RISE: A Pop History of Asian America

Curated by Jeff Yang and Richie "Traktivist" Menchavez

The music that inspired the book, RISE: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now.

54 SONGS • 3 HOURS AND 17 MINUTES

Intro - Jeff Yang

Amazon Music

RISE - The Playlist

00:44

Intro - Richie Traktivist

Amazon Music

RISE - The Playlist

00:30

Jump Children

The International Sweethearts of Rhythm

The Best Of

02:48

I Enjoy Being a Girl (from "Flower Drum Song, 1958")

Pat Suzuki

Broadway: The American Musical

03:34

Killer Joe

The Rocky Fellers

Look At Killer Joe Go!

02:22

Tiny Bubbles

Don Ho

Tiny Bubbles

02:42

Walkin' My Cat Named Dog

Norma Tanega

Walkin' My Cat Named Dog

02:18

02:56

04:06

Chris Kando Iijima, Nobuko Miyamoto & "Charlie" Chin

A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle by Asians in America

02:54

If I Can't Have You

Yvonne Elliman

The Best Of Yvonne Elliman

03:00

Rap-O Clap-O (12" Version)

Joe Bataan

Mestizo (Bonus Version)

05:47

Roomful of Mirrors

Hiroshima

Songs With Words

04:02

Suite for Cello & Jazz Piano Trio: I. Baroque in Rhythm

Claude Bolling & Yo-Yo Ma

Bolling: Suite for Cello & Jazz Piano Trio (Remastered)

04:21

Jump (2015 Remaster)

Van Halen

1984

04:01

Liner #2 - Richie Traktivist

00:22

03:31

Galaxies the Next Level

Mountain Brothers

Self, Vol. 1 [Explicit]

05:12

Do You Miss Me

Jocelyn Enriquez

Jocelyn

04:06

1979 (Remastered 2012)

The Smashing Pumpkins

Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (Deluxe Edition) [Explicit]

04:26

Is It Real

Pinay

Inevitable

03:54

When U Think About Me

04:23

Mulan (Original Soundtrack)

02:27

Before I Fall In Love

CoCo Lee

Runaway Bride - Music From The Motion Picture

03:43

Don't Sit Next To Me Just Because I'm Asian

Bruce Lee Band

17:59

Berlitz

Seam

Are You Driving Me Crazy?

03:13

Liner #3 - Richie Traktivist

Amazon Music

RISE - The Playlist

00:27

Pursuit Of Happiness (Steve Aoki Remix Feat. MGMT & Ratatat)

Kid Cudi feat. MGMT & Ratatat

Pursuit Of Happiness (Steve Aoki Remix Feat. MGMT & Ratatat) [Explicit]

06:13

In the End

Linkin Park

Hybrid Theory (Bonus Edition)

03:37

Learn Chinese (Album Version; Feat. Wyclef Jean; Explicit)

Jin & Wyclef Jean

The Rest Is History [Explicit]

04:33

That Girl

David Choi

By My Side

03:49

Umbrella (Single Version)

Marié Digby

Unfold (Amazon Exclusive)

03:48

Valentine

Kina Grannis

Stairwells

02:30

Lemonade (Ukulele Version)

Jeremy Passion

For More Than a Feeling

03:01

Callin' Out

Lyrics Born

Later That Day... [Explicit]

03:34

You Oughta Know

Das Racist & Heems

Shut Up, Dude [Explicit]

02:55

04:09

Gee - The First Mini Album

03:22

Liner #4 - Richie Traktivist

Amazon Music

RISE - The Playlist

00:53

Like A G6 [feat. The Cataracs & DEV]

Far East Movement feat. The Cataracs & Dev

03:38

03:37

03:26

04:03

04:15

Daniel Caesar feat. H.E.R.

H.E.R.

03:29

Safe

Dumbfoundead

We Might Die [Explicit]

03:47

Midsummer Madness 20 (feat. Joji, Rich Brian, Higher Brothers & AUGUST 08)

88rising & Danny Ocean feat. Joji, Rich Brian, Higher Brothers & AUGUST 08

Midsummer Madness 20 (feat. Joji, Rich Brian, Higher Brothers & AUGUST 08) [Explicit]

04:07

Don't Call Me (feat. Yuna)

Tokimonsta feat. Yuna

Lune Rouge

03:38

Run or Hide

Run River North

Drinking From a Salt Pond

03:36

Your Best American Girl

Mitski

Puberty 2

03:32

Goddess [feat. Raja Kumari]

Krewella & Nervo feat. Raja Kumari

Goddess [Explicit]

02:58

Ruby Ibarra feat. Rocky Rivera, Klassy & Faith Santilla

04:28

03:01

Crazy Rich Asians (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

04:08