Main piece: The following was transcribed from a conversation between the informant and interviewer. Informant: Well a popular game we played back then… I don’t know if you guys play this since everyone is on a screen now but back then we played outside. Have you heard of los encantados? Interviewer: Oh yes that’s still… Continue Reading »
Context: MC is a Vietnamese undergraduate student at USC. She’s currently studying cinematic arts and is my friend. One day when we were hanging out I asked her if she had any beliefs she and her family followed. YM: So what are some beliefs or superstitious things you and your family follow? MC: Well a… Continue Reading »
Main Piece: This is a translation from a conversation with my mom about first birthday traditions in Korea. She is identified here as M and I am identified as IC. IC: Can you tell me about Dol-jabi? M: Dol-jabi is a tradition where you get the baby to grab something on their first birthday to… Continue Reading »
NA is describing an Indian custom around the amount of money you should give a gift. NA: There is also like when you give gifts, you don’t give like 50 or 100. You give like 51 or 101. It can be any hundred amount, but it can’t be like a ten is has to end… Continue Reading »
Interviewer: So you were saying about Dia de Los Muertes? SR: Yeah so Dia de Los Muertes is like a special thing for my family and I didn’t really know about it until I was 13. I think I turned 13 when someone in my family had recently past away and they were like “oh,… Continue Reading »