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Jeff Chang Quotes

«That's what it's supposed to do--speak truth to power. I'm not surprised by this...hip-hop tells the micro history, but it also tells the counter-history to the official narrative.»
Author: Jeff Chang
«I'm glad that the book has been recognized by people that I work with, but I'm a little disappointed that it's not seen for what it is.»
Author: Jeff Chang
«It's interesting to me that the questions assume that because I'm Asian-American and Pacific islander that I'm an outsider. But I'm not an outsider to the culture. In hip-hop, you either have something or you make way for someone who does. If you don't have it, step out and learn. I feel I've had to earn my stripes.»
Author: Jeff Chang
«I remember when (graffiti film) 'Wild Style' came to the (Honolulu) Academy of Arts. We loaded up the family in the station wagon. At the theater it was us and a couple of hippies from UH.»
Author: Jeff Chang
«There is so much about hip-hop culture that is peculiar to New York, and I got to understand it from that point of view.»
Author: Jeff Chang
«At that point I had a real 30-year narrative to sink my teeth into.»
Author: Jeff Chang
«It was just one of those nights. It was an out-of-body experience.»
Author: Jeff Chang
«I remember cutting out any article I could find about the guy. At the party, he gave me a piece of something he had done. I cried, dude.»
Author: Jeff Chang
«I entered at an interesting time, after the L.A. riots, when the field was in crisis. A lot of the movement was down with solidarity with other races, but the riots were a shock. The focus became interracial relations, and they wanted to know what I thought. It gave me a weird credibility in the field. A lot of us got published in academic journals right away.»
Author: Jeff Chang
«We know that the PC sector won't be good in the first quarter but consumer products are playing a more important role now and that will help boost demand for chips.»
Author: Jeff Chang