“I’ve never heard a mainlander say it. And the phrase is, ‘Sou doufu.’ Literally translated that is, ‘eat tofu.’ And then, umm, this is something said when… if you say ‘I’m gonna go eat tofu,’ that means ‘I’m gonna go out and try to find some girls.’ ” So that’s like, uhh, hunting, uhh… Continue Reading »
“Do I have a poem… This is a classic, man. I learned this in Chinese school when I was younger. [Recites the poem in Chinese] I’ll go line by line. Poems usually are like, same number of words each time, and only the last word rhymes, you know, you know, poetry. And it’s umm… ‘I… Continue Reading »
Context: The informant, who is Buddhist, gave a presentation at a recent retreat on spirituality that I had gone on. I asked to meet with him to talk about other Buddhist principles and lore that he had not gone over at the retreat. Interview Transcript: Informant: So, again, I was raised Buddhist. So my parents… Continue Reading »
Context: The informant, who is Buddhist, gave a presentation at a recent retreat on spirituality that I had gone on. I asked to meet with him to talk about other Buddhist principles and lore that he had not gone over at the retreat. Transcript: Informant: So I’ve heard this in various forms. It’s the Golden… Continue Reading »
Context: The topic of Disney’s Mulan came up in a conversation between the informant and me, and the informant said that she knew the story that inspired the movie. I asked her to share that story as well as other Chinese or Taiwanese stories she knew and recorded the conversation for collection purposes. Transcript: Informant: Okay, so… Continue Reading »