Korean M183 January 30, 2003 Interview Transcription Interviewer: Robert Chun Interviewee: Mike Ahn Robert: Hi my name is Robert and your...

Steve Pyun UCID#: 302813707 1/29/03 Short Fieldwork Assignment The following is a typed version of my notes from an interview with Lee Young Hun...

January 27, 2003 7:24 P.M. In my dorm room, room temperature but warm and sunny outside. People Present: My two roommates and I I ask one of my ro...

-Can u tell me a little about your background? ·like what do you mean -like where you grew up, how many siblings you have… ·I grew up in the su...

Written notes from the one on one interview of Connie Kim. She recalls her first ch'usok in the countryside as a young child in South Korea. Some deta...

P’yebaek P’yebaek is a ceremony that bride officially invites groom’s parents and relatives to bow. This makes bride a groom’s family offi...

The person that I have interviewed for a Korean family celebration is my Chinese medicine doctor, Mr. Lee. As I regularly go to his clinic to receive...

Kyonge told me about Solnal and the ways she celebrates it now and the way many others celebrate it differently. Solnal, or Korean New Year's is bas...

KL: Why do you like eating Pho? JL: i like eating pho becasue it's good. i like the brown stuff and shiracha sauce. It's like too spicy but you ea...

First progress report of fieldwork project. Description located as uploaded media file: 900733229_fu1.doc...

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Q: How old are you now? A: I am 81 years old. Q: Do you know any kind of pipimp’ap? A: Yes, the hôt jesa p’ap (Andong Pipimp’ap). Q: How ol...

"oshee nalgae": translated literally into english, this means, "clothes are wings." This expression is used when someone who is not that good- looki...

"bae sokae guhjee guishin ee dul ussuh": Translated into english, this means "There is a beggar ghost in my stomach." This expression is used to say...

This is the picture that marked the story my dad told about the soccer match between the quarter master unit and the communications unit. The photo s...

This is a photograph of Heidi Pyun speaking with Nam Chul Baek, a fortune teller or chŏmjaengi. This photograph was taken inside of Mr. Paek's offic...

Q: Can you tell me about the celebration of Chu’sok, or the Harvest Moon Festival? A: From what I know, Chu’sok’s like a Korean Thanksgivin...

INTERVIEWER: Tell me about your background. INTERVIEWEE: My name is Hyun-Jung Lee. I’m Anthropology major. I’m from Korea and I’ve been in Amer...

Q: What pipimp’ap do you know how to make? A: I only know how to make the Jinju pipimp’ap. Q: Where did you learn how to make it? A: I didn’t...

Picture 2 - Kenny and his girlfriend gettin freaky at a Norebang...

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Short Fieldwork Assignment I have collected information about a Korean traditional holiday called “Sol Nal”. I have interviewed my uncle, Yo...

Q: What pipimp’ap do you know how to make? A: I know the regular Seoul Pipimp’ap. Q: Where or how did you learn how to make it? A: I learned to...

Picture 1 - Norebang with my friends having a swell time singing songs...

Se Yong Lee during training....

This is a photograph of the front door of Nam Chul Baek's home and office. This photograph was taken on March 3, 2003....

I was eating lunch with my younger uncle named Kyu-mon Kim and my Grandmother after I had arrived home in Anaheim for the weekend from UCLA. On the r...

Picture 4 - The girls showing us their talented voices...Yea really...

Se Yong Lee during ROTC training....

This is another image of Nam Chul Baek speaking about his work as a fortune teller or chŏmjaengi. This photograph was taken inside of Mr. Baek's off...

I brought the laptop to the interview and typed the conversation in Korean. The translation was added later. 인사 - 인터뷰 해준다�...

Joshua's 1st birthday celebration...

transcribed fieldwork notes...

This is the second fieldwork update. By this time (March 3rd), there have been three interviews (of five) conducted for the final fieldwork project,...

Korean Army Fieldwork Project Interview #1: Robert Roh Una Lee: I’m doing a fieldwork on the kundae or Korean army. Can you please tell me wh...

Field Work Assignment Notes Family Celebration: Tol Context of the fieldwork: This fieldwork was done via a telephone on January 20, 2003. I,...

PIcture 3 - My friends enjoying singing a ballad...even though they can't sing....haha...

H: Can you tell me a little bit about your family, where you were born, how many siblings you have…? M: I was born in CA, grew up in Rowland Height...

"kyuh mooden kae ka ddong mooden kae rul na moo lan da": this expression is translated into English as "A dog with poo smeared on it scolds a dog wit...

Hanna: can u tell me about your background? SAM: I am Korean, but I was born here in the U.S. That means that I lived here all my life. hanna: wher...

Jorge Kim 9:30 H: can u tell me a little bit about your background, where you were born, and about your family? J: I was born in LA in May 11,...

"bae kkob ee bae boda kuda": This means literally, "the belly button is larger than the belly." This expression is used when the cost of having to d...

This is a photograph of the sign on the street corner where Nam Chul Baek's office is located. This photograph was taken on March 3, 2003....

I again was eating lunch, but with my two friends from school, Jiyoung and another friend, at the Koreatown Plaza located in the Koreatown on Western...

Q: What pipimp’ap do you know how to make? A: I know how to make the Dolsot pipimp’ap. Q: Where did you learn how to make it? A: I learned abou...

Picture 5 - My friends acting gay...and advertising their favorite drink...Coca Cola Classic...

H: can u tell me a little bit about your background, like where u were born, and um, M: okay, I was born on April 23rd 1981 in LA, and we were first...

H: Can u tell me a little bit about where you were born, family? B: I was born here in LA, uh, my parents are both from korea they moved here about a...

Data contains the rewritten notes about Tol. I asked Grace Park about how Tol was celebrated...

After eating lunch at my home in Anaheim, on the same day after interviweing Connie Kim, I managed to stick around longer in order to get some informa...

Q: What pipimp’ap do you know how to make? A: First, I know how to make the san namul (mountain-grown vegetable) pipimp’ap. Q: Where did you lea...

"won soongee do namoo aesuh dduluhjilddaeka eet da": Translated into English, this means "There are times when even a monkey falls from a tree." Thi...

ABOUT CONSULTANT: Moon Koo Jeong is a 25 years old Chilean born Korean male, who has been studying and working in the United States for roughly tw...

Q: Besides making up your own kind of pipimp’ap, do you know any other particular varieties of Pipimp’ap to make? A;The one I really know about i...

February 25, 2003 7:00 P.M. In my dorm room, room temperature but cold and dark outside. It was an overcast day. People Present: Hannah Chung and I...

February 25, 2003 5:07 P.M. In my dorm room, room temperature but cold and overcast outside. People Present: My two roommates, Alicia, and I. I a...

February 24, 2003 3:00 P.M. At Mi Hwa Kim’s house, it was an overcast day. People Present: Mi Hwa Kim, her daughter (my friend), and I We begin t...

H: Can u tell me a little bit about your background, like where you were born, when you were born, like talk about your family… J: Okay, my birthda...

This photo was taken during the time that Se Yong Lee spent as an assistant to higher ranking generals of the Korean army. With my father, who is sec...

Korean Army Fieldwork Project Interview #2: Se Yong Lee UL: At the moment, I don’t have one of the consent forms that I need you to fill out,...

My consultant wishes to have her name remain anonymous therefore I have given her the pseudonym Melody Kim. The following is a dialogue based on the...

The consultant says that while her parents told her and she read a lot of folktales when she was growing up, much of them are hard to remember. Howev...

Hwa Jin Kim is exchange studnet from Pusan, South Korea. Her major is civil engineering and her university is in Seoul. Her mother does n...

"ship pal bun": This literally means #18 in korean. It is used in a noraebang setting when one refers to a song that one performs best....

The cover of one of the books in a series of popular "tongwha" books for children. Interestingly, it is not a Korean tale but "Peter Pan," illustrati...

"kae koo ree ka ollchangee juk saengkak mot han da": This means, "The frog forgets his days as a tadpole." This expression is used when someone who...

like can’t read, and they like dduh dum dduh dum and then when its your turn you read really really quick and that’s like 2 minutes and everyone e...

-The consultant first provides me with some general information about “hwangap.” It is a party that is thrown for one’s 60th birthday. When as...

The Interview Takahashi: When do you celebrate New Year? Lee: Korean New year? January First? We have two of them. One is on January First, and...

- “Sǒl Nal” is… Korea’s (Koyu) traditional holiday. (The day when the whole nation celebrates and enjoys. It’s been passed down from man...

Se Yong Lee's ROTC class during junior year at Seoul University in 1973. I searched far and wide trying to find my dad but I couldn't as the photo is...

March 1, 2003 6:00 P.M. At Jessica Chon’s house, the weather that day was sunny, but at the time of the interview, it was starting to get dark. Pe...

I went back to ttoku chibu in Galleria to buy ttoku for the food day in Korean folklore class (2/ 10). It was about 4:40 pm, but the shop was crowded...

"haeka suhjjokaesuh ddu kaetda": This means, "The sun may rise in the West." This expression is used when something very unusual happens. For examp...

When asked to tell me a Korean folktale that was either her favorite or memorable for some reason, the consultant instantly recalled a fairy tale but...

Sophia ChoiV January 26, 2003 KoreanM183 Short Fieldwork Assignment-Dol Context Sylvia Choi and I are sitting at a table near the kitchen wh...

March 2, 2003 9:00 P.M. At Hannah Chung’s house, it was an overcast day, but I interviewed Elizabeth at night. People Present: Elizabeth Kim, Hann...

"holangee do jae malhamyun onda": This literally means, "Even if you speak of the tiger, it will come." This is like the english expression, "speak...

This image is a scan of a form that Nam Chul Baek used to help explain some of the theory behind his work as a chŏmjaengi. The boxes at the top of t...

안 상훈씨는 제 20 전투 비행단에 근무했었다. 그의 부대 이름은 용성대였다. 그는 공군을 자원해고 시험을 봐서...

• How many times do you go to Korean clubs? Maybe once every six months or more. • What are some of the reasons for going? I go to meet girls...

Mr. Lee is being trained. He had to walk through this bridge and it was hung over two mountains. The height was quite scary he said....

- “Sǒl Nal” is the day when families gather to celebrate and enjoy life. - During this day, we learn the importance of family. This is the da...

"Sa kongee manumyun baeka san uroh ollaganda": This means, "if there are many captains, the boat will go up a mountain." This expression is used whe...

H: Can you tell me about your background, where you were born, how many siblings? J: I was born in Korea, and I came here six months after I was born...

"meet bbajeen tokae mool bootkee": This means, "pouring water into a bottomless jar." This expression is used whenever someone is doing something po...

"chagun kochooka maebda" means "a small pepper is spicy." This saying has been transformed into a joke by saying, "chagun kochooka kojada," which me...

Audio transcription from tape during phone interview with Kelly Winslow on 03/03/2003. interviewed in Concord, CA while interviewer is in Sproul Hall...

- “Sǒl Nal” is new years in Korea, It is usually celebrated on 2/1 but in America we celebrate it on 1/1. - “We play games, eat Korean food,...

\"so ilko waeyanggan kochinda\": this means, \"One fixes the cow shed after the cow has escaped.\" This expression is used when someone does somethi...

CONSULTANT INFORMATION: Lee Eun Ju is the manager of a clothing store name Fashion Q in the city of Monterey Park. She was born in Korea but immigra...

Transcription 1 Hi, what is your age, occupation, hobbies? Um, my name is Kim, Hye Gyo, student, and 25 years olds. Where do you go to school...

The consultant chose to tell me the tale of the disobedient frog, which he feels is a very popular Korean folktale because almost everyone he talks to...

This is page 2 of my field notes for Brian and Joyce Paik....

This image is a scan of a form that Nam Chul Baek, a fortune teller or chŏmjaengi, uses while providing his services for clients. As he speaks with...

나: 아빠군대 얘기 좀 해주세요. 처음 훈련받는걸 모라 그래요? 아빠: 처음 훈련은 기초훈련 받는다 그러는데 군...

Audio transcription from tape during interview with Katie Dodge on 02/28/2003. interviewed in a closed room on the third floor of Ackerman Union in U...

"ka nun nal un jang nal ee da": This means that the day you decide to do something for a special occasion is the day you do it poorly, even though yo...

"ee bun aenun naeka ssollkkae": This means, "I'll treat you this time." The verb "sso da" in Korean literally means "to fire," as in to fire a gun....

March 1, 2003 4:00 P.M. At Patricia Choi’s house, it was a sunny day. People Present: Patricia Choi, two of her sons, and I. We begin this interv...

ABOUT CONSULTANT I have met Jennifer through a Chinese Art History seminar a couple quarters ago. Jennifer is an international graduate student i...

KL: Why do you like eating Pho? JC: I like eating pho because it's delicious, filling, and healthy. It's great on a rainy day. KL: On what occasion...

H: how are you today… E: Good H: Um, can you tell me a little bit about your background, like where you were born, family.. E: I was born in on J...

Picture 6 -This is the picture of Alice being tape recorded. Alice is just being her usual self so she was quite fun to interview....

This is Mr. Ahn's ID Card front....

March 14 2003 8:00 P.M. At Young Sook Ahn’s Home, it was a sunny day, but it was pretty dark at the time of the interview. People Present: Young S...

ssangp\'i (double scores)...

This is a photo of one of the army generals my father was an assistant for. His name is Pak He Do and he later went on to be a 4 star army general....

This is my friend michelle holding up her permission slip....

Mr. Lee is getting trained....

Robert Chun Interviewee: Alice Ahn I interviewed Alice Ahn who is 20 years old. She is as student at Santa Barbara Community College. The interv...

Sharon Kim was married in the United States on September 18, 1982. She did not have an elaborate wedding since most of her friends and family members...

My Uncle Cho Hoon Hyun was introduced to Chung Mi Hwa through his cousin. They were married in 1980 at Seoul Olympia Hotel around 11am. Chung Mi Hwa...

-추석은 어떤날 입니까? 추석은 음력 8월 15일로 다른 말로 한가위라고도 부르는데추석때가 되면 농사일도 거의 �...

The consultant was very enthusiastic when asked to share a folktale because she says she finds such stories to be highly interesting. A humorous inci...

"tang gun": This is slang for "of course!" Literally, it means "carrot." The slang comes from the original Korean word "tang yun ha da," which mean...

Transcription #5 Hi, how are you? Hi, how are you? What is your name? Candice Cho. How old are you? 21 years old. So you attend U...

