects[14].
  • A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle of Asians in America's title is recorded as A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle of Asians in America[15].
  • A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle of Asians in America's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7727', 'amount': '+41.5'}[16].
  • A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle of Asians in America's Spotify album ID is recorded as 7tEIA1YsNtFg7I5InBEDpq[17].
  • A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle of Asians in America's uses is recorded as Music for the Struggle of Asians in America — uses (P2283): bongo[18].
  • A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle of Asians in America's uses is recorded as Music for the Struggle of Asians in America — uses (P2283): bass guitar[19].
  • A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle of Asians in America's uses is recorded as Music for the Struggle of Asians in America — uses (P2283): dizi[20].
  • A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle of Asians in America's uses is recorded as Music for the Struggle of Asians in America — uses (P2283): singing[21].
  • A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle of Asians in America's significant person is recorded as Music for the Struggle of Asians in America — significant person (P3342): Barbara Dane[22].
  • A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle of Asians in America's form of creative work is recorded as Music for the Struggle of Asians in America — form of creative work (P7937): studio album[23].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Music for the Struggle of Asians in America — performer (P175): Nobuko JoAnne Miyamoto[5], Music for the Struggle of Asians in America — performer (P175): Charlie Chin[6], and Music for the Struggle of Asians in America — performer (P175): Chris Iijima[7].

Publication

A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle of Asians in America's publication date is recorded as +1973-00-00T00:00:00Z[13]. Its place of publication is recorded as Music for the Struggle of Asians in America — place of publication (P291): United States[9]. Languages include Music for the Struggle of Asians in America — language of work or name (P407): English[10] and Music for the Struggle of Asians in America — language of work or name (P407): Spanish[11]. Genres include Music for the Struggle of Asians in America — genre (P136): American folk music[3] and Music for the Struggle of Asians in America — genre (P136): protest song[4].

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  17. [18] . folkways.si.edu. Retrieved . folkways.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  21. [22] . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . folkways.si.edu. Retrieved . folkways.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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