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Curated by Jeff Yang and Richie "Traktivist" Menchavez

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

1Intro - Jeff Yang
Intro - Jeff Yang
Amazon Music
RISE - The Playlist
00:44
2Intro - Richie Traktivist
Intro - Richie Traktivist
Amazon Music
RISE - The Playlist
00:30
3Jump Children
Jump Children
The International Sweethearts of Rhythm
Lady Be Good
02:48
4I Enjoy Being a Girl (from "Flower Drum Song, 1958")
I Enjoy Being a Girl (from "Flower Drum Song, 1958")
Pat Suzuki
Broadway: The American Musical
03:34
5Killer Joe
Killer Joe
E
The Rocky Fellers
Super Hits: Scepter/Wand Pop - Volume 1
02:22
6Tiny Bubbles
Tiny Bubbles
Don Ho
Tiny Bubbles
02:42
7Walkin' My Cat Named Dog
Walkin' My Cat Named Dog
Norma Tanega
Walkin' My Cat Named Dog
02:18
8Windy
Windy
The Association
Greatest Hits
02:56
9Ain't That Peculiar
Ain't That Peculiar
Fanny
Fanny Hill
04:06
10We Are the Children
We Are the Children
Chris Kando Iijima, Nobuko Miyamoto & "Charlie" Chin
The Social Power of Music
02:54
11If I Can't Have You
If I Can't Have You
Yvonne Elliman
Saturday Night Fever (The Original Movie Soundtrack Deluxe Edition)
02:58
12Rap-O Clap-O (12" Version)
Rap-O Clap-O (12" Version)
Joe Bataan
Mestizo (Bonus Version)
05:47
13Roomful of Mirrors
Roomful of Mirrors
Hiroshima
Songs With Words
04:02
14Suite for Cello & Jazz Piano Trio: I. Baroque in Rhythm
Suite for Cello & Jazz Piano Trio: I. Baroque in Rhythm
Claude Bolling & Yo-Yo Ma
Claude Bolling's Suite for Cello and Jazz Piano Trio ((Remastered))
04:21
15Jump (2015 Remaster)
Jump (2015 Remaster)
Van Halen
1984
04:01
16Liner #2 - Richie Traktivist
Liner #2 - Richie Traktivist
Amazon Music
RISE - The Playlist
00:22
17Say You'll Stay (Album Version)
Say You'll Stay (Album Version)
KAI
Kai
03:31
18Galaxies the Next Level
Galaxies the Next Level
E
Mountain Brothers
Self, Vol. 1 [Explicit]
05:12
19Do You Miss Me
Do You Miss Me
Jocelyn Enriquez
Jocelyn
04:06
201979 (Remastered 2012)
1979 (Remastered 2012)
The Smashing Pumpkins
Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (Deluxe Edition) [Explicit]
04:26
21Is It Real
Is It Real
Pinay
Inevitable
03:54
22When U Think About Me
When U Think About Me
one vo1ce
Just the Beginning
04:23
23Reflection
Reflection
Lea Salonga & Disney
Mulan (Original Soundtrack)
02:27
24Before I Fall in Love (Album Version)
Before I Fall in Love (Album Version)
CoCo Lee
Just No Other Way
03:44
25Don't Sit Next To Me Just Because I'm Asian
Don't Sit Next To Me Just Because I'm Asian
Bruce Lee Band
Bruce Lee Band
17:59
26Berlitz
Berlitz
Seam
Are You Driving Me Crazy?
03:13
27Liner #3 - Richie Traktivist
Liner #3 - Richie Traktivist
Amazon Music
RISE - The Playlist
00:27
28Pursuit Of Happiness (Extended Steve Aoki Remix) [feat. MGMT & Ratatat]
Pursuit Of Happiness (Extended Steve Aoki Remix) [feat. MGMT & Ratatat]
E
Kid Cudi feat. MGMT & Ratatat
Pursuit Of Happiness (Extended Steve Aoki Remix ) [Explicit]
06:13
29In the End
In the End
Linkin Park
Hybrid Theory (Deluxe Edition)
03:36
30Learn Chinese (Album Version; Feat. Wyclef Jean; Explicit)
Learn Chinese (Album Version; Feat. Wyclef Jean; Explicit)
E
Jin & Wyclef Jean
The Rest Is History [Explicit]
04:33
31That Girl
That Girl
David Choi
By My Side
03:49
32Umbrella (Single Version)
Umbrella (Single Version)
Marié Digby
Unfold
03:48
33Valentine
Valentine
Kina Grannis
Stairwells (Amazon MP3 Exclusive Version)
02:30
34Lemonade (Ukulele Version)
Lemonade (Ukulele Version)
Jeremy Passion
For More Than a Feeling
03:01
35Callin' Out
Callin' Out
E
Lyrics Born
Later That Day... [Explicit]
03:34
36You Oughta Know
You Oughta Know
E
Das Racist & Heems
Shut Up, Dude [Explicit]
02:55
37Cough Syrup
Cough Syrup
Young The Giant
Young The Giant
04:09
38Gee
Gee
Girls' Generation
Gee - The First Mini Album
03:22
39Liner #4 - Richie Traktivist
Liner #4 - Richie Traktivist
Amazon Music
RISE - The Playlist
00:53
40Like A G6 [feat. The Cataracs & DEV]
Like A G6 [feat. The Cataracs & DEV]
Far East Movement feat. The Cataracs & Dev
Free Wired [Clean]
03:37
41We Could Happen
We Could Happen
Aj Rafael
We Could Happen
03:37
42That's What I Like
That's What I Like
Bruno Mars
24K Magic
03:26
43Crush [feat. USHER]
Crush [feat. USHER]
Yuna feat. USHER
Chapters (Deluxe)
04:03
44The Worst
The Worst
E
Jhené Aiko
Sail Out [Explicit]
04:15
45Best Part
Best Part
Daniel Caesar feat. H.E.R.
H.E.R.
03:29
46Safe
Safe
E
Dumbfoundead
We Might Die [Explicit]
03:47
47Midsummer Madness 20 (feat. Joji, Rich Brian, Higher Brothers & AUGUST 08)
Midsummer Madness 20 (feat. Joji, Rich Brian, Higher Brothers & AUGUST 08)
E
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
48Don't Call Me (feat. Yuna)
Don't Call Me (feat. Yuna)
Tokimonsta feat. Yuna
Lune Rouge
03:38
49Run or Hide
Run or Hide
Run River North
Drinking From a Salt Pond
03:36
50Your Best American Girl
Your Best American Girl
Mitski
Puberty 2
03:32
51Goddess [feat. Raja Kumari]
Goddess [feat. Raja Kumari]
E
Krewella & Nervo feat. Raja Kumari
Goddess [Explicit]
02:58
52US
US
E
Ruby Ibarra feat. Rocky Rivera, Klassy & Faith Santilla
CIRCA91 [Explicit]
04:28
53Big Fax
Big Fax
Anik Khan
Big Fax - Single
03:01
54Yellow
Yellow
Katherine Ho
Crazy Rich Asians (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
04:08