CONSULTANT INFORMATION: My consultant wishes to have her name made anonymous thus I have given her the pseudonym Sammi Kim. Sammi Kim is a professor...

Fieldnotes for Tom and Sandy Lee...

Page 1 of my actual field notes for interview with Hong-Joon Jung. Below is a summary of his wedding event. I interviewed a professor in the UCL...

I was very fortunate to borrow Jennifer Kim’s wedding video however she does not want her video to be reduplicated or publish in the archive. She l...

Mr. Ahn is leaning on the special car that carries the fuel for the planes. He said these cars are worth 130 million won....

Transcription #2 Hi, how are you? Hi, how are you? Well, first of all, please tell me a little bit about yourself. My name is Lee, Hye Jin...

Name: Elley Lee Age: 25 years old Elley came to the United States eight years ago. She is a junior at UCLA, and her major is Asian American stu...

A picture of one of the series of "The Pictorial Korean Folktales." This particular story is that of "Kyonu and Chingnyo" and the cover is a beautifu...

The marriage of Teri was Scott took place in Eastern Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles. They were married around 3 pm. The main part of the wedding...

Informant: (anonymous) Married date: 7/11/1998 Where/When: Seoul, Korea at a church. The TA I talked to was married at the age of 21. Her...

This is Mr. Ahn's ID card back side...

The following are my notes from my interview with Douglas Chun: Douglas, who immigrated to the United States from South Korea in 1975, has had two...

A picture of the fieldworker examining the book "The Pictorial Korean Folktales: The Poor Bellflower," from a popular series of books for children....

Transcription #7 Hi, how are you? Hi, how are you? What is your name? Bae, Mi Kyung. How old are you? Twenty-four. So you’re a...

My notes were taken on paper during and after the interview. I have scanned the hard copy of the notes and have uploaded the more expanded version of...

I have taken the field notes and expanded the conversation notes on word document. It conatins detailed description and notes about their specific we...

Fieldnotes of Sam and Yunmee...

Dr. Steve Kim, professor of Biochemistry at UCLA was married at the age of 22 and his wife was 23. He and his wife were married at Young Nak Church o...

This is a photograph of Nam Chul Baek explaining aspects of his work as a fortune teller or chŏmjaengi. This photograph was taken inside of Mr. Baek...

This is Mr. Lee with his fellow soldier. He does not remember his name. They are in full armor....

Transcription #3 Hi, how are you? What is your name? My name is Eric. Do you have a lot of stories of culture shock? I don’t have too...

Transcription #4. Hi, how are you? Hi, how are you? What is your name? Do I have to tell my name? No, you don’t have to. Ok, then...

Fieldnotes for Jeff Krausz...

Ceremony: Three hours before the wedding, mom (bride) arrives at yesikjang place. There is a bride room where makeup and dress is done (sinbu hwa ch...

This is a picture of Mr. Lee and his mother. They took it at the Seoul University when he came back from one of his 4 week ROTC training. He is in hi...

Mr. Ahn is standing infront of one of the planes he took care of....

This is supposed to be a funny picture. Mr. Ahn wasn't punishing the other soldier. However, such a thing could be scandalous in America....

The following are my notes from my interview with a Korean fortune teller, or chŏmjaengi, Nam Chul Baek: Mr. Baek has been a chŏmjaengi for twent...

Transcription #6 Hi, how are you? Hi, how are you? What is your name? Kim, Hye Kyung. How old are you? Twenty-two. So you are a U...

This is a scan of page 3 of my fieldwork notes taken for Brian and Joyce Paik's interview....

This is a photograph of a chart on the wall of Nam Chul Baek's office. Mr. Baek referred to this chart several times as he spoke to Heidi Pyun about h...

Mr. Lee is infront of a mountain with fellow soldiers, the ROTC members. This is one of the mountains they had training at....

The following are the notes from my interview with a consultant who chose to remain anonymous: This consultant is a Korean female who immigrated to...

Location: Forest Lawn Time: 4:40pm Weather: cloudy Andy Kim’s funeral Andy only came out to Choong Hyun Mission church for two weeks. He...

Se Yong Lee standing in front of the bachelor barracks for officers....

Robert Chun Interviewee: Michelle Lee and Justin Kang I interview Michelle Lee and Justin Kang at Justin’s house. It was Justin’s birthday...

Mr. Lee took a picture alone infront of another mountain. He had to learn how to mountain climb with a rope hanging down from above. This was part o...

This is another picture of him walking through the bridge over the two mountains. this bridge is made out of three ropes, two ropes to hold and one r...

• How many times do you go to Korean clubs? I go about twice a month. • What are some of the reasons for going? I go to hang out with my frie...

Korean Army Fieldwork Project Interview #6: Hyun Jin Hong UL: First of all, can you please state your name? HH: Hong Hyun Jin UL: Where and...

Still ringing out the water~! After Mrs. Kim squeezed for a while, she began to get minor hand cramps from clamping her hands so much!...

To an ignorant person who has never made mandupi in his/her life, the dough you are looking at might look like it's done! But no, I had to keep knead...

March 15, 2003 11:00 A.M. At my house, it was raining outside. People Present: Jung Sook Youn (my mother), and I I ask my mom if I could interview...

playing hwat'u...

Ahh~ what a beautiful shape! One after another, Mrs. Kim\'s mandu looked like a oyster shell, but mine looked nothing like it! That is an example o...

He is climbing up the mountain. There is the instructor in the background....

Mr. Ahn is standing infront of another one of the planes he took care of....

• How many times do you go to Korean clubs? Whenever I have money and have a group of people to go with. • What are some of the reasons for go...

Interviews: A- myself B- Yoon Tae Kim C- Ki Suk Kim D- Min Kyung Kim E- Sung Eun Joo F- Luke Lee G- Robert Lee H- Ron Kim I- Kyong An J- Y...

CONSULTANT INFORMATION: Charlie Young Chung is the owner of a liquor store named Eddie’s Liquor in the city of Bellflower, California. He was born...

Name: Linda Lam Age: 20 Place of Birth: Los Angeles, CA Sex: Female Nationality: Korean American Occupation: UCLA Student Hometown: Los Angeles,...

• How many times do you go to Korean clubs? Twice a month. • What are some of the reasons for going? I to go relieve stress, see my friends o...

playing game...

Suyun Kim is a recent immigrant who just immigrated to the United States about three weeks ago. She is still in the process of assimilating to the Ame...

That is a picture of myself making the flour dough. Believe it or not, it was quite difficult to make the dough, and also quite time-consuming. Whil...

The following are the notes from my interview with consultant Heidi Pyun: Heidi Pyun is a homemaker who immigrated to the United States after marri...

Korean Army Fieldwork Project Interview #4: John Kim UL: First, do you agree to this interview? JK: Sure, I accept. UL: I’m doing this pro...

Mrs. Jung Ja Kim is finally using my dough to make the mandupi (the dumpling wraps). She added that if someone is found to make really thick wraps, t...

Sam: Hi John. I heard you went to a korean club on Saturday. John: Yeah, what about it. Sam: Can I ask you some questions on it? John: Sure. Sam:...

Interview with Janice Lee 2/27/03 11:10 AM Lu Valle Café at UCLA Background information She was born in Ohio. She moved to LA and was raised...

Sam: Can you give me some background information? Hanna: born in LA...moved to diamond bar/ rowland during elementary school Sam: how old are you?...

Soo-min is only six years old. She immigrated to the United States about wo years ago with her parents, she is now going to Wilton Kindergarten and st...

The following are the notes from my interview with Young Hun Lee: When I had initially asked Young Hun if he might have anything to contribute to m...

The following are notes from my interview with Eunice Lee and Susie Park: I conducted a casual interview with these two UCLA students simultaneousl...

Finally we get to enjoy the delicious home-made mandu... after three hours of preparation~! Mrs. Kim to the left and my mother to the right in the...

Ahh, yes the ringing out carries onto this type of Mandu too, we see. However, this time, it was ringing out juice from the Kimchi. This, according...

Interview with Paul S. Kim 2/27/03 1:10 PM In front of Powell Library at UCLA Background information He was born in Los Angeles, California. H...

Interview with Kiriko Takahashi (myself) 3/14/03 5:00 PM 505 Gayley Ave. LA. In front of Computer When did you come to the U.S.? I came here A...

Name: Terry Kim Age: 21 Place of Birth: Seoul, South Korea Sex: Male Nationality: Korean American Occupation: Student @ UCLA Hometown: La Canada...

Name: Sue Jin Kim Age: 20 Place of Birth: San Diego, CA Sex: Female Nationality: Korean American Occupation: UCLA Student Hometown: San Diego, C...

Se Yong Lee with some army buddies during ROTC training. He proudly added that he was carrying the heaviest rifle that was only given to strong soldi...

Picture of the Quarter Master Soccer Team following their match against the Communications division wearing their uniforms. If you look closely, you...

This shows Mrs. Kim squeezing the water and juice out from the cabbage. They said that if one doesn't ring out the juice well enough, the flour cover...

See the nice, thin slices? She even made the shape into perfect circles by cutting them out with a cup....

Finally, the mandu making begins! Mrs. Kim said that she has been making mandu since she was thirteen years old, due to the fact that she is the olde...

Picture of Doug right before the interview at UCLA, Akerman....

Korean Army Fieldwork Project Interview #5: Tae Ho Chung UL: First of all, can you please state your name. TC: Chung Tae Ho. UL: When and wh...

My informant wishes to have is name remain anonymous therefore I have given him the pseudonym Jason Pae. The following information is a summary of ou...

A nice array of Mrs. Kim's mandu. Yum~!...

서 종욱씨는 한국에 오사단 열쇠부대 988포병대 출신이다. 1996년도서 1998년도까지 군대에 있었다. 오사단은 특수...

interview with Doug at UCLA...

This is all the ingredients that were 1)mushed, 2)rung out of its moisture, 3)diced, and 4)chopped to be used as the inner filling of the second mandu...

Interview with Eunice Lee 3/14/03 11:00 AM In front of Powell Library Background information She was born in Garden Grove, California. She goe...

picture of Cathy before the interview...

picture of Daniel right before the interview...

picture of Christine right before the interview...

I went over to Eunmi Kim’s house to interview in her special ways of making dduk bok yi. Eunmi is a house- wife who immigrated to the United States...

Name: Cindy Cho Age: 28 Place of Birth: Seoul, Korea Sex: Female Nationality: Korean American Occupation: Community Organizer at the Korean Immig...

Suyun Kim is a student who came to the United States to study English so therefore, Suyun knew a lot of places in Korea that made delicious dduk bok y...

This is a picture of my mother and Mrs. Jung Ja Kim preparing the ingredients for making mandu. While they were cutting, both of them were commenting...

Now onto the second type of mandu~! The traditional "Kimchi Mandu," the more preferred one for myself, personally. ^^ This mandu required more ingre...

KL: My name is Kristy and I’m doing a project on Pho restaurant in Koreatown. I want to ask you why did you decide to open a Pho Restaurant in Korea...

Name: Gerald Kwon Age: 20 Place of Birth: Los Angeles, CA Sex: Male Nationality: Korean American Occupation: UCLA Student Hometown: La Canada, C...

Kathleen's ideal small, flip phone...

Mrs. Kim said that it is better to cook mandu on a thin layer of cloth so that the mandupi (the flour wrap) will not stick to the pot. In some rare o...

김 홍준 집사님은 2군단 공병여단 110대대에 계셨다. 신체검사를 겨우 턱걸이로 pass하셨다. 고향에 가서 신체검�...

Name: George Yoon Age: 18 Place of Birth: Anaheim, CA Sex: Male Nationality: Korean American Occupation: UCLA Student Hometown: Walnut, CA Plac...

Yvonne Choe...

The second type of mandu, Kimchi Mandu, were of different shape than the first kind. These, according to my mother, were much easier to shape than th...

Finally my father, who was intent on taking pictures and resisting the mouth-watering aroma of the mandu being made, gets to try the kimchi mandu. He...

Sam: Hi. How are you doing? Jennie: I’m doing fine. Thank you. Sam: Can I ask you some questions? Jennie: Sure buddy. What is it about? Sam:...

Which club in K-town do you work at? Bobos How is the club there? It’s about the right size. Not too big like Noblesses and not too small like...

Sam: Hey Peter, I talked to John about Saturday and he said that you guys went clubbing. Peter: Yeah, I don’t like going that much but John got all...

KL: My name is Kristy and I’m doing a project on Pho restaurants in Koreatown. I want to ask you why did you decide to open a Pho Restaurant in Kore...

Sam: Hello. Can I ask you some questions? Susie: Of course. Sam: Have you ever gone to a Korean club? Susie: Yes. Sam: How many times have you go...

I interviewed Woo-young as to the reasons why he enjoys dduk bok yi. Woo young is the husband of Eunmi who also immigrated to the United Sates about t...

Uploaded is the transcription of Dave Park's interview on Chaesa Transcription: David Park Statistical programmer for a biotech company. 3...

Korean Army Fieldwork Project Interview #3: Young Kim Although this interview was conducted over a tape recorder, I didn’t realize until...

Name: Gloria Han Age: 20 Place of Birth: Long Beach, CA Sex: Female Nationality: Korean American Occupation: UCLA Student Hometown: Cerritos, CA...

Name: Kathleen Kim Age: 20 Place of Birth: San Jose, CA Sex: Female Nationality: Korean American Occupation: UCLA Student Hometown: San Francisc...

Name: Chris Chung Age: 22 Place of Birth: Garden Grove, CA Sex: Male Nationality: Korean American Occupation: UCLA Student Hometown: Fullerton,...

Summary of Interview with Hye Young Kim about Sol Nal....

Eun-mi Kim added dduk and oh daeng in the pot....

CONSULTANT INFORMATION: Master Hyung Sun Kim is the US International Head Coach and an International Referee for the martial art of Taekwondo. He wa...

Name: Natasha Lee Age: 20 Place of Birth: Los Angeles, CA Sex: Female Nationality: Korean American Occupation: UCLA Student Hometown: Los Angele...

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Sam: How are you doing? Consultant: I’m fine. Sam: Can I ask you some questions? Consultant: Yeah. Sam: Have you ever to a Korean Club? Consult...

The first step...

Eunmi Kim added fish cake and all the other ingredients and mixing together....

Eunmi Kim's finished dduk bok yi all ready to eat!...

Pho 2000 picture menu....

"Man.. I knew Andy from like 6th grade. It's so surreal . I t feels like a dream. I just remember his smile. He was always smiling. I'm just glad he...

Susan added red bean paste and olive oil in the pan....

