Introducing 210's Finest.: Music has no race.

Wellllll. I was reading other peoples blogs and was just reevaluating the discussions we were having during class and I was beginning to wonder a bunch of things. First of all, I'm wondering why Asian American musicians are never really capable of becoming famous or even just getting their name out there. There are plenty of musicians out there (and even in the bay area) that are asian american who aren't as big as other musicians. For example, there's Passion, Reynard Silva, and Gabe Bondoc. These are three male asian acoustic/vocalists who are plenty talented however in some way, shape or form they're not capable of achieving the fame they truly deserve. However, if you look at musicians in the media right now, people who are somewhat big are capable of achieving fame and fortune just because of their "image" or whatever. I just feel as if asian american musicians aren't capable of achieving acceptance in the music business. If I was to name an asian american musician that actually became big, I would have to say Cassie (I know not much of a musician). But Cassie is half filipino and half african american, so im assuming that Cassie wasn't famous because she was half filipino but half african american. It just seems nowadays that you must fit a certain criteria or a certain image to be able to showcase your talent. Although there may be many Asian american musicians who have talent and who are capable of "making it" I feel as if they aren't granted the same opportunities and furthermore not granted even the time of day. Although some Asian American artists are on their way to getting big or becoming famous, I feel as though they will never be granted the same amount of acceptance and opportunity as someone who fits the typical musician criteria (American or African American). So for now, I guess Asian americans will just have to continue living under the typical stereotypes of "boring jobs" and jobs requiring heavy math until they are capable of breaking the mold that society puts upon us. Anyways, hopefully one day Asian americans will be able to succeed in becoming major musicians and break free of the status quo.

Some examples of Asian American Musicians;