Research

'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...

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...

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...

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...

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...