Front side of Pho LA restaurant in Koreatown....

Kyung Soon is my 막내고모, the younger sister of my father. My aunt told me that when her mother-in-law makes mandu, she does not make the flour...

Q: Why do you go to Korean cafes? A: to hang out with friends, sometimes to eat. Most cafes have the best tong dalk and to drink and I don’t smo...

Kevin and Susan eating dduk bok yi and soon dae together.....

Kevin Lee came to the United States about seven to eight years ago and he is very well settle down in the United States. He is an acupuncture who stud...

After putting mul yut in dduk bok yi...Yummy, ready to eat!!...

Jenny Shin: Jenny said that her family does not really make mandu at home too often. She and her children do not like food containing flour too much...

Location: Church Office Time: 6:30 pm Weather: clear night Small groups Small groups seems to be an important part of the church. It divid...

A lot of the guys and some of the girls in grace chapel have nick names. They derive from many places such as movies or celebrities, or from something...

Collector (C) 기억에 남는 가족행사에 대한 인터뷰거든. Informant (I) 응. (C) 어떤 행사였어? (I) 제사. (C) 제사...

This is the picture of the ingredients that Eunmi Kim is usually in her recipe for making dduk bok yi for her family....

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At Hwa San Ji Hwa San Ji is a Korean traditional tearoom. The interior of the tearoom is tradtional Korean style. Even the waitresses are wearing H...

Interview with Edward Rhee: February 26, 2003, 3 PM: Powell Library. Born: December 18, 1981 in Van Nuys, California. Resides at: 660 Veteran Ave...

Photo of Bob waiting for the right moment to dance. A student spectator watches as the drummings begins in the parking lot....

Eunmi Kim adding the ramen into dduk bok yi....

The second step, slicing fish cake and vegetables....

Q: Why do you go to Korean cafes? A: To drink… Q: Why do you want to drink? A: I guess cause I only socialize with mostly Korean people, caus...

Kc: \" I love Praise. I love being part of the praise band. I\'ve always wanted to be in a band and now I am in one and at the same time, I am worship...

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There are 5 officers in Grace Chapel. They each have different ministries and jobs to do, such as Praise, prayer, fellowship, evangelism. They have...

Their shaved ice includes ttoku....

Picture of "typical LA gimbab" with odeng instead of meat....

현석아~ 오~ 구자만!! 구자만이라고 좀 하지 마라. 그게 언제적 별명이냐. 고등학교 때 니 이름이 구자만이었잖�...

시작한다. 뭐야, 인터뷰라면서 사람얼굴을 보고 해야지, 키보드만 볼꺼냐? 이거 적어야 된단말이다. 천천히 얘�...

Susan is a student at UCLA and she has been in the States for about 8 years. Susan loves dduk bok yi because of the spiciness. She likes everything th...

Jessica Lee is a third grader in Third Street Elementary. Although she was born in the United States, she said her favorite food is Kim Chee jji gae a...

The Korean life cycle event I will be presenting is Chaesa (the anniversary of death celebration). My informant is a very close high school friend na...

Interviewer Jenna Ju and her interviwee Eunmi Kim while stirring the dduk bok yi....

Eunmi Kim is putting ramen into a separate pot to boil the noodle....

The first step of Susan's recipe, just dduk and olive oil....

Chee-woo Lee works as a environmental consultant and mainly he was raised in San Diego, California. I interviewed Chee-woo if he eats dduk bok yi ofte...

KL: How does Pho compare with Korean noodle soup? HP: I think the difference between them was that Pho has more a flavorful soup than Korean noodles....

Yun Hee Kim: Mrs. Kim is also the wife of my father’s friend, Mr. Young Il Kim. She also attends our church. She said her husband’s extended fa...

Yoon Jung is the fiancée of my cousin in Korea. They are getting married in September and thus both are busy preparing for their wedding and marriag...

"Yeah dude, small groups is cool. My leader is Kelvin. He's kind of old, but he's so cool. He drives a porsche and he is an ear doctor, but he's still...

The red bean paste with the ingredients going into dduk bok yi by Eun mi Kim....

I must have eaten Pho since my childhood. I love any kind of noodles, as long as it’s not plain rice then it’s fine. Fortunately, I was born in a...

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Scanned image of the menu from Jongro Gimbab. (back)...

Collector: Can you please tell me your age and how old you were when you came to the U.S.? Anonymous: I am 21 years old and I came to the United Stat...

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This interview is about Sol Nal and the traditions of the family. This consultant's memory of Sol Nal involves the big family, food, and games. Reg...

38 years old Immigrated from Korea in 1974 at age10 Two sons, age 12 and 3 Oldest daughter with three younger brothers Date: March 8, 2003 I:...

Jeena Han is my sister’s godmother who attends the same church as my family and I. She told me that she has a special recipe that she invented hers...

Q: Why do you go to Korean cafes? A: to meet friends Q: to do what? A: drink, eat, talk Q: Talk about what? A: hmm…i dono…about our lives Q:...

Sam: Hi. Can I ask you some questions for my class? Charles: Yeah. Sure you can. Go for it. Sam: Okay. Have you every been to a Korean club? Ch...

I got information about the ttoku chibu on Vermont and seventh from my boy friend’s mother, Diana Zhao. She is in China right now. My boy friend (Da...

Lethargy(Interviewer) says: 안녕하세요! lethargy says: 으허허허허허허 ???? ??? ??(Consultant) says: 네 ???? ??? ?? says: 으흐 l...

Interview with Danny Dokko: February 15, 2003, 8 PM: Starbucks. Born: September 29, 1981 in Pasadena, California. Resides at: 110 W. 39th St. Ap...

Ingredients: Flour 2 Eggs beef pork kimchi hard tofu suk ju na mul First, it’s important to make the flour pan covering of the dumplings....

Q: Why do you go to Korean cafes? A: to meet up people Q: with who? A: friends, mi ting, etc.. Q: what is mi ting? A: when a friend hooks yo...

Family Dinner is held after service once a month. After service everyone heads over to church office, which is about 5 minutes away by car. Once there...

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random pic - friends acting like tae kwon do practitioners when they are not...

This ttoku is for special order. In Jul mi and Song Pyong....

Q: Why do you go to Korean cafes? A: to socialize and get drunk. Q: Who do you socialize and get drunk with? A: My friends, and…/or my girlfr...

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another random pic of friends acting like practitioners when they are not...

She said that she does not like ttoku, and usually doesn’t eat it. However, there is an exceptional ttoku chibu for her on Vermont and Seventh. At t...

??..?? ??? ?!(Consultant) says: 구자!! ??..?? ??? ?! says: 나 인나자마자 컴질 lethargy(Interviewer) says: 으흐흐흐흐 lethargy say...

Scanned image of the menu from Jongro Gimbab (front)...

Collector: How old are you and how old were you when you came to the U.S.? Anonymous: 32 years old. I was born in the United States. Collector: Ap...

Interview with Haejin Han: February 20, 2003, 2:30 PM: Treetop at Ackerman Union. Born: February 3, 1982 in Kumi, Korea. Immigrated to the U.S. in...

32 years old Immigrated to America from Korea in 1977 at age 7 One daughter, 17 months Oldest daughter, one sister, one brother Date: February...

How often do you go clubbing? Nowadays, I haven’t really been for two months. The last time I went was about two weeks ago though. Who do you...

Q: Why do you go to Korean cafes? A: It’s a good place for when you want to go out and drink. Q: Why? A: It’s just a good environment… Q...

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Q: Why do you go to Korean cafes? A: just to..uh..be with my friends…to socialize I guess. Mostly just to get together with friends. Q: What...

At USA Golf Range in Orange County, Westminster....

Picture of Modeum Gimbab....

Collector: Can you please tell me your age and when you came to the U.S.? Anonymous: I am 35 years old and I came to the U.S. when I was 29 years old...

Interview with Kyong Ran Kim: February 16, 2003, 3 PM: Residence. Born: December 28, 1952 in Seoul, Korea. Immigrated to the U.S. in March 1987....

The consultant says that the folktale she always recalls instantly when asked to share one is the well-known tale of “Hungbu and Norbu.” What fol...

I asked the same questions to all my consultants and tried to reproduced their answers as closely as I could. Min Kyung was very nice in waiting for m...

Korean soybean sprout...

Photo of the more official start of the Chisin Palpki tradition with all the schools partcipating present. Sonsaengnim leads in the middle of the cir...

Photo of Changwu, the sonsaengnim for p'ungmul(at UCLA) and his wife. This is taken in the Shims parking lot early in the morning in Koreatown....

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Lethargy(Interviewer) says: 묘진아. First in last out(Consultant) says: 가스나~ lethargy says: 으흐흐흐흐흐흐흐흐 First in last o...

The ttoku was sweeter, more sticky and more colorful....

어이, 윤석~~ 어이, 자민~~ 연주회는 잘 했어? 그럼. 악장님 수고했어. 근데 이번에 뭐했어? 라흐마니노프 피아...

자, 인터뷰 시작할께. 쑥스럽게.. 빨리 해치우자. 먼저 인터뷰 해도 된다는 허락을 지면상에 표시해야된거든. 되...

Collector: Could you please tell me your current age and how old your were when you came to the U.S.? Interviewee: I am fifty. I was thirty-eight ye...

Collector: Can you please tell me your age and when you came to the U.S.? Anonymous: I am 22 years of age and I was born in the United States. Colle...

Interview with Robin Ko: February 22, 2003, 10:00 PM: Coffee Shop. Born: November 19, 1981 in Los Angeles, California Resides at: 7370 Chantilly...

The uploaded media file is a transcription of Rosie Kim's interview on her family's regular and formal observance of Chaesa. This transcription was d...

Interview with Dorthy Sun Kwen 2/21/03 1:10 PM At Lu Valle Café on UCLA campus Kiriko Takahashi: When did you come to the U.S. Dorthy Sun Kwe...

Interview – Eric Hernandez, practitioner at Glendale Tae Kwon Do Me: Hi Eric. Can you tell me a little about yourself? Eric: Sure. I am 18 y...

Attempted to interview with an ashasi at a home furnishing store in Koreatown but he didn't really listen to my questions and kept repeating the same...

picture of 호떡...

Kal bi, used to adorn pibimbap...

First interview with Doug at ULCA...

This interview was a bit different because the consultant was born in the US and speaks mostly English. She was married to a caucasian person and is n...

Interview with an owner of ttoku chibu on the Vermont Blv. O: This rice (song Pyong) is for the lunar calender Harvest moon festival, Thanks givin...

How often do you go clubbing? I’ve only been clubbing once. Not much of a big “clubber” Who do you go with? The one time I went, I went wit...

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오빠~ *^^* 하이 자민.. 정말 오랜만인걸.. 그러게요. 오빠 잘 지내고 계시죠? 회사 다니기 싫은거 빼고 잘 지내지...

I(Interviewer): 엄마, 지금부터 하는 얘기는 이제 다 노트북으로 저장되는거야. C(Consultant): 알았어. I: 우선 엄...

She migrated to the United States five years ago. She lives on the cross of Sawtell and Santa Monica Blv. and majoring in Chemistry. Her family lives...

I(Interviewer): 시작한다. C(Consultant): 응. I: 이건 어디까지나 기록을 위한거니까, 당연하다 싶은 것도 다 질문�...

I(Interviewer): 지금부터 시작이다. C(Consultant): 응. I: 지금부터 얘기하는거 다 입력되는거니까 언어순화에도 �...

The waiter at that time was waiting around our table because it was a slow night. I asked him a couple questions about his job. The first thing I as...

Picture of Cheese Gimbab...

Picture of Modeum & Cheese gimbab with ramyun...

Collector: Can you please tell me your age and when you came to the United States? Interviewee: I am 50 years old and I came here 12 years ago. Col...

Notes taken by Jodi Kohlmeyer during phone interview with Contact on 02/20/2003. interviewed in Queens, NY while interviewer is in Sproul Hall Univer...

I (Interviewer): 인제 슬슬 인터뷰도 시작하자. C (Consultant): 먹으면서? I: 응. 싫으냐? C: 아니. 라면 좀 먼저 �...

This is the inside of Le Prive. This is one of the booths that me and my friends sat in. It shows how the setup of the table looks like....

I took photoes of ttoku for Paebake in Min Sok chon...

The way to enjoy ttoku at home...

김세~ *^^* 오랜만~ 그렇게 부르지 마라. 그리고 이제 존대말하라고 하지 않았냐, 내가? 존대말은 무슨.. 언제는 �...

At Galleria “Ho Won Dang” – Jong hunn said that the shop's name was written in Chinese originally, and did not know the meaning. The symbol o...

Interview with Steve Lee: March 2, 2003, 7 PM: Church. Born: September 30, 1980 in Los Angeles, California Resides at: 1170 Medford Rd. Pasadena...

This is a picture of Michelle Oak with her daughter, Faith....

Audio transcription and time summary from tape during phone interview with Contact on 02/20/2003. interviewed in Queens, NY while interviewer is in S...

Diana Luu 502849852 Korean Folklore M183 Short Fieldwork Assignment A: Diana B: Name kept anonymous (Recorded in a mini au...

The following uploaded word doc file is a transcription of the Chaesa interview with Jennifer Hur. It will be stated that the transcription was proce...

This is a picture of Yun Tae Kim (left), Woo Sung Joun (middle), Sang Min Seo (right)....

1) 자기소개? 이름은 민 수 진이고 고려대학교 2학년에 재학중이며 한학기 휴학하고 잠시 미국에 놀러 왔다. 2)...

Interview with Julie Cho: February 15, 2003, 8:30 PM: Starbucks. Born: December 16, 1980 in Seoul, Korea Immigrated to the U.S. in February 1984...

Interview with James An: February 23, 2003, 6:30 PM: Church. Born: April 6, 1980 in Glendale, California. Resides at: 3049 Montrose Ave. #44 La...

Interview with Albert Han: March 2, 2003, 6:30 PM: Church Born: May 9, 1981 in Los Angeles, California. Resides at: 6750 El Colegio Rd #137 Gole...

Transcprition of audio interview. Interviewed Hellen Lee, 1.5 generation Korean aout a recent New Years (sonal) celebration. Interview date was 01/2...

The consultant first asks if I am familiar with the famous Emile Bell in Korea. (I had actually learned about this particular bell in a lesson on nat...

How often do you go clubbing? It really depends. In high school, during breaks, sometimes I would go everyday --for the fun of dancing, drinking, etc...

This interview varied a lot from questions like When do you start feeding your child solids, What do you feed the baby, How do you take care of yourse...

