Main Piece: Informant: Throughout my childhood, I’ve been told you’re not supposed to whistle at night. So of course, I didn’t believe them and would whistle at night. One day I was at my grandparents house and my cousin and I were at the window and it was night time. We were bored because there’s… Continue Reading »
Context: The informant is a student currently attending Pierce Community College. He recounts a Korean story told to him by his parents when he was younger and giving his parents a tough time. In the transcript of our conversation, he is identified as S (storyteller) and I am identified as C (collector). continuing from another… Continue Reading »
Context I asked the informant (my mother) to think of any family superstitions other than the most common ones — opening an umbrella indoors, etc. She responded with one I had never encountered before. Main Piece Okay, there was a rule: no whistling allowed inside the house. It was bad luck. And that was passed… Continue Reading »
Interviewer: What is being performed? Informant: Whistling at Night by Rayna Koishikawa Interviewer: What is the background information about the performance? Why do you know or like this piece? Where or who did you learn it from? Informant: My Kumu (hula teacher) told us whistling at night summons night maschess (ghosts of Hawaiian… Continue Reading »
Note: The form of this submission includes the dialogue between the informant and I before the cutoff (as you’ll see if you scroll down), as well as my own thoughts and other notes on the piece after the cutoff. The italics within the dialogue between the informant and I (before the cutoff) is where and what… Continue Reading »