Garry, Fran, Anne MacFarlane, Sylvia Murphy Tighe, Pattie Punch, and Helen Phelan. “A Scoping Review of the Use of Music as an Arts-Based Method in Migrant Health Research.” HRB Open Research 6 (December 6, 2023): 74–74. https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.13817.1.
Music can positively impact well-being and overall health of its listeners. This website explains the science behind this in a formalized research report (especially in migrant health).
Hanley, Betty, and Janet Montgomery. “Challenges to Music Education: Curriculum Reconceptualized.” Music Educators Journal 91, no. 4 (March 2005): 17–20. https://doi.org/10.2307/3400153.
This focused on the traditional ideas of music education curriculum - involving a linear, top-down process. It often center on skills, knowledge, and instructional methods. It was helpful to learn more for the music in education portion.
Howard, Keith. “The Oxford Handbook of Music Revival.” Google Books, 2025. https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=OsKiAwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA135&dq=Korean+music+as+cultural+preservation+1990s&ots=vTeu0wkTgu&sig=m87vXbIvrLmqCAFysXggDGTSa5c#v=onepage&q=Korean%20music%20as%20cultural%20preservation%201990s&f=false.
This book speaks on how Korean music can serve as a tool of cultural preservation in the 90s. It talks about globalization, identity, migration, and politics influencing revivals.
Huber, Caroline. “The Rise of K-Pop, and What It Reveals about Society and Culture.” YaleNews, August 21, 2023. https://news.yale.edu/2023/08/21/rise-k-pop-and-what-it-reveals-about-society-and-culture.
K-pop music evolved from a small 1990s Korean subculture into a large global industry. This has given Asian/Asian American audiences greater visibility and challenged stereotypes in Western pop culture.
Palkki, Joshua, Betina Hsieh, and Carlos A. Fitch. “Musical Counterstories: Racialized Experiences of Asian/Asian American Music Teachers.” Journal of Research in Music Education, December 6, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1177/00224294241301970.
This study examines how Asian/Asian American music teachers experience race and racism within U.S. music education. Teachers experience a “perpetual foreigner” stereotype and must constantly negotiate belonging and authenticity.
Peralta, Lia. “Inspirational Music Education Advocacy Quotes.” Save The Music Foundation, September 7, 2021. https://www.savethemusic.org/blog/music-ed-quotes/.
This is the quote stated by Barack Obama. We found this very impactful as a former president was testifying to the positive impacts of music on immigration.
Prasad, Chaitanya. “From Screen to Soul: Festivals via Film.” The Statesman, October 19, 2025. https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/from-screen-to-soul-festivals-via-film-1503500967.html.
This source was useful when explaining and showing the positive impacts that Bollywood has on its audience. It especially focused on Indian festivals in film which was important to the music in media website section.
Suttie, Jill. “Four Ways Music Strengthens Social Bonds.” Greater Good Magazine, January 15, 2015. https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/four_ways_music_strengthens_social_bonds.
This article explains how music increases contact, coordination, and cooperation. Listening to music can activate brain regions tied to understanding others’ thoughts and feelings.
Vadavala, Tishya. “The Impact of Indian-Western Hybrid Music and Multimedia on Second-Generation Indian Immigrants and the Perception of India in the West.” Utexas.edu, April 29, 2025. https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/items/00f97d2f-91fe-479d-9dc8-e8bb704cb163.
Her work explores how Indian-Western hybrid music has helped second-generation Indian immigrants with their dual cultural identities. Authentic cross-cultural collaboration, rather than superficial appropriation, is key to respectful and impactful musical hybridity.
Vasudev, Isha. “How Do We Talk about ‘Asian-American’ Music?” Bird’s Eye View, May 9, 2022. https://firebirdmagazine.com/birds-eye-view/c2mdywrto2dae9jet5gyu411tj9rd0.
The article explores the challenges and complexities surrounding Asian American representation in the U.S. music industry. It covers underrepresentation, historical context, industry barriers, emerging visibility, and more.
Victoria and Albert Museum. “The Art of Bollywood · V&A.” V&A, 2019. https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/the-art-of-bollywoodsrsltid=AfmBOopYR9vDS9OQuzzQGKo9GStWv415uJQ2QJWcdw8eotJI3oJh84J5&#slideshow=5790566&slide=0.
This website was very helpful in learning about the specifics and details that go into Bollywood. Learning about other forms of media (beyond the films) was unique and showed the far-reaching impacts of music.
Yu, Juan Julie. “Understanding Chinese American Parents: The Interplay of Chinese Tradition and Early Childhood Music Education in the United States.” West Virginia University, 2014. https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/568.
This dissertation examines how first-generation Chinese American parents negotiate traditional cultural values within American early childhood music education, highlighting tensions around play, discipline, and parental involvement