This is a picture of Giwon Kim....

The consultant says that his favorite Korean folktale is a very humorous one. What follows is a translation of the story he told from Korean to Engli...

Robert Chun #103126416 Interviewee: John Park Note Transcription March 3, 2003 John Park – Age 24 born in 1979 The interview was taken at Y...

The following is the transcription of my interview with one of my roommates, Tricia Whang, regarding the traditional Korean ritual, p’yebaek. The i...

Interview with Dorthy Sun Kwen 2/21/03 1:10 PM At Lu Valle Café on UCLA campus Kiriko Takahashi: When did you come to the U.S. Dorthy Sun Kwe...

Diana Luu 502849852 Fieldwork interview #3 Korean Folklore M183 Plastic Surgery A: Diana B: Sunny Park...

Diana Luu 502849852 Fieldwork Interview...

Same format as the rest of the field data. Question and answer. This is the shortest one because it was very hard to write truthful information since...

Journal of Chisin Palpki (personal journal as a participant myself--Tara Peters) Met at lot 6 turn-around 8am. Only 6-7 people. Went to K-town, Ve...

KL: Why do you like eating Pho? SM: I like eating Pho because it tastes good. The soup is really flavorful and I like how you can add more shirada,...

Tol is very important family celebration in Korea just as other countries. Compare to Baekil, Tol is much big, sophisticated celebration with more pe...

notes taken by Jodi Kohlmeyer interviewing Katie Dodge on 02/28/2003. interviewed in a closed room on the third floor of Ackerman Union in University...

notes taken by Jodi Kohlmeyer interviewing Kelly Winslow on 02/28/2003. interviewed in Concord, CA while interviewer is in Sproul Hall University of...

After lunch, I decided to ask our jondosanim (JDN) about his life as an international student so I used the same format as I used when I interviewd al...

Interview with Rolean Hee Jae Lee 2/25/03 3:15 PM Outside of Powell Library on UCLA campus Kiriko Takahashi: When did you come to the U.S.? Rol...

Pibimbap, with rice on side, not underneath...

How old were you when you got the eyelid surgery done? - I was 15. Where did you get the surgery done? - In LA. I flew down here. I got it done a...

Robert Chun #103126416 Interviewee: Tae Jung Kim Marrch 7, 2003 The interview was taken at Y2k Norebang on 6th and Serranno. Kim Tae Jung is a...

The uploaded file is the transcription of the interview with Andy Cho on his thoughts of Chaesa. Transcription: Andy Cho 35, born 1967, born...

This data collection took place at the same table as my other consultants Yun Tae Kim and Sang Min Seo. Woo Sung's answers were very short and concise...

1) 손님의 연령층과 계층은? 다양한 연령층이며 외국인 손님들도 많다. 처음 시작할 때는 나이 많으신 분들이 �...

Final product, ready to eat...

Photo of Surki Kim, president of Hanoolim. This was taken early in the day around 10:00am before the Chisin Palpki began. She waits around and eats...

These flyers were passed out to store owners and spectators of Chisin Palpki in Koreatown. There was also a Korean version and a Spanish version....

Photo of UCLA Hanoolim members as they prepare to start Chisin Palpki in the parking lot of Shims (off of Olympic in K-town). The costumes and drums...

Interview with Mrs. Kim, Kyung-hee and her grandchildren at Orange County, Fullerton...

Kevin Chon Prof. Tangherlini Sol nal K: So Jason what do you remember about sol nal. J:MMM I haven’t done it in awhile, but the last time I...

Diana Luu 502849852 Fieldwork interview #4 Korean Folklore M183 Plastic Surgery A: Diana B: Ju Lee...

1) 자기소개? 김선영, 20, female 2) 자주 먹는 길거리 음식? ice cream, coffee, smoothe, banana & other variety of frui...

picture of 붕어빵 location...

Kay Suk slicing zucchini...

Korean Mushroom...

Photo of Bob securing the traditional Korean hat for dancing with th drummers. This is taken at about 11:30am located at a parking lot off of Vermont...

Summary of interview with Irene Lee who had witnessed the p'ungmul players come through the business a few weeks before. It thought it was funny be...

Interview with Ann Yi (age 22) How old were you when you got the surgery done? I was 19 at the time. Where did you get it done? I got it done...

Diana Luu 502849852 Fieldwork interview #2 Korean Folklore M183 Plastic Surgery A: Diana B: Esther K...

Collecting this data from Sang Min was very easy going because he is my own age and it was like just having a conversation. The format is question an...

The Questions and answers to Ms. Yun Chae Lee 3/14/03 I interviewed her through emails with the help from Rolean Lee. 1. What is her name, the...

Bibimbap Ingredients-Yvonne Choe...

Pibimbap, "cafeteria style"...

Photo of drummers facing the businesses in their first set together (all the schools). Changwu (UCLA) sunsaengnim leads....

Here I wrote the questions that I asked my consultant and wrote the answers that she gave me. The format is question and answer all the way. Consulta...

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Chisin Palpki song lyrics posted on the Hanoolim board on the HOL website (www.uclahol.com) Jishinbalgi Songs and Jang dan « Thread started on:...

Photo taken at the end of the day outside the metro station. Final Chisin Palpki playing begins with everyone involved....

Bob in action with his traditional hat. He first places him self away from the Chisin Palpki circle and eventually ends up in the middle....

Photo of April, Surki, and then Mark rounding the corner inside Shims market. April and Surki play changol while Mark is playing puk....

1) 먹어본 길거리 음식 초등학교 (60년대 ) : 알사탕, 번데기, 아스께끼( 동그랗고 달걀 모양으로 딱딱한 아이스크�...

picture of 호떡 location...

Meat cooking in frying pan, Yvonne stirring...

Final product...

She did not want to be tape recorded so I interviewed other person named, Donghwee Park who was in present with her. He thinks that most Korean peopl...

*translated from Korean* Jennifer: May I have your full name? Bong Ja: Bong Ja Chon. Jennifer: Where were you born? Bong Ja: Dan-Chŏn in North Ko...

Very fun and informative interview with Chong Kim, and owner of a ddok ch'ip (13 years) and supporter of Chisin Palpki. His wife and him had prepared...

Summary of discussion one week after Chisin Palpki. Attended p'ungmul practice and Changwu began to talk and ask us about Chisin Palpki. Many comm...

Interview with April (HOL member) T: Tara A: April C: Chongwon S: Sam T: Hello, what's your name? A: April. T: April, what are you do...

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Photo taken inside Shims market in Koreatown. Kahi, the student director of p'ungmul rounds the corner of the market with everyone following and play...

Photo of meeting spot for all of the Chisin Palpki participants, including students from UCSB and UCI. Everyone mingles together while more people sh...

72 year old Yong Chon discusses the importance of this Korean tradition Collector: Paul S. Kim Consultant: Chon Yong Chin, Age: 72, Gender: Fema...

Do you work every night? Most of the times every night. Usually I get Tuesday’s off, but if I get many calls from customers, I go in. How many �...

Interview with Bob (HOL 5th year member) Very informative. T: Bob, why aren't you doing it this year? B: I probably will because other people for...

Photo at our last stop where all participants came together once again to play a final time together and close the day of Chisin Palpki....

KL: Why do you like eating Pho? TK: Pho has its own unique taste that only its ingredients can bring out. It's an interesting type of soup with noodl...

Interview with Anne Song (age 19) How old were you when you got the surgery done? I was 18. Why did you get the surgery? I got it because my m...

Diana Luu 502849852 Fieldwork interview #5 Korean Folklore M183 Plastic Surgery A: Diana B: Lisa Yi A: Hi Lisa. I...

He thinks Noraebang helps to create warm friendly mood for family unit. It helps to ease stress by singing aloud for social relations. And between t...

Photo of April and Mark taken before the start of Chisin Palpki. They prepare for the long day with a cigarette early in the morning....

Photo of the Chisin Palpki participants lined up and ready to start at about 10:30am. Changwu, the p'ungmul sonsaengnim, speaks to them first....

• How many times do you go to Korean clubs? About once a week • What are some of the reasons for going? I go to dance, to drink, meet guys an...

Jennifer: Alright, now your turn david! David: ok Jennifer: full name please David: david kim Jennifer: Where were you born? David: I was born in...

Interview with Helen Han (rice cake store owner in Koreatown) T: Hello, what is your name? H: My name is Helen Han. T: Helen Han, oh, is thi...

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Interview with Beck Park (age 19) How old were you when you got the surgery done? I got it done when I was 18. Where did you get it done? I go...

Diana Luu 502849852 Fieldwork interview #6 Korean Fieldwork M183 Plastic Surgery A: Diana B: Myung A:...

He thinks the reason why variety of 'Bang' culture in Korea has formed is because of lack of space to engage social life due to the high density of po...

22 year old Sharon Kim discusses the gradual decline of this Korean tradition Collector: Paul S. Kim Consultant: Sharon Kim, Age: 22, Gender: Fe...

S Kim who is a good friend of mine helped my short field work exercise. I showed the list of Korean rituals that professor Tangherlini introduced duri...

*everything is translated from Korean* Jennifer: May I have your full name please? Mrs. Kim: Sook Ja Kim Jennifer: Where were you born? Mrs. Kim:...

Tape transcription of the interview I : 민속학 공부하는 학생인데요, 붕어빵에 대해서 간단히 여쭤볼께요, 붕어빵 하신�...

70 year old Jung Chun discusses the importance of this Korean tradition Collector: Paul S. Kim Consultant: Jung Ok Chon, Age: 70, Gender: Female...

There is a lot of 'Bangs' in Korea, such as Noraebang, Jimjilbang, PCbang, and Room Solon. Among these 'bangs,' Noraebang is the place that he usuall...

March, 12th 2003 At “min sok chon ttoku chibu” with Anna Lee, lady who was working there and David Zhao “Mujigetta” –Rainbow riceca...

Jennifer: Full name please. Andrew: Andrew Pak Jennifer: Where were you born? Andrew: Seoul, Korea. Jennifer: When did you move to United States?...

Good thing about Noraebang is that I can have my own space for privacy. I prefer Noraebang than the huge Karaoke, because it is much cheaper and more...

Name: Paul S. Kim Consultant Name: Albert Kim, Age: 29, Gender: Male PSK: Can you describe an experience where you had a “son bae” or “hubae...

She talks about Jimjilbang, Noraebang, and Videobang. She went to Jimjilbang with her mother. Her first impression was good with clean and nice atmo...

Jennifer: mkay full name please Joon: lol wuts going on? i'm confused Jennifer): this is the interview nucka Joon for what? Jennifer: oh my gosh....

He talks about his own experience about 'Bang' culture. It has been more than a decade that Noraebang became very popular to Korean people. He is ve...

Picture of Janice Oh Consultant: Janice Oh, Age: 21, Gender: Female PSK: Can you describe an experience where you had a “sonbae” or “hub...

Mariage Story #2 Jeff + Jina Krausz – divorced/ 0 children Background: Jeff-25 when married. Good English/ No Korean Grew up in California-...

She is too shy to be tape recorded, so another person named, Jaeshik Chang anticipated the interview. He talks about Noraebang. He went back to Kore...

He does not go to 'Bangs' that often, but he has experienced Noraebang, videobang, and PCbang. He thinks that these 'Bangs' help people socializing....

Jennifer: mkay can i have your full name tom? Tom: tom jeong hun kim Jennifer: where were you born? Tom: Korea. Jennifer: when did you come to the...

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Marriage Story #4 David + Jane Lee (Both grew up in Argentina, South America? Knew each other when little and separated when older -no parents...

Collector: Paul S. Kim Consultant: Kyung Chon, Age: 47, Gender: Female PSK: Can you describe an experience where you had a “sonbae” or “hub...

Collector: Paul S. Kim Consultant: Irene Kang, Age: 21, Gender: Female PSK: Can you describe an experience where you had a “sonbae” or “hub...

Jennifer: mkay first may i have your full name Eul: eul kim Jennifer: and where were you born? Eul: motherland Korea. Jennifer: when did you come...

Collector: Paul S. Kim Consultant: Heung Soo Kim, Age: 51, Gender:Male PSK: Can you describe an experience where you had a “sonbae” or “hub...

At Han nam chain. Kal ttoku We saw two different kind of Kal ttoku. White Kal ttoku and brown kal ttoku. Anna even never saw the brown kalttoku,...

Marriage Story #1 2 pple Sam Song + Yunmee Song –Married/ 2 Children Background: Sam Song-> came from Korea (S.) U.S> when he was 24. Grew...

Interview – Master Kim of Glendale Tae Kwon Do Me: Master Kim, how long have you been practicing and teaching Tae Kwon Do? Master: I have been...

Yun Hee has been in the United States for 5 years. She is from Kyong san do in South Korea. Her house is in Korean town and major in chemistry. She a...

Interview with Vince Short intro. to Chisin Palpki T: Tara Peters (interviewer) V: Vince (intervewee) T: Hello, what's your name? v: Hi, my...

Interview with Mark (2-year HOL member) T: So, Mark what's your motivation for coming this early? M: Let me think, uh I guess dedication. T: Why...

Marriage Story #3 Tom + Sandy – married/ 2 girls Both during mid 20’s/late 30’s Tom- grew up in San Diego, currently a math teacher @ middl...

Chisin Palpki closing fieldwork notes: Stopped near metro...big circle....people with kkwaenkwaris in the middle of the circle dancing. Kahi pull...

Interview with HOL president: Surki Kim T: Tara S: Surki T: How many times have you done Chisin Palpki? S: I don't know, it's been so l...

• How many times do you go to Korean clubs? 두달에 한번쯤가. • What are some of the reasons for going? 스트레스 풀수있고 여�...

Interview – Brandon Johnson, practitioner at Hwoarang Tae Kwon Do Me: Hello Brandon, can you tell me a little about yourself? Brandon: Sure....

"Baek Il" – 100 Days Q: Hello Grandmother, can you tell me about Baek Il? A: Sure! Baek Il, unlike a birthday that is celebrated annually is...

Interview – Master Han of Hwoarang Tae Kwon Do Me: Hello Master Han. Can you tell me about yourself? Master Han: Well, I have been practicing...

Interview #1 – James An, practitioner at Glendale Tae Kwon Do. Me: James, can you tell me a little about yourself please? James: Sure, I was...

Interview – Julie Cho, practitioner at Hwoarang Tae Kwon Do Me: Hello Julie, can you tell me a little about yourself please? Julie: Sure. I a...

