Main Piece: This is a transcription of the story as told by the informant. The Story Bag is about this guy who, every time he met someone new he would ask them to tell him a story and he would put that story in his bag. And then he got older and he was about… Continue Reading »
Piece: Interviewer: “Do you know any folk medicine?” R.B.: “…oh my god… actually yeah. My mom used to tell me if my stomach hurt to stick a needle in my thumb and the it will go away.” Interviewer: “R.B, what that makes no sense… did it work?” R.B.: “… I mean I guess. It lets… Continue Reading »
Context: The subject is a college freshman, born in South Korea before moving to the United States when they were 12 years old. I wanted to get to know more about any folklore they might have experienced growing up, so I conducted an interview with them to find out. Piece: Subject: Okay, so kids, you… Continue Reading »