Background: E.M. is an 18-year-old student at USC studying Cinema and Media Studies. She is Salvadoran but as lived all over the US, so she has picked up folklore and customs from a lot of different places. Her father grew up in El Salvador, so Salvadoran culture has been engrained into her upbringing and has influenced… Continue Reading »
The informant is a college-age male whose parents are both originally from Pakistan. He has lived in Southern California all his life, with frequent trips to Pakistan to visit extended family. Although he graduated from a public high school, he attended a private Islamic elementary school until the third grade. He says there were Muslims… Continue Reading »
My informant learned this saying from an old television show that he used to watch. This saying has become part of his daily speech. Almost every conversation he has includes his saying “boys will be boys” to the point that the person he is talking to is extremely puzzled. He says it in situations in… Continue Reading »