Main Story: The following is transcribed between myself and the informant, from this point forward the informant will be known as TT and I will be MH. TT: Are you familiar with Friday the 13th? MH: Yes, I am. TT: In Vietnam we also have Friday the 13th, but it has a different context then… Continue Reading »
Transcribed from my friend telling me about an event from his childhood memories. There is a festival that happens in Vietnam in the autumn, or mid-fall. It goes according to the lunar calendar, it is on the 15th day of the 8th month, which is usually somewhere between september and october according to the western… Continue Reading »
Main Story: The following is transcribed between myself and the informant, from this point forward the informant will be known as TT and I will be MH. MH: Are there any food specific traditions you and your family or area would partake in? TT: Well, I really am not sure if this is outside of… Continue Reading »
Main story: Transcribed from my friend telling me about an event from his childhood memories. My friend will be referred to as TA and myself as MH. TA: Funerals are a bit different in Vietnam than here. Honestly, it gets a little crazy with the amount of people. But essentially what happens is that when… Continue Reading »
This is a conversation with my friend, identified as C, about Vietnamese New Year. I am identified as IC in this transcription. IC: When is vietnamese new year? What is it called—is there a vietnamese name for it? C: It’s called Tết and takes place on the first day of the first month of the… Continue Reading »