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Lectures & Discussions

Mountain Brothers

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Lectures & Discussions

Mountain Brothers

FREE

Join us for an intimate conversation with cultural pioneers the Mountain Brothers, the first Asian American hip hop act to sign with a major label. Based out of Philadelphia, Chops (Scott Jung), Peril-L (Christopher Wang), and Styles Infinite (Steve Wei) broke new ground for Asian American musicians. Learn about their struggles and their triumphs, and where they are today. Moderated by Dr. Oliver Wang, associate professor of sociology at California State University, Long Beach.

This program is free, but RSVPs are strongly encouraged using the link below.

This program is supported in part by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.

Learn how they broke new ground for Asian Americans in hip hop on the JANM blog.

Thursday, May 14, 2015

7:00 PM PDT

FREE

Join us for an intimate conversation with cultural pioneers the Mountain Brothers, the first Asian American hip hop act to sign with a major label. Based out of Philadelphia, Chops (Scott Jung), Peril-L (Christopher Wang), and Styles Infinite (Steve Wei) broke new ground for Asian American musicians. Learn about their struggles and their triumphs, and where they are today. Moderated by Dr. Oliver Wang, associate professor of sociology at California State University, Long Beach.

This program is free, but RSVPs are strongly encouraged using the link below.

This program is supported in part by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.

Learn how they broke new ground for Asian Americans in hip hop on the JANM blog.

Support the understanding and appreciation of the Japanese American experience.

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