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

> 1973 studio album by Chris Kando Iijima, Joanne Nobuko Miyamoto, and William “Charlie” Chin, considered the first album of Asian American music

**Wikidata**: [Q109947204](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109947204)  
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## References

1. [Source](https://folkways.si.edu/chris-kando-iijima-joanne-nobuko-miyamoto-charlie-chin/a-grain-of-sand-music-for-the-struggle-by-asians-in-america/american-folk-protest/music/album/smithsonian)
2. [Source](https://folkways.si.edu/magazine-spring-2011-grain-sand-struggle-asians-america/protest-folk/music/article/smithsonian)
3. [Source](https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2021/04/asian-american-racism-art-reflection)
4. [Source](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/10/arts/music/barbara-dane-paredon-records.html)
5. [Source](https://open.spotify.com/album/7tEIA1YsNtFg7I5InBEDpq)