Research

Oct 27, 20214 min read

'Please bring honor to us all!': Ancestral Halls and Southern Fujian

Author: Yixuan Wu Ancestral halls (in Chinese it is either 宗祠 or 祠堂), are monuments for the Han Chinese to worship ancestors. It is also...

Oct 27, 20214 min read

Fairies, magpies, and rice balls: The Qixi festival

Author: Yixuan Wu The Qixi Festival is a traditional Chinese festival that became popular in the Tang and Song dynasties. According to...

Oct 27, 20214 min read

What's the tea? Notes on Hokkien tea culture

Author: Yixuan Wu People living in Southern Fujian have a long history of loving tea. “无茶不成礼” is a common saying among the Chinese, which...

Oct 27, 20214 min read

Mazu of the Orient: Legends, origins, connections

Author: Yixuan Wu Mazu, or 妈祖 (Ma Zu) in Chinese, is an indigenous spirit of the seas worshipped by many East Asian seafarers...

Sep 18, 20208 min read

Mixed Contact Immigrant Languages Are Legitimate Expressions

Author: Dave Ryan Mikhail Go Edited by: Louward Zubiri, Gaby Flores, Hui-Giok Lim, Steffi Chong ACADEMIC Lánnang-uè is a mixed language...