Interview – David Roh, practioner at Glendale Tae Kwon Do. Me: Hello David. Can you tell me a little about yourself? David: Sure. I am twent...

a picture of a banana being thrown...

- two types: (1) universal New Year’s on January first; (2) lunar New Year’s based on lunar calendar; the customs hardly differ - food: a large t...

In Mr. Kim’s family, the birthdays of the older men calls for a family gathering that includes all of the brothers, their wives and children. ‘Ol...

(YC) "What kind of Korean celebrations do you and your family celebrate?" (SC) "We celebrate Thanksgiving.." (YC) "So in Korean it's called Chusok"...

Q: What do you like the most about the Korean New Year’s celebration? A: There are several things for me, actually. I like how my family would get...

Sang's one of favorite Korean Family celebrations is Solnal. He likes Solnal because he can eat delicious food, he can meet all of his family members...

Interview date: 4/18/04 3:00 p.m. E's room During my interview with Eunice, a Korean-American UCLA undergrad, I discovered that Chusok was a si...

-Celebrated late January/early February -Prepare food the day before including fish, chicken, pork, rice, and wine and set up in the worship room for...

Rachel came to the United States when she was 14 years old. Since she just finished her elementary school in Korea, Rachel did not have much knowledg...

The New Years breakfast is held on the first of January of every year at the residence of the eldest Uncle. The breakfast is held to wish luck and goo...

FIELD NOTES: April 19, 2004 4:00pm Leanne’s Room (Tiverton Ave) Dec. 31 (New Year’s Eve, solar calendar) - mother prepares the hanbok (trad...

K = interviewer T = interviewee '...' = a short pause K: Can I interview you for my Korean 183 class? ...It is Korean folklore. We have to inte...

Field Work Notes JW: Do you celebrate any traditional Korean holidays? MS: Um…well the only one that my family celebrates on an annual basis i...

Thanksgiving celebrations are very informal. Vary every year: sometimes celebrated in Southern California and sometimes celebrated in Northern Califor...

1: Is there one great event or tradition that your family celebrates? 2: We celebrate Chinese New Year’s every year. It's probably the only holid...

Transcribed interview (may have been modified) - Alice: During what occasion are red eggs and ginger eaten for the Chinese? J.W.: Red eggs and ging...

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Of all Korean celebrations, my father remembers anticipating the arrival of Solnal (New Year’s Celebration) the most as a young boy. The family wou...

I interviewed S Yudiet about her grandfather's 75th birthday party. I tape-recorded the interview and later transcribed it. The transcription of the...

Picture of notes Language: Korean...

TL: When was the last time you celebrated Chinese New Year with your family? WK: It was 2 years ago. TL: Which members of your family were there? W...

Sharon and her family celebrate two occasions during Christmas Eve. Because her brother's birthday coincides with Christmas Eve, they combine two hol...

This transcript of the interview is roughly based on my recording of the process and the notes I have written down. The transcript I included has bee...

Consultant: Mrs. Kim Date: 4/16/2004 Time: Around 1P.M. Because the interview with Mrs. Kim was done in Korean for her convenience, I tried to tr...

T: Please describe to me your family Christmas. C: Because I lived across/next door to my cousins, at Christmas day I'll eat dinner at one cousin's...

The uploaded media are the typed notes from my interview with Ms. LT in regards to making Pho. In this interview, Ms. LT talks about how to make Ph...

Interview with Hyun Jin What is Korean Thanksgiving and why is it a special holiday? Korean Thanksgiving is very essential for our Korean culture...

My interview was with a twenty-four year old female, named JR, who has recently attended her sister’s wedding in Korea that took place in April of 2...

JM states that Christmas is a family tradition, even though their family is not Christian. The family shares in decorating the Christmas tree tog...

Notes taken and later typed out from my interview with Mr. S.V. about traditional Chinese Weddings. Overall, Mr. SV really didn't enjoy the process...

Field notes Interview with G. L. April 18, 2004. 9:00 P.M. Q: Do you consider your family a highly traditional Korean family? (Why or why not.)...

The consultant J, my 22-year-old friend I met in UCLA, came to the United States when she was twelve years old. For the interview, I met her in her ro...

Hyo and her family came to California from Korea when she was 5 years old. She celebrates new years- not based on the lunar calendar, so it’s on...

Q: What is your favorite family celebration? A: Christmas Q: What is so special about Christmas? A: I get a lot of presents, and I remember that wh...

I asked Andrew what his favorite family celebration is. His favorite family celebration is New Year's Day. I asked why. He said it's because there is...

My roommate H’s favorite Korean holiday is Solnal. I asked why, and he said because it is a day when all the relatives gather up at one place and ha...

Crystal's favorite Korean holiday is New Year's Day or Solnal. Every year, many of her relatives congregate together to engage in traditional activit...

Me: You were born here. You identify more with American culture than Korean. You speak mostly in English. What do you do with your family that sho...

Simon(S): So John, tell me about a recent family event. John(J): Any event? S: Yes, ANY event's fine. J: The most recent one I can think of i...

New Year celebration 설 큰 고모네서 온 가족이 모였습니다. 아버지 쪽 가족은 4남이고 고모 아들 딸 5섯 명과 한 25명...

I entered S’s suburban San Gabriel home to find an entrance-way leading to her bedroom. The hum of Chinese music was audible amidst the blaring of...

Yemil came to the United States in 1986 when she was only four. Although she spent only four New Year’s in Korea she has some memories of it. Her...

The Hundredth Day Celebration, also called "tol" in Korean, is celebrated on the 100th day after a baby is born. It is Korean tradition to invest a l...

P’yebaek is a part of Korean traditional wedding ceremony. To learn more about p’yebaek, I had an interview with D.C who is my mother. In the o...

In asking BL questions, I first started off by asking him "is there a family ritual your family participates in?" In response he responded "not re...

An: Thanks for taking your time to sit with me and participate in this interview. David: Uhh…why are you being so formal? An: Can you tell me...

New Year celebration. 2nd generation Korean American. January first (solar calendar, not lunar calendar) Every year, the venue changes (betw...

Koreans have very similar New Years tradition as the Chinese. They eat much rice cakes and it is a time to start new with new goals. To celebrate th...

Ch'usŏk is the Korean equivalent of American Thanksgiving. At the beginning of this celebration, Chesa is performed in the morning. Chesa is the perf...

Me: Can you tell me about a Korean holiday that you celebrated when you were in Korea? (KA is a exchange student who came from Moscow, Russia. She is...

Interviewed S. Shin on 4/16/04. Transcript as follows. Q: So Sam, what do you do during the holidays? SS: Nothing special. Just family dinners, o...

Because AK has a relatively large family, it takes a lot of effort to prepare the food and set up. Therefore, the preparations start from very early i...

Translated Data M: Hi. K: Hi. M: I called you to help me on a project I have for class, so is it okay for me to ask you some questions? K: Yes....

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I had a chance to interview people about Korean wedding focusing on my sister's wedding last year. In order to collect the data from the bride’s si...

Images of S's Tampae Ppangs....

Eunice cuts up the cooked meat for easier handling....

Jane cuts the rolls of completed Kimpap....

We are in the grocery store, and Eunice is looking at the different types of kim that there are....

When drinking, you never let someone pour for themselves, even if they're the ones pouring the drinks. After they've filled everyone's cups but their...

The pastor prays for them to live happy life together. Bride cried at that moment....

Everything on the table, ready for us!...

Since, I already had an interview with bride’s family except father yesterday, I only asked some questions. Those were about the tension formation...

This picture was also taken before the ceremony. To right side of the bride, they are bride's parents, to her left are her aunt and uncle, me and her...

Drinking is a common pastime in many cultures. Amongst Koreans, drinking helps to not only kill time but a way to socialize with other Koreans. Sa...

We begin assembly!...

This is just a picture of one of seven piercings on my body...

This picture was taken right before the ceremony while bride and groom are waiting in the waiting room in church. Someone was trying to be funny to r...

This picture includes bride's brother and her husband....

Jane and I assembling....

This is a picture of my last name in old Korean...

The bride's father walking down the aisle with bride to hand her to her husband officially. My father was so nervous at that moment. He said that he...

Some of our beautiful kimpap rolls! Two different kinds: seaweed on the outside, seaweed on the inside....

Two of bride's friends sang for her new life with husband, towards the end of the ceremony....

Eunice demonstrates how to assemble....

Jane peels the carrots before cutting them....

This is a picture of my tiger....

An upclose look before we start rolling....

Image of S's Tampae Ppangs....

Eunice demonstrates how to roll by sqeezing tightly....

Picture of my dragon on my right shoulder....

The first things we bought at the grocery store....

This couple met each other on a blind date which Joseph’s friend arranged. From that point on, they dated for more than seven years. About 3years...

For this particular interview I interviewed myself. The reason i got my tattoos is because they all, all three of them, have significant meaning t...

Another random shot inside the cafe....

During this interview I asked S why he got Tampae Ppang's (cigarette burns) on his arm. He responded that these Tampae Ppangs represented my crazy lif...

The cafe logo up close....

This photo is of Chris's 1998 BMW. Chris bought the car in all silver, completely unmodified. This photo has a CARBON FIBER HOOD to achieve lightness...

The race-out look is now in the body shop. The car is being swapped for a better, more clean, but still aggressive look. The car is now under going ex...

This is the outside of the internet cafe which I have chosen to conduct my fieldwork at....

A shot inside the cafe. It's pretty big on internet cafe standards....

The front desk....

Many internet cafes have promotions directed towards women (since their presence is less common in internet cafes)....

Another shot of the computers....

A very up close shot of a computer in action....

A look at the right WIDE FENDER. The key to quality performance and good looks is that the car must be uniform. All products should be lightweight, du...

Regular black BMW leather seats....

This car photo is of Chris’s friend Anthony’s Acura Integra. It has a FULL FRONT BUMPER replacement for performance and a customized look....

Right after the wedding ceremony, the reception was held in that church. During the reception, the officiant called on ladies who are not married yet...

Rose on X's Arm....

Notice the contrast between the door and fender. This shows how much wider the fenders are from the old ones. Wide fenders allow for better coverage w...

Back view of the car. Full replacement REAR BUMPER. The ducts on the side of the bumper makes for better air outlet. When air flows to the rear, most...

ALUMINUM SPOILER for down force on the back end. Allows for better traction at high speeds, a must have on rear wheel drive vehicles. There are also m...

The parents sat down there and received jŏl from the bride and the groom. After that, the parents gave them well-wishing remarks for their new life...

Interview Questions: The Korean Nightlife: Korean Nightclubs in Koreatown Elinor: Have you ever been to a Korean club located in Koreatown? If s...

New FULL FRONT BUMPER are added on to better equip the wide fenders. Less ground clearance is again to achieve the least amount of air drag. Of course...

Since, the groom's parents moved to Korea, after their wedding, they brought all the photos of the son's wedding. So, I could not get the photos of t...

Jin Oh Lee considers himself a social drinker, a weekly drinker, and a person who perpetuates the tradition of Korean drinking by engaging in activiti...

Lighter, two-tone seats with FOUR-POINT HARNESS. This creates snug support for the driver and a good upgrade on safety. The newly upgraded seats gives...

The finish body project! Car was transformed from a boring gray color to a beautiful, sparkling, white pearl color with added glitter pieces. (wider r...

People who attend the wedding were invited to the reception. The families and friends got together while they were having dinner. As you can see, th...

They are the bride and the groom. During the reception, everybody stood up to wish them to live happy life together and cheers....

The bride and the groom serve Korean wine each other. At the old days, it should have to be the first time for them to serve wines each other. In th...

second page of fieldnotes of HyungRyun and Mija Joo...

This is a close up of the air ducts that's able to create advantages. Two LATCHES on the hood is to hold down the hood. Because the hood is so light,...

Tattoo on upper, left, back....

They are bride's parents at the reception. As you noticed, the bride's father wore a suit however the mother wore Korean traditional cloth called han...

Heart on X's neck....

It was during the reception. The table was displayed in front for the families of the bride and the groom. And, at the corner, you can see the pictu...

Picture of X's dragon and name again....

This is consultant # 3. So what significance do your tattoos have and what do you have and where? I just have a couple of cranes on my back to repre...

This interview is with X. So how many tattoos do you have and what are they and where? I have 6 tattoos, 1 is a heart on the back of my neck, I als...

Tattoo around belly button....

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With the eldest daughter, Cindy celebrated Grace’s Tol in America. It was only half a year after they emigrated from Korea so they invited only two...

After the reception, the p'yebaek was held in the bride's waiting room at church. Usually, the bride's family cannot even take a look at it. However...

I finally met with the groom and his sister on May 23, 2004. That was a Sunday evening. I wanted to discover about the groom's side point of view ab...

This is the moment the bride tried to throw her flower bouquet to one of single ladies....

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In this picture, you can take a close look at the bride's p'yebaek outfit especially things on her head. Since, the bride prepared herself from the m...

He did group meeting three times when he was a freshman. His major was chemistry engineering, so most of students were men. His school seniors arrange...

This picture is from Helen and Joseph's wedding. They had their ceremony in church. This picture is taken right after the ceremony. There were four...

This is consultant # 2. So what significance do your tattoos have and what do you have and where? I don't have any tattoos just piercings. How many...

Jayden was the first grandchild on both sides, so Tol was a big celebration. Jean took Jayden to Korea by herself because she wanted to have a big ce...

The first Tol was huge for the Kim family. The eldest son, Sang-Tae, had his Tol at his grandma’s house. It was a huge party, so many guests (arou...

YC "So pindaettok, tell me a little about pindaettok." CK "OK, My dad's family comes from North Korea so pindaettok, it's not called pindaettok there...

한국의 설날에 대해서 interview 했습니다. 우선, 한국에서는 설날에 한복(한국의 traditional dress)을 입고, 큰집에 �...

Group Meeting & Instant Meeting by Using Internet 미팅 우건이 형은 학국에서 홍익 대학교 기계공학과를 1, 2학년 다녔�...

Interview Questions: The Korean Nightlife: Korean Nightclubs in Koreatown Elinor: Have you ever been to a Korean club located in Koreatown? If so...

Hye Young Song, a 21-year-old Korean American who immigrated to the U.S. as a young child, shares her experiences of drinking as not only a Korean Ame...

It was right after the reception which held in church. This couple spent more money on the reception area. Usually, the couple who get marry at chur...

There was 3 people present during the time of this conversation. Not one of them wished to disclose their information. I did ask all three of them as...

X's name in Korean....

