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First Asian American Entries to the National Recording Registry
James Leary, Emeritus Professor of Folklore and Scandinavian Studies, American Folklore Society’s representative on the Advisory Board for the National Recording Registry, Library of Congress announced this year’s 25 entries to the National Recording Registry. Among the entries were the Harry Urata field recordings of Japanese immigrant canecutters in Hawaii, the first Asian American entries to the registry.
The Hawaiian Quintette’s influential 1913 recording of Queen Liliʻuokalani’s “Aloha ‘Oe” was also included.
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James Leary, Emeritus Professor of Folklore and Scandinavian Studies, American Folklore Society’s representative on the Advisory Board for the National Recording Registry, Library of Congress announced this year’s 25 entries to the National Recording Registry. Among the entries were the Harry Urata field recordings of Japanese immigrant canecutters in Hawaii, the first Asian American entries to the registry.
The Hawaiian Quintette’s influential 1913 recording of Queen Liliʻuokalani’s “Aloha ‘Oe” was also included.
Did you enjoy this story? Your funding makes great, local journalism like this possible. Donate here
The post First Asian American Entries to the National Recording Registry appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.
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