This study examines Asian American identity construction in drama exercised by Asian American theatre companies on the mainland from the 1970s to the present. I use the term “wave” for the classification of the plays to illuminate artistic movements. The plays are classified into four waves: the first wave in the 1970s, the second wave in the 1980s, the third wave in the 1990s and early 2000s, and the fourth wave since the 2000s. The characters’ self-identification in these plays varies over time in response to historical, socio-political, economic, and cultural circumstances. Through chronological exploration, this dissertation articulates that Asian American self-identification and representation have developed from a rigid identity pursuing a single, coherent identity to a fluid identity beyond the binary frame by embracing other contingent and salient factors of identity. In addition, my dissertation illuminates that more dramatists use non-realist styles, especially in the third and the fourth waves, to reflect the American perception of anti-Asian racism and Asian American internalized racism. The illustration of Asian American dynamics that strive to form and evolve their identities challenges racial discourses and myths, opposing stereotypes.

This study examines the phenomenon of contemporary a cappella music making found in high school settings as curricular and extra-curricular offerings. Past music and music education literature has focused exclusively on contemporary a cappella at the collegiate level. Through application of a descriptive phenomenological method and incorporation an educational-sociological lens, this study advances an understanding of the educational benefit and social value of membership in contemporary a cappella at the high school level. Six recent members from three regions of the United States provided data through individual open-form interviews in which questions were derived from the participants’ own speech. I incorporated phenomenological reductions and processes to negate researcher bias during data collection, analysis, and the formation of a general structure and constituent meanings of membership in high school contemporary a cappella. Participants utilized traditional music skills, individual talents, conceptions of popular culture and music, and in-group socialization to facilitate music making and reify membership. Expressing the value of group membership, individuals acted to benefit the group by cultivating social bonds, developing and fostering personal/shared connections to songs, identifying and purposing individual talents and skills, and gaining an understanding of each members’ unique contribution to membership. Discussion includes implications for music education and suggestions for future research.

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Spånga är en liten förort till Stockholm med totalt 20 000 invånare. Till största del är spånga ett kluster av olika villaområden som tillsammans knyts samman av ett mindre centrum vars plan växt fram från Spånga station. Spånga centrum har en lummig småstadskaraktär. Bebyggelsen är en brokig konstellation av typologier som sträcker sig från tidig 1900-tals klassicism till 70-tals modernism och postmoderna byggnadsverk. Tillsamman skapar bebyggelsen en osammanhängande stadsväv med en mängd odefinierade tomrum som allt för ofta utnyttjas som parkeringsplatser. Jag anser att Spånga är som ett embryo till ett ordentligt stadscentrum. Idag en aning brokigt och uppdelat men med potential att bli en centralpunkt i Stockholms området. Min ambition med detta projekt är att göra att tillägg i Spånga som stärker centrumets signifikans och utgör en grund för fortsatt stadsutveckling. / Spånga is a small suburb of Stockholm with a total of 20,000 inhabitants. For the most part, Spånga is a cluster of different residential areas that are linked together by a smaller center whose plan has grown from Spånga station. Spånga center has a calm small town character. The settlement is a diverse constellation of typologies ranging from early 1900s classicism to 70s modernism and postmodern buildings. Together, the settlement creates an incoherent urban fabric with a variety of undefined voids that are all too often used as parking spaces.I believe that Spånga is like an embryo for a proper city center. Today a bit diverse and divided, but with the potential to become a central point in the Stockholm area. My ambition with this project is to make additions in Spånga that strengthen the center's significance and provide a basis for continued urban development.

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