My fieldnotes describe Joan's role in the wedding as a bridesmaid and how she interpreted her role on the actual wedding day as a supporter to the bri...

Interview Questions: The Korean Nightlife: Korean Nightclubs in Koreatown Elinor: Have you ever been to a Korean club located in Koreatown? If s...

Interview Questions: The Korean Nightlife: Korean Nightclubs in Koreatown Elinor: Have you ever been to a Korean club located in Koreatown? I...

Interview Questions: The Korean Nightlife: Korean Nightclubs in Koreatown Elinor: Have you ever been to a Korean club located in Koreatown? If s...

I believe Jason's answers reflect a great deal about Korean culture, especially of young Korean Americans. Moreover, his answers embody what most Kore...

Interview Questions: The Korean Nightlife: Korean Nightclubs in Koreatown Elinor: Have you ever been to a Korean club located in Koreatown? If s...

Interview Questions: The Korean Nightlife: Korean Nightclubs in Koreatown Elinor: Have you ever been to a Korean club located in Koreatown? If s...

Mike Lim is not a heavy drinker nor does he drink on a normal basis [compared to his peers, that is]. His answers to my questions portray drinking in...

Elinor Rhee shares her experiences of clubbing at both Korean clubs and American clubs. Her part in practicing and living by Korean cultural standards...

Grace Tran gives us a look into the psyche of not only a Korean American, but a view of the drinking culture through the eyes of a young mother of two...

What tattoos do you have and of what? I have one tattoo, but am in the process of getting it removed. Do they mean anything? It doesn’t mean anyt...

My main consultant. Our interview regarding her New Year's Day traditions was conducted at her residence on Sunday, April 18th. She is a Korean-Americ...

In my interview with Jane Kim, I was able to gain yet another female's perspective of the appeal of alcohol. Jane offers her views on drinking and why...

Consent Form...

I recorded the interview with Miss. Kim in Korean and tried to translate the contents in English here. (Q means a question, and A means an answer.)...

I tired to describe what Miss Jung and I talked about in English here. (Q means a question that I asked to her, and A means Miss Jung's answer.)...

There are two rings and one bracelet. One ring has a symbol of a butterfly on it. Butterflies usually are good luck. The other two have a pretty de...

Patrick Kim a.k.a. "007" has been a waiter at Velvet Room for about two years. He has agreed to take this picture for me. Instead of wearing a typic...

Egiko has a daughter by the name of Aina, who celebrated her Tol on August 24, 2003. Because Aina is the first grandchild on both maternal and patern...

Shane...

J.J. Chun My name is J.J. Chun. I was born in Seoul, Korea in February 13, 1984. I moved to the United States on June 30, 1991 when I was 7 years...

This bar is located as soon as the customers enter Velvet Room. It is filled with drinks, such as various Korean beers, Crown Royal, Crown Royal Speci...

The groom is being congratulated by his pastor and officiator of the wedding prior to the ceremony....

The bride and groom's first dance at the reception....

Growing up, Christmas was the holiday that everyone looked forward to because it meant lots of presents for kids and lots of sweets. It also meant pl...

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The following interview is based on one girl's experiences of Korean clubbing and drinking in Koreatown, Los Angeles. Sam: What do you enjoy abo...

T.L.: Were you born in the United States? C.P.: No, I was not. T.L.: When did you move to the United States? C.P.: I was born in Korean then we mov...

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Interview Transcript Informant: “Jee” Time/date: May 10, 2004 at 12:45PM HI: Tell me what you usually do on a typical date? Jee: I don�...

This is a picture of Velvet Room's sign, lccated on Normandie and Wilshire in Koreatown. This sign is very bright green with a logo that is VR. In a...

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Interview [S.H. Chun is a 49 year old man who came to the States in 1991. He grew up in the countryside. The first game he describes is Konggi....

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This is a picture of the venue and tables in Velvet Room. This was taken around 12AM and by that time all tables are full. People are sitting around...

Interview w/ JK, 5/11/04, 3:32PM, UCLA T.L.: Were you born in the America? J.K.: No, I wasn’t. I was born in Korea, in Seoul. T.L.: When did you...

During Dinner with CK & BHK JL: I’ve noticed that there are a lot of different types of Korean food. Do you know if all these foods are year round...

This is basically an interview of myself. It is pretty scatterbrained because I didn't know what exactly to write so I just typed out whatever came t...

Friends of Mike and Sue are having a great time at the reception....

Mike's uncle is introducing the groom's side of the family....

The interview began with my mom explaining how she did not have a big part in the planning of the wedding because she wanted to leave it up for Sue to...

Interview E.B.G. Lee [G. is a 3rd year student at Mount St. Mary’s College. She is 22 years old and has been in America for 7 years. She talke...

Keiko and Tong, they always have party like every weekend. and this week they invite me and my friends.. there are mainly chinese and Korean join the...

Q:What do you enjoy about partying? A:I like the atmosphere, i usually go with couple friends so we can talk togethers, and sometimes i can make some...

Summary of fieldnotes (some main points): Mike and Sue met in 1993 through a mutual friend. They started dating Sue's senior year in college and d...

The groom's extended family....

Here are Mike and Sue greeting the mother and father of the bride shortly after the lighting of the unity candle. This is a display of filial piety a...

Interview [Y.S. Jung describes some of the games she played as a child. The first game she talks about is Komuchul. She remembers playing the ga...

There are a lot of public mokyokt’ang in Korea, but usually young people don’t go. My cousin hasn’t gone for the last 10 years. As a child,...

This is the dancefloor located in the center of Velvet Room. This picture was taken around 12AM, and it is filled with people dancing, both males and...

The bride's extended family immediately following the ceremony....

MIke and the groomsmen are praying with the pastor before the ceremony....

From left to right are the brides grandparents (parents of the bride's mother), aunt and uncle from Korea, and cousin, who flew in from New Jersey. I...

Friend's of the bride's parents at the reception....

Interview Questions: The Korean Nightlife: Korean Nightclubs in Koreatown Elinor: Have you ever been to a Korean club located in Koreatown? If s...

Two friends of the bride and groom are sitting at the front table at the wedding. Sue and Mike decided to have one table to greet the friends and fam...

The parents of the groom standing next to the parents of the bride, immediately following the ceremony. They are greeting the attendees as they are e...

The reception mc's putting on their "Korean talk show host" gig before introducing the wedding party....

With the groom's extended family at the reception. Family members came from Korea and Ecuador....

Church friends of Mike and Sue were asked to be ushers for the wedding. They are all "younger brohers" to Mike and were pleased to have a role in the...

4/18/2004 3:00 pm in front of UCLA's bookstore we went to starbuck coffee to discuss on the topic of birthday event. -A red egg for birthday pers...

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Q: Can you tell me about your church? A: I attend Canaan Presbyterian Church. I have been going there on and off for about 17 years with my parents a...

After greeting the parents of the bride, Mike and Sue proceed to do the same to the groom's parents. Here they are in the middle of their bow, which...

Here are all of the bridesmaids. Jane (on the left) is Sue's younger sister, and the rest of the girls were Sue's apartment roommates during their ye...

Interview: (Mi Hye Choi) 5/22/04 5 P.M. Dining Room (I asked Mrs. Choi about specific hosting traditions she and her family have. She described a...

Q: how often you go karaoke? A:I like Karaoke alot. if me and my roommate has nothing to do, we will call some friend and go karaoke. Usually we g...

Interview: (Raymond Kim) 5/23/04 4 P.M. Raymond's room (The interview at the consultant's residence (1380 Midvale Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90024)....

Interview: (Eunice Lee) 5/25/04 3 P.M. Eunice's Room (I asked Eunice about any specific hosting traditions she and her family have. She describe...

The following is a summarized account of my interview with Sarah Kim. Sarah only attended hakwon the summer between her 9th and 10th grade years in...

High School: 반포고등학교 Type: Coeducational high school (both sexes) Classes: Boys and Girls are separated in different classes Dong-jun...

This is a picture of the finished product! How beautiful our stack of kimbap is! All the ingredients showcase for a beautiful rainbow colored look....

I took this picture of a framed quote in Eunice's living room on 6/5/04. The boldfaced korean characters at the top state: "My Rock" and refers specif...

The bride and groom taking pictures after the ceremony....

Church friends of the bride and groom at the reception....

Sally came from Chung-Ju, Korea to Los Angeles, CA on August 3rd, 2001. Her husband came to study at UCLA and Sally had no choice but to follow. It...

He doesn’t go to noraebang as often as he used to. He used to go twice a week (in large groups). The average group would be seven people, the larges...

He’s only been to noraebang three times in his life. When he went he would sing mainly English songs, and some older Korean songs that he knows. He...

Carrots after they have been cooked and seasoned....

Shows all the ingredients except for spinach on the table....

I'm mixing the rice with sesame seed oil, sesame seeds, and salt....

This is seasoned rice after everything is added....

Jennifer Jong was born in Los Angeles and has lived in Southern California her whole life. She has lived all over the Los Angeles area, spending time...

Judy was born in Seoul, Korea and immigrated here to the USA when she was 9 years old (1990). She remembers attending hakwons both in Korea and in th...

This is an account of my interview with Linda Lee at LuValle Commons about her hakwon experiences. Linda used to live in Los Angeles, but her famil...

This is a picture of Mike and Sue with Sue's family. The father of the bride is wearing a traditional American suit, while the mother of the bride is...

Jeena first describes how she was in charge of decorating the hotel room, and everything she did to do that. Then she talked about her perceptions...

On that day, David Kim come to my house with a korean drama ( Endless Love). Korean Drama are pretty long. It's usually longer than japanese drama....

She has never gone noraebang before. She never even knew it existed except for on TV in her mom’s soap operas. She didn’t grow up with Korean frie...

She mostly sings American songs at home, and will only sing one really famous Korean song if she goes noraebang. When she goes to noraebang in Koreato...

Jessica is scooping the amount of rice that she wants to use in her kimbap. Afterwards, she will wash and then cook it....

The rice cooker after we put the rice in to cook....

Jane as she starts cutting the carrots....

Young talked mainly about his role as the reception master of ceremonies. What I found most interesting and important was the fact that he made fun o...

On apr 26 Monday, my friends Chis Eng, Brian Lee, Malinda Lee and others went to a korean Karaoke place in downtown Los Angeles. it's on Monday night...

June Huh is my friend since middle school, we study the same middle school in indonesia. He went to Indonesia when he was 10 years old and he came to...

Here is Mike's mom, aunt, and sister. Mike's mom and aunt (who flew in from Korea) are wearing the traditional Korean dresses....

Mother of the groom greeting a family friend before the ceremony....

One of the groomsmen is giving a toast during the meal....

The groom with the groomsmen and pastor right before the ceremony....

This is the Bulgogi I cooked, but before I cooked it....

Jane still cutting the carrots...it took her forever!...

What follows is a chat transcript taken from my interview with Tammy Kim (edited for brevity and clarity). Q: Ok, to get started I just need some...

High School: 반포고등학교 Type: Coeducational high school (both sexes) Classes: Boys and Girls are separated in different classes Not like...

1. So when did you first learn how to make kimbap? -I still don’t know how. 2. When does your mom make kimbap? -Ah…She doesn’t anymore. She...

Transcription of Interview on June 3, 2004 at 2 pm based on field notes and a recording on a microcassette recoder: Alice: So, what does the two ch...

High school: 덕원예술고등학교 Type: Coeducational art high school (both sexes) Major: 동양화(Asian painting) Class: Separated by majors...

The finished egg product, all cooked and folded nicely. Now the next hurdle is getting the egg to the plate in one piece!...

Transcription of Interview on June 3, 2004 at 2 pm based on field notes and a recording on a microcassette recoder: Alice: So, what does the two ch...

High school: 서울예술고등학교 Type: Coeducational high school (both sexes) Major: Ballet Class: Separated by majors When my mother was a...

This is an upclose view of the imitation crab splitting!...

Transcription of interview on May 30, 2004 at 2 pm based on field notes and a recording on a microcassette recorder: Alice: Okay, so, what is the...

This shows one of her finished rolls on the rolling mat. Unfortunately, Jessica had bought the wrong kind of kim, so that it was too stiff to properl...

(The first section, I was speaking mainly with Eunice (E). The second section I was speaking mainly to Jane (J). The third section was more directed...

K = Interviewer Y = Interviewee '...' = a short pause K: Were you born here? Y: I was born here, in Los Angeles. K: You’ve had ttŏk pokki be...

After beating the eggs in a large bowl and adding some salt, Eunice cooks the eggs in a frying pan on high heat....

This is a picture of the kitchen that we did most of our work in. That is Eunice in the picture....

Picture of the finished meat and the pre-cut packaged radishes, which makes for easier preparation....

High School: 서문여자고등학교 Type: Girls’ high school Soo-jin went to the same middle school and high school with me. Moreover, we bo...

K = Interviewer PK = Interviewee ‘…’ = short pause K: Were you born here or in [Korea]? PK: I was born here in the United States. K: Can...

There were only one page of field notes collected for this interview with Hye-Jin Choi on May 27, 2004. Instead of summarizing the interview, I have c...

Summary of interview on May 20, 2004 at 9:15 am: When asked what's the translation of 'ttokkuk', Catherine, who speaks Korean, informs me that 'ttok...

Washing and taking apart the Spinach....

The Picture of meat after it has been sauteed in a frying pan....

A picture of the cooked spinach before being drained and seasoned....

This is the beginning of folding the egg, which Eunice says is the hardest part of making the ingredients for Kimpap....

The carrots are waiting to be cooked with oil and salt....

Eunice and Jane in the kitchen we cooked in....

Second part of egg folding....

Jane cooks the carrots....

Eunice cleans off the table so we have a place to assemble the kimpap rolls....

Rice is done!...

Drained spinach....

서문여자 고등학교 When I think about my high school experience, I had a chaotic period. Actually, I really liked painting and I wanted to be...

The last time she went noraebang was one year ago. She only goes when others ask, se doesn’t initiate the outing. She usually goes with friends as a...

This is a picture of the ingredients Jessica wanted to use in her version of kimbap. These include cucumbers, eggs, yellow radishes, spam, and carrot...

This picture shows the set-up of all the ingredients of kimbap and the kim right before Jessica starts rolling. It shows the kim on the rolling mat a...

This is one picture in a series of the folding the egg. Shirly has a very specfic method of folding, which includes pouring and cooking the egg multip...

Jessica Chung is slicing the spam she bought for the kimbap in our kitchen. Next o her is a plate of scrambled eggs that she is also going to include...

