To what extent does the music of Nobuko Miyamoto and Fred Ho reflect Asian activism?

What will be an ideal response?

- They both fused traditional Asian instruments and performance practices with what are accepted as quintessentially American styles.-  Miyamoto  i.  Japanese1.  Japanese drums (taiko), heard at the beginning2.  shamisen, dry, percussive sound ii.  American1.  Acoustic bass (plucked)2.  Swing rhythm (jazz influence; Miyamoto is a jazz vocalist)iii.  intermingling of Japanese and English lyrics-  Ho  i.  Chinese1.  folk songs2.  instruments:a.  erhu (a two-stringed fiddle)b.  p’ip’a (a plucked lute)c.  Several percussion instruments ii.  American                 1.  elements of jazz- In short, their music arguably challenges accepted notions of what constitutes American music.