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 After a long hiatus, Asian Crisis returns to stage this fall on their 10th Anniversary! Details coming soon.

 

 

SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM ASIAN CRISIS:
  Gulf Coast Assistance
   
  The tens of thousands of Asian American victims to the Gulf Coast devastation have largely gone unnoticed in mainstream media.  Hampered by language and cultural barriers, many remain unaware of eligible assistance and reconstruction efforts; these families are among the most vulnerable in the entire region.  OCA Houston, Asian Pacific American Heritage Association and others have set up the Houston Asian Relief from Katrina Fund here www.apaha.org.
   
  Please consider a donation to assist these direct and local relief efforts.
   
ASIAN CRISIS is: (click on an image)
 
 
ABOUT US
  Asian Crisis began in 1998 as a series of community-building jam sessions held in Oakland’s Chinatown. Our goal has since been to create compelling new music that contributes to a pan-Asian/Asian Pacific American political consciousness.

Current instrumentation and repertoire is inspired by the musical traditions of Asia, including India, Korea, Thailand, Laos, Japan, Okinawa, China, and the Philippines, as well as American musical forms such as jazz, R&B and funk.

   As individuals, our musical training and cultural backgrounds vary, yet each of us shares the same dream of making meaningful music inspired by our experiences as Asians and Americans.

Our endeavor to merge very distinct musical traditions has yielded a sound rich in passion, creativity, rhythm, and harmony. We are gratified that audiences on both sides of the Pacific Ocean have shown great interest and enthusiasm for our music.
   The "crisis" we confront is one of Asian American representation in all areas of contemporary art; a crisis in pan-Asian social/political consciousness and visibility; a crisis of Asian stereotypes; a crisis of being defined and boxed within parameters we refuse to adhere to.

Our music is a response to all of these observations, but more than that, it was born of our need to make sense of who we are as Americans, so far from the land of our ancestors.
   
  GUEST ARTISTS (click here)