What follows is a summarized version of a conversation with Helin Jung about her experiences at hakwons. Helin attends school on the East Coast in...

Jennifer was originally born in the Midwest in Chicago. Her family moved to the West coast when she was 3 years old. She has one older brother who i...

Picture #3 in the series, shows the folding of the egg to one side, the last folding....

Shirly and I were cutting carrots in the kitchen to be fried and then placed into the kimbap. Next to us is the Japanese sausage slices....

This is the special kind of Japanese sausage that Shirly used to make kimbap. This picture actually shows the different wrappings it is packaged in,...

This is a picture of the yellow radishes being cut. They do not need to be cooked....

JL: What can you tell me about Korean winter foods? MOK: Kimchi is a winter food. But you probably know that from your other interviews, huh? JL:...

This is a picture of pork pieces being cooked in the frying pan, which also needed to be cut into strips too....

Here is the birthday girl: Sophie. She is wearing one of her outfits for the party. Later on, she changes into a tolbok....

This is a picture of Sophie, the birthday girl, in what my informant describes as “a traditional birthday outfit.” He said that it is common to w...

This transcript is based on my recording of the interview using a micro-cassette tape. I also omitted a lot of the pauses like “hmm,” “oh,” o...

This transcript is based on my recording of the interview using a micro-cassette tape. I also omitted a lot of the pauses like “hmm,” “oh,” o...

This transcript is based on my recording of the interview using a micro-cassette tape. I also omitted a lot of the pauses like “hmm,” “oh,” o...

Q: What church do you attend and how long have you been going there? ES: Cerritos Presbyterian Church. I've been going there my whole life! (22 years...

(After I uploaded the pictures, I showed them to Shirly and had her say a captioning for each. The T denotes me speaking, while the S denotes her spe...

This is the meat before its been cooked and was only seasoned with salt....

This picture shows Shirly separating the imitation crab meat into thinner strips to make it easier to put in the kimbap. Around her are all the ingre...

At church with elders JL: There’s a lot of seasonal customs in Korean culture but I’m trying to find out specifically about winter foods. Do yo...

K = Interviewer M = Interviewee '...' = A short pause K: Where were you born? Were you born here? M: I was born in Korea. K: When did you move...

Q: What church do you attend? Can you tell me about it? D: I go to Torrance First Presbyterian Church in Torrance, California. I have been there sinc...

Picture #2 in the series of egg folding by Shirly Whang. After pouring a thin layer of egg, fold it over to the side after it cooks, leave it on the...

This is after Jessica has rolled the kimbap and she is trying to cut the rolls, which turned out to be a pretty difficult task for us....

Pictures that Sergio sent through email about poongmul being used during a protest held in LA against the Iraq war....

May 15, 2004 12:02 am online - in the comforts of our own home Tammie: which numbers did you circle? Eunice: do you want me to name any that I c...

May 18, 2004 1:30 pm Bruin Plaza Tammie: Do you hear a lot of proverbs? In your daily life? Or do your parents use it? Hye-Jin: Only to scold...

I noticed there are several different spellings for kimch’i stew or soup, “tchigae” or “jjiggae.” I don’t know why there are so many diff...

Jessica is slicing up the carrots into thin strips....

iraq protest...

This is the tempura that Shirly added to her kimbap. It needed to be fried and cut into strips....

Interview with Esther Lee Elinor: How many times have you been to a Korean Nightclub? Esther: Gosh, its been so long since I’ve been to one.....

An interview with Miss Lee is also recorded in Korean. I tried to translate what she told me from Korean to English here. (Q is the abbreviation of q...

K = Interviewer J = Interviewee Things in parenthesis are descriptions of what he's doing. J: We got the Korean rice cakes. What we do first is...

1. Who taught you how to make kimbap? - My mom and friends. 2. Who did your mom learn from? -I don’t know, probably from her grandma. 3. Are th...

Even though the interview is recorded by tape-recorder, I tried to translate the contents that he told me from Korean to English. This is the content...

This is what the actual survey questions looks like with the responses from one of the UCLA HOL poongmul plaers...

K = Interviewer A = Interviewee '...' = A short pause K: Were you born here? A: No. K: You were born in Korea? A: I was born in South Korea....

Interview Transcript Informant: “Chris” Date/Place/Time: May 25, 2004, North Campus, 11:23AM HI: When did you come to America? Chris:...

After Mrs. Kim showed me a plate of paeksŏlki, she cut it to small pieces for me to eat easier. It tasted sweet but not too sweet. When I asked the w...

This is a picture of one of the games they had at the birthday party. They also had set-up a tic-tac-toe booth, ring toss, and a penny toss. The chi...

I interviewed KYO and his wife MAG about their baby Sophie's first birthday party. The interview took place at MAG's work, and I took notes as the in...

This is a picture of my cousin, Mrs. Jung, her husband, Mr. Jung, and my niece, Elise. My cousin gave me a picture of her daughter's paekil celebratio...

This is the email that i got from Sergio in regards to me asking him about the photos he sent through email...

T: So how did you choose the ingredients you ended up choosing? J: Well, you’re supposed to have certain colors in your kimbap. So like, the orange...

More pictures from Sergio, iraq protest...

Retrospective mental notes. Quotes were written down verbatim. Grace only went to mokyokt'ang when she was young, about elementary age or so. She...

Hy is wearing a promise ring that symbolizes his and Ah's relationship. The ring is gold with a silver middle. The words "AH & HY" is engraved on th...

T.L.: You were born in the United States, right? Yeah. I guess, what is your experience with hanyak? Interviewee: I know that hanyak… my mom wanted...

This transcript is based on my recording of the interview using a micro-cassette tape. I have edited a lot of the grammar in Susan’s dialogues sinc...

Mrs. Kim is imitating how to make a songp'yŏn. She told me that the shape of songp'yŏn is very important. There is a saying that if you cannot make...

All the spelling of the Korean words was derived from my interwiewee. This transcript is based on my recording of the interview using a micro-cass...

Business cards of various Korean public bathhouses in Koreatown....

A photograph of Hyun Dae Health Center from the street. Hyun Dae Health Center is located on 3625 W. 6th Street #102, Los Angeles, CA 90020. The pho...

A view of East West Health Center from Western Avenue. East West Health Center is a public bathhouse for men only. It is located at 901 S. Western A...

Pictures of poongmul in Korean Culture Night (UCLA) 2004...

JL: What would you say are some traditional Korean winter foods? KML: There’s tongchimi. JL: What is that? Is that like kimchi? KML: Well, it’s...

Grandmother (halmoni): A long time ago, people used to bring water to their houses. Then public bathhouses formed. My grandmother, with my...

Transcript of the interview with Young: "Those who lived in Korea know about ttok, but the second-generation Korean Americans do not know about tto...

Interview Transcript Informants: “Ah” (girlfriend) and “Hy” (boyfriend) Date/Time/Place: May 15, 2004, 12:40PM @ Denny’s HI: Tell me...

This is a traditional tol-bok for a one year old boy. This cute boy has his Tol chumoni ready for gifts. He is wearing a black hat with a long tail,...

This is a picture of a Tol Sang presented in front of guests as a show of the guest of honor, who in this case is A. On the table, there are four dif...

June 1, 2004 9:22 pm online – in the comforts of our own home Tammie: june 1, 2004, 9:22 pm Marian: okay Tammie: all right, did you look ov...

This transcript is based on the interview I recorded on my micro-cassette tape recorder. I have edited a lot of expressions like “oh,” “um,”...

This is a shot of J’s cyworld homepage. He does not use his homepage often, and he is more interested in browsing other people’s pages than his o...

Spa packages available at Olympic Spa, in Koreatown....

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Interview #1 Eun Sook Chun [For my first interview I interviewed E.S. Chun. She is a 49 year old woman living in Los Angeles, CA. She immigrated...

A consultant, Mr. Lee, and I talked about Korean rice cakes, ttŏk. This is a translation of what we talked about briefly. Q: Can you tell me about...

Diagram of the women's side at Olympic Spa, based on recollection....

Image of Lee Ho Kyung....

Jane: Did you ever go to mokyokt'ang? Mom: Only in Korea. Not here. In Korea, most houses don't have a bathroom, except for a few rich people....

K = Interviewer P = Interviewee '...' = A short pause K: Were you born here or in Korea or somewhere else? P: I was born here in Los Angeles, Ca...

This is a picture of the hanyak I drank given to me by my teaching fellow. My interviewees and teaching fellow shared with me that after taking hanyak...

Here is a picture of the decorations. The party was a circus theme and there were carnival games for the kids to play. This is a picture of the tabl...

This is a picture of the party set-up. It was a big production, and I also came early to help-out. We were finishing up the decorations and blowing...

This is a picture of the table of rice cakes at the party. It has a 3-tier birthday cake and also assorted rice cakes. During the interview, KYO als...

This transcript is based on my recording of the interview using a micro-cassette tape. I also omitted a lot of the pauses like “hmm,” “oh,” o...

Transcription of tape recording of interview with Jane....

This is a joke from the doctor about traditional medicine. It is a picture of people throwing spears at an elephant and instead of killing the animal,...

Transcript of the Interview with Sharon: "We always eat ttok on chu'sok and we eat songp'yon. The little rice balls with sugar inside it. We get...

This is a picture of Sophie and her father, KYO – my main consultant. This was taken at the end of the party....

This is a picture of paeksŏlki. This Korean rice cake is usually appeared on the table of a baby's 100 days birth celebration (paeil) and tol. Accor...

There is some editing done in this transcript. I eliminated all the occasional interruptions that Limo made to tell people to be quiet so we could do...

Interview with J.L. 5/25/04 T.L.: Were you born in America? J.L.: Mm-hmm (yes). T.L.: Were your parents born in America? J.L.: No, they were born...

June 5, 2004 8:22 pm Kitchen at home Tammie: June 5, 2004. Around 8 in the evening, in our kitchen, making curry. First, are you the type that u...

Pictures of poongmul in JiShinBalbiGi 2003 at Korea Town, Los Angeles....

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Summary of the interview with Katie: Katie has been attending a Korean church in Koreatown, Los Angeles, since she was 5 years old. Her first memo...

Q: What is the biggest reason why you use cyworld? A: Now that I have so much time in my hands, I practically live in front of the computer. It is...

Participant Observation: I began my adventure to Koreatown around 4 p.m. I was planning to collect a brochure from each of the public bathhouses I...

This is a picture of a Korean music class held especially for Korean and Korean-American children under five years of age. It was started in January...

Jane's daughter’s Tol was celebrated on 10/19/03. They celebrated her Tol at a Korean-Chinese restaurant in the heart of Koreatown. The whole cele...

A view of East West Health Center and its neighboring businesses, taken from Western Avenue. East West Health Center is a public bathhouse for me...

This is a sample of the photo album taken from J’s homepage. It allows you to organize your photos into different folders as shown in the left of t...

Pictures of poongmul in Korean Culture Night (UCLA) 2004...

interview responses via email....

Transcription of the in-person interview with Vince, HOL president....

This transcript is based on my recording of the interview using a micro-cassette tape. I also omitted a lot of the pauses like “hmm,” “oh,” o...

This is the content of the interview with Miss. Lee. (Q means a question, and A means an answer.) Q: Have you made any kind of ttŏk for yourself...

Transcript of interview with Christine: "For funerals, I know they use ttok as a cultural offering, where they took pictures and offered the food....

This is a screen shot of G’s cyworld homepage. She has strawberry homepage skin with purple furniture in her mini room. It is well-decorated; fallin...

Interview Transcript Informants: “Ah” (girlfriend) and “Hy” (boyfriend) Date/Time/Place: May 15, 2004, 12:40PM @ Denny’s HI: Tell me...

This is a picture of p’ungnyŏnttŏkchip in Koreatown Plaza. They sell various kinds of ttŏk including kimbap. Most customers are Koreans, and they...

Information about Korean communal bathing in a brochure for Olympic Spa, in Koreatown....

Price List for General Admission, Skin Care, Manicure, Pedicure, and Waxing Services at Olympic Spa, in Koreatown....

Pictures of poongmul in Korean Culture Night (UCLA) 2004...

Transcript of the interview with Michelle: "Ttok to me is traditional food. For Paekil, ceremonies, and when grandmother’s turn very old, and ot...

This is a shot of J’s cyworld homepage. Unfortunately, this is not a good shot because when this was captured, it was morning in Korea. Because of...

A view of Olympic Spa, taken from Olympic Blvd. Olympic Spa is a "Korean Day Spa" located at 3915 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90019. The pho...

This is a picture of displayed ttŏk in the little packages. There is an inchŏlmi that is yellow in the center. Also, they have a ttŏk cake (beside...

History of Korea is very poor compared to rest of the leading Asian powers like Japan and China. Koreans had barely enough to eat and sometimes even...

Transcript of interview with Carol: "The meaning of ttok is basically just a symbolism of Korean culture. It’s just a representation but it has...

Interview Transcript Informant: Tae Date/Time: May 9, 2004, 1:58PM @ Coffee Bean HI: Were you born in America? Tae: I came here from Korea w...

This is a shot of D’s homepage. She has decorated her homepage with pink homepage skin, and her mini room is a picnic scene. A couple days ago, her...

This is the community center that we played with during Ji Shin Balb Gi. Among the groups that came out were UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, UCLA, and K...

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SY encounters yuhaengŏ’s in the Internet more than those in television. The difference between ones in the Internet and in the television is, she...

KH explains that people use words, spelled incorrectly, to express their own personality while they are chatting or writing in the Internet. It is un...

SK feels embarrassing to use yuhaengŏ’s because he thinks that it is childish. The ways of access to yuhaengŏ’s in Korea are MSN Messenger and...

This is a screen shot of C’s cyworld homepage. He only has an empty diary folder and the message folder which has 511 messages since the day he open...

A description of the spa facilities available, hours, and location for Olympic Spa, located in Koreatown at 3915 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 900...

This is a picture of a sign showing what they sell, ttŏk and kimbap. Usually, at Korean ttŏkchip (Korean rice cake store), you can buy not only ttŏ...

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DC explains advantages of use of yuhaengŏ that it can make a long word short and that it is easily understandable. However, disadvantages are it wou...

(left to right) Tracy Weng, Elizabeth Lam, Aeby Lozada, and Christine Yue drinking and socializing at Yigaju in Korea-town (Los Angeles, CA)....

This is a sample taken from J\'s homepage; this is how the message folder of each homepage looks like. It lists the message sent from other members,...

Christian: I’ve only gone once or twice. Jane: Was it recently? Christian: It was last year. Jane: Do you go in Korea, a lot? Christ...

