race and ethnicity

Does race and ethnicity play a role in how art is made? What is considered to be Asian American art? These are the questions one would ask in order to better understand the relationship between race and ethnicity and how it ties in with Asian American art. Every piece of artwork has a story, a message expressed to the audiences. These messages may portray more than one influence, but the main influence that inspires the creation of the art is through the artist’s race and ethnicity. Through race and ethnicity, the artist can express their experiences, history, and concerns of Asian American. It may be expressed through music, literature, and even in humor. Sudden Rush’s performance of “EA” is one example of how race and ethnicity is the main influence for this song. “EA” defines as sovereignty rule and independence. This word is empower the Hawaiian people to stand together and united for the preservation of the islands, their home, from the government. Hawaii became part of the United State in 1893 when the last monarch of the kingdom of Hawaii was overthrow. Since then, the Hawaiian has strives to preserve their culture and tradition from the political changes set upon the islands and its people. A verse in the song, “We must never forget what our kupuna taught. EA even if I have to bleed”, indicate their strong will to stand up for what they believe and not let the government persuade them to change who they are.
With intermarriages, many Hawaiians are not considered Hawaiians because they are mixed with different ethnicities. A part of the song mentioned a law that does not considered a person of Hawaiian blood if they are less than 50 percent Hawaiian. “The term Hawaiian Homes is a joke to me ‘cause every piece of land is Hawaiian homes to me. But in order to be a resident your blood must be 50 percent. Whoever thought of that law is an idiot to me.” The powerful lyrics in “EA” came from the pride to keep their identity of being Hawaiian strong among