Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Musicians 

1. What is your name and your profession(s)? My name is Bryan Eng, and I'm a musician and an actor (but lately, mostly just a musician). 2. What is your ethnic background and what is your citizenship? My ethnic background is I'm Chinese American. U.S. citizen; half Cantonese, half Mandarin. 3. Are either/both of your parents musicians or somehow involved in the music industry? My parents are not musicians and they are not in the industry, but they do enjoy music. They went to

(Unlike the majority of interviews which were conducted via e-mail, this interview was conducted in person, so below is a transcription of our more conversational approach to this interview). 1. What is your name and your profession(s)? My name is Andy Morris and I am piano content creator. 2. What is your ethnic background and what is your citizenship? I am half Chinese and half white and I am a US citizen. 3. Are either/both of your parents musicians or somehow involved in

1. What is your name and your profession(s)? Shane Ting (shanexyeah) - Pianist and Speaker 2. What is your ethnic background and what is your citizenship? I was born in China and am now a naturalised Australian citizen. 3. Are either/both of your parents musicians or somehow involved in the music industry? Neither of my parents are musicians or involved in the music industry. 4. Please tell us a little bit about your experience, either growing up as an AAPI in America, or as

1. What is your name and your profession(s)? I’m Andy Toy, a Musician/Engineer in Los Angeles, CA. 2. What is your ethnic background and what is your citizenship? I’m US-born Chinese-American. Both sets of my grandparents immigrated to the states in mid-1900s & my folks made their way from the Los Angeles area (where I was born) to Houston, TX where I grew up. 3. Are either/both of your parents musicians or somehow involved in the music industry? Far from it! My father was a