Q: How did you find out about cyworld? A: I found out through D (one of the previous interviewees). Q: When did you start? A: I don’t quite...

Q: How did you find out about cyworld? A: I found out through friends in Korea. Q: When did you start cyworld? A: I started on March 1, 2003....

Q: How many different types of kimch’i are there? A: There are many, but as far as I know seven. 1) Bae chu: most common kimch’i 김치, white...

이브 (Grace Lee) [Notes taken during interview.] Name: Korean 이브 English: Grace Lee Games: 123456789, 말뚝박기, 고무줄. 123456789...

This is a picture of inside of the store. There are immitation of various ttŏk for special occasion like paekil, tol and birthday party. Mrs. Lee tol...

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When she visits her friends in Korea, JK friends do not use yuhaengŏ’s in regular conversation. Nonetheless, when she encounters words that she do...

For Korean-Americans, drinking has become a cultural past-time. Many Korean-Americans has incorporated Korean drinking customs into their current cul...

We start talking spontaneously, and I bring up the topic of mokyokt’ang. He begins talking about it, when I remember the digital recorder in my bag...

Q: How and when did you start? A: I heard about it from my friends. All of my friends were cyworld users before me, so I would just go and check o...

JC says that almost every yuhaengŏ that Koreans in the United States use come from Korea via Korean videos and MSN Messenger. People use yuhaengŏ�...

Drinking is a very good way to get to know new people and get rid of the awkwardness between people. In other words, it is very good ice breaker. Ko...

This is the interview with John Kim, who is considered the "clan leader." An: Thanks for your time. Can you tell me about how you and your clan m...

Drinking has become a very big problem in Korea, especially on holidays and other numerous special occasions. It is a common sight to see the subway...

Drinking is good. Yes, there are problems with drinking too much, but those are the decisions that people make and they have to live with the consequ...

JK says that creation of yuhaengŏ’s is natural as little children imitate characters in comics. She thinks that there is no specific advantage of...

Interview: (Hee Kyu Choi) 5/22/04 1 P.M. Dining Room (I asked Mr. Choi to describe the church-related visits he makes throughout the week. I aske...

Interview: (Grace Ro) 5/28/04 11 A.M. My room I Interviewed Grace Ro at my residence. (512 Veteran Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90024). I asked Grace...

Sun Ick Kim, 1967 When were you supposed to go to kundae? In 1989, when I was 22 or 21 Don’t people usually go right after high school? No,...

Soon Sik Kim, 1981 When did you go to the army? September 2001 It was after completing my first quarter of my 2nd year in college. How were y...

This is a picture of ttŏkpokki that Miss Chun and I made. After we boiled a cup of water in the pan, we put Korean pepper paste (koch'uchang) with so...

I had a chat with SS via MSN Messenger. The yuhaengŏ that she hears mostly in daily life is ones from television by entertainers. Entertainers try...

Drinking can be very healthy when done in a moderate fashion, but the problem occurs when people drink in large quantities. It is obvious to see how...

This picture was taken in Eunice's backyard on 6/5/04. The photo is of a plant in a ceramic pot with designs of frogs around it. Eunice told me that t...

Interview: (Jessica Kim) 5/23/04 1 P.M. Jessica's room (I Interviewed Jessica at her residence-660 Veteran Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90024 I asked...

I interviewed Suk Myong at my house. She is the fund leader of the kye group that I am interviewing. I asked her whether she had successful times wher...

Q: Where were you born? A: Yeo-ju, Korea Q: At what age did you come to America? A: When I was 18 years old. Q: Why did you choose to immigrat...

Kevin Chiao & Tracy Weng drinking at Yigaju before going to Velvet Room, a popular club in Los Angeles, CA....

This is an interview with James Park, one of the members of the [AI] clan: An: Thanks for your time. Can you tell me about your experiences here a...

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Q: How did you find out about cyworld.com? A: I found out from my friends in Korea. Q: When did you start? A: I’m not sure. It’s been a c...

Koreans drink too much. What is happening in koreatown in Los Angeles is a small example of drinking behaviors in Korea, but it is much less in degre...

Q: How did you find out about cyworld? A: I found out through my best friend because she signed up for cyworld to keep in touch with her friends in...

SH says that older people gets, lesser they use yuhaengŏ’s because it is somewhat childish. There are yuhaengŏ’s that express cursing words les...

Interview: (Joyce Lee) 5/25/04 12 P.M. Joyce's room (The interview took place in the consultant's room at 545 Glenrock Avenue Los Angeles, CA 900...

Whats your age? 22 years old and I go to UCLA majoring in psychobiology. Your hobbies? Listening to gospel music, any kind of music and TV. When did...

Interesting fact of Korean’s drinking habits is that there is no special occasion for drinking. People drink when they are happy, sad, and also for...

Ki Joo An, 1948 When did you go to the army? In 1967. I think I was about 19. How were you notified to enlist in the army? Actually, I went a...

If you were a man, you had to learn how to drink. You had no choice, especially if you were in the army. Your sunpae will tell you to drink and you...

Interview: (Tammie KIm) 5/25/04 8 P.M. My room (collector's room) (I interviewed Tammie about a dinner her parents hosted for their friends. I al...

Inside picture of Le Prive, a popular Korean club in Los Angeles, CA. (picture taken by Jennifer Weng; copy given to collector Tracy Weng)...

Q: Where were you born? A: Seoul, Korea Q: At what age did you come to America? A: eight years old. Q: Why did you choose to immigrate to Amer...

First Kiss...

Jung is a Korean American whose parents moved to the US back when he was a little baby. He previously had no idea about Go-stop, until, he saw his gr...

Jennifer and her family moved to the US when she was little, but watched and learned how to play Go-stop from her grandmother who is now 78 years old....

So tell me about yourself? I am a student majoring in Biochemistry at UCLA, and I am 20 years old. I have a lovely Korean boyfriend who I met through...

I interviewed Sook at Hee Suk’s bakery store in Korea town. She said that she started kye for the first time in America with the current group that...

This is his 19" rims. Stock rims for this car are 16" rims....

Transcription of interview on May 30, 2004at 2 pm based on field notes and a recording on a microcassette recorder: Alice: Okay, so, what is the m...

This picture of a popular liquid detergent (Tide) was taken in Eunice Lee's backyard on 6/5/04. This picture features an object that is commonly broug...

T.L.: Were you born in the United States? H.K.: I was born in Korea. I came here seven years ago in 1997. T.L.: How long have you been practicing tr...

I interviewed Hee Sook at her bakery store in Korea town. I asked her how many years that she has been in a kye network and she told me that it was ab...

I interviewed Sunny Gang. She came from Las Vegas 6 years ago to California. Before she came to Los Angeles, she was involved with kye for a long peri...

Interview of David. This outline has removed parts of the interview that the interviewer felt was superfluous for the intent of this project. Intervi...

This is an interview with Spencer Steinberg, who happens to be the only non-Korean on the clan: An: Thanks for your time. What can you tell me ab...

In agreement to be able to interview the 6 members of a Net2Net clan (and have them sign the consent form), I will not be able to take individual pict...

I interviewed Jung Suk at her house. I asked her for how many years that she has been involved in a kye network. She said that she has been involved i...

Transcription of the interview with Eddy Park on June 9, 2004 at 11:15 pm is based on field notes collected and a recording with a microcassette recor...

This is an interview with Deanna Moon, who happens to be the only female member of [AI]: An: Thanks for your time. Can you tell me about your expe...

Interview of Frank Lee. This outline has removed parts of the interview that the interviewer felt was superfluous for the intent of this project. Int...

Eddie grew up never having to attend hakwons. He also grew up speaking and understanding very little Korean. He now takes Korean language courses in...

Interview of Alfred. This transcript has been edited from the original tape for the sake of redundancies. Interviewer: Jay Won 202944600 Interviewee...

This is Alfred's Celica. Notice the body kit on the front of the car and the modified hood....

T.L.: My first experience with traditional Korean medicine was in my General Education Cluster called “Politics, Culture, and Society in East Asia�...

UCLA chiore...

Picture of muchikaettok....

I interviewed Book Suk at my house. Book Suk has never been in a kye network ever in her life. The current kye network is the first one. She has been...

Interview of Jae Kim. This outline has removed parts of the interview that the interviewer felt was superfluous for the intent of this project. Inter...

This is a picture of Eddie's RSX at a auto-x event. Notice the course set out by cones. Auto-x typically look like the picture, where a car has to go...

I interviewed Jessica at my house. I asked her for how long she has done kye. She said that it hasn't been that long. She said about 9 years in total....

I interviewed Young Suk. I asked her how long she has been in any kye network. She said that she has been involved with kye with about 15 years; 8 yea...

Q: Where were you born? A: Kyonggi-do, Korea Q: At what age did you come to America? A: When I was 22 years old. Q: Why did you choose to immi...

This is a look into the engine bay of the BMW. Notice the supercharger that is connected to the pulleys to the right of the engine. He estimated about...

Emina is my only Japanese interviewee. She was also born and raised in America, but her parents kept her current with her Japanese heritage by sendin...

Transcript of the interview with David: “How did you learn to make ttok?” “My stepmother owned a ttok chip. When I was seventeen years old,...

I interviewed Chun Sook. She was in a kye network for 15 years on and off in America. The first one was when she was a fund leader and the second one,...

This is a picture of his BMW when it was in the shop last week to install his supercharger. Notice the new component, namely the cooler on the front o...

Picture of Go-stop table (2 players)...

In this interview, I asked Angela to describe what poongmul is. Me: Can you tell me where you play poongmul? A: I play in the SF Valley with a priva...

During the interview, I had my laptop out to type up the interview questions and answers. The following attached document is the typed document....

Could you introduce yourself please? Sure, my name is “G”, Spanish major and Education minor currently going to UCLA. I like sleepin, reading and...

Interview of Edward Kim. This outline is a revised version of the field notes taken in lieu of the recorded interview, at the rest of the interviewee....

Q: Where were you born? A: Seoul, Korea Q: At what age did you come to America? A: When I was 12 years old. Q: Why did you choose to immigrate...

Slideshow presented during reception...

Newlyweds in their hanbok...

Alina was born and raised in America, and until recently, she did not have any Korean friends. However, she got a job at a Korean bank called 하나...

Picture of Kyung Ah taking part of UCLA Chiore...

Picture of kaep'ittok....

Q: What church do you attend? P: I go to Canaan Presbyterian Church. I've only been there for about 7 months though. So I'm fairly new. Q: Is the c...

This is the content that I talked with Mr. Shin. I tried to translate from what he told me from Korean to English. Q: Can you tell me about the kin...

This is a picture of the bride getting ready for thewedding...

Below is an e-mail Yuri sent me after our interview on 05/18/2004. The attached article entitled, "With Surgery, English isn't a toungue twister in S...

Brian was born in Los Angeles, California, so it is easy to assume he is not familiar at all with Go-stop. However, his parents have always played th...

Products by Kim Jae Kil....

Q: Where were you born? A: Seoul, Korea Q: At what age did you come to America? A: When I was 3 years old. Q: Why did you choose to immigrate...

Picture of Go-stop table (3 players)...

Q: What church do you attend? Where and how long? M: Right now I'm at Pathfinder Community Church (Formerly LA Hanmi). I've been here for 5 years. Ba...

Interview of Mike Park. This outline is a revised version of the field notes taken in lieu of the recorded interview, at the rest of the interviewee....

So tell me about yourself? I am a college student currently studying at El Camino Junior College, my major is biology….I live in Torrance with my pa...

SR is twenty-nine years old and she just got married in April of this year. She and her husband are both Korean Americans who have lived in America f...

Picture of cholp'yon....

Picture of injolmi....

DK: “I understand that your daughter’s wedding was in middle of April, was there a specific reason for choosing that day? How was the date chosen...

Summary of interview on May 20, 2004 at 9:15 am: When asked what's the translation of 'ttokkuk', Catherine, who speaks Korean, informs me that 'ttok...

Q: Where were you born? A: Kyonggi-do, Korea Q: At what age did you come to America? A: When I was 3 years old. Q: Why did you choose to immig...

Q: Where were you born? A: Seoul, Korea Q: At what age did you come to America? A: When I was 8 years old. Q: Why did you choose to immigrate...

There were only one page of field notes collected for this interview with Hye-Jin Choi on May 27, 2004. Instead of summarizing the interview, I have c...

transcription of Kyung Ah's interview...

Transcription of interview with Christine Choi on May 26, 2004 at 10 pm a recording by a microcassette recorder: Alice: When is ttokkuk eaten? Chr...

Richard is also a Korean American born and raised in the US, and a long time poker player. He says he likes Go-stop because it’s just like poker, o...

Q: Where were you born? A: Seoul, Korea Q: At what age did you come to America? A: When I was 5 years old. Q: Why did you choose to immigrate...

[Summary] This interview was mainly focused on consultant’s expeirnce at Korean Sijang as an merchant. She used own her section in Sijang in Kore...

[Summary] This interview was mainly focused on consultant’s experience at Korean Sijang as a customer. According to Mr. Kim, it is women’s resp...

Q: Where do you attend church? J: I attend a Korean church in Fullerton called Grace Ministries International. I have been there since I was four yea...

Picture of songp'yon....

Picture of a table-setting filled with ttok, money, and fruits for Tol....

[Summary] This interview was mainly focused on consultant’s experience at Sijang. She responded that she had gone to Sijang many times when she w...

Q: What church do you currently attend and how long? JC: I've been at Grace Ministries International for 20 years. It is a mainly Korean church but w...

EM group leading the Korean Ministry at LMC in song....

Q: What church do you attend? How long? R: I attend the English Ministry at Korean Canaan Presbyterian Church in Bellflower, California. I have been...

This is an interview with Lawrence, one of the members of the [AI] clan. An: Thanks for your time. What can you tell me about your experience here...

Picture of the steps of making songp'yon....

Q: Obviously, as the pastor’s daughter, you have been in LMC since the beginning. How was the EM when it first started? ES: Well, it was nothing...

This is a photo of a table of CCM (Crossroads Campus Ministry, formerly known as Korean Christian Fellowship) members eating at the Reef Restaurant on...

Survey Results of 9 poongmul players from UCLA HOL group....

Picture of karaettok....

Q: Where do you go to church? T: I go to La Hanmi Church in El Monte. Well actually, now its called Pathfinder Community Church. We just changed our...

The following attachment is a typed summary of PJ's background and how he got into playing video games during our meeting....

Q: What church do you attend? Can you tell me about it? E: