Biography

Mina Yang received a B.A. in art history from Brown University, a master's degree in piano performance from the New England Conservatory of Music, and a Ph.D. in musicology from Yale University with a dissertation that examined the various musical subcultures in California between 1925-1945. Her forthcoming book entitled California Polyphony: Ethnic Voices, Musical Crossroads will be published by the University of Illinois Press in April of 2008. Her research interests include American and Pacific Rim music; popular culture and mass media; and politics, identity and music.

Selected Publications:
"East Meets West in the Concert Hall: Asians and Classical Music in the Century of Imperialism, Post-Colonialism, and Multiculturalism," Asian Music 38, no. 1 (Winter/Spring 2007): 1-30.
 
"Für Elise Circa 2000: Postmodern Readings of Beethoven in Popular Contexts," Popular Music and Society 29, no. 1 (February 2006): 1-15.
 
"A Thin Blue Line Down Central Avenue: The LAPD and the Demise of a Musical Hub," Black Music Research Journal 21, no. 2 (Fall 2002): 217-239.
 
"Orientalism and the Music of Asian Immigrant Communities in California, 1924-1945," American Music 19, no. 4 (Winter 2001): 385-416.