Tina A. Huynh is an assistant professor of music education at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA, USA, where she teaches courses in music, education, and music education, and supervises student teachers. Her research interests center around music in childhood, cultural diversity, culturally responsive teaching, and refugees and music making. Her other written works can be found in a variety of peer-reviewed journals and books. She is the creator of the documentary Songs of Little Saigon (2021), producer of the documentary The Resting Place (2022), and author of The Vietnamese Children's Songbook (2023).

Acknowledgements

List of Figures

List of Tables

1. The Vietnamese American Identity

2. Vietnamese Music in World Music Education

3. Connecting Past to Present: Introducing the Elders

4. The Effects of War on Musical Childhoods: The Stories of H¿ng and Khoa

5. Formal Music Instruction: The Stories of Y¿n and Bích

6. Musical Childhoods in the Church: The Stories of Thúy and H¿ng

7. Scouts, Ca Dao, and Improvisation: Music Making in Vietnamese

8. Lessons to Carry Forward

Appendix A: Children's Songs, Games, and Ca Dao Mentioned in Interviews

Appendix B: Khoa's Compositions

Appendix C: Y¿n's Compositions

Glossary

Index