[Grace Kao] Path of a Chinese Swedish K-pop songwriter

When we think of K-pop, we might first imagine Korean performers and songwriters.

But if we pay attention to the songwriting credits, we can see many songwriters from the West.

Of course, even exploring what the West refers to overlooks the complexities of migration and the existence of the diasporic population.

America is seen as a land of immigrants.

Currently, about 15 percent of the US population is foreign-born and 25 percent of children have at least one foreign-born parent.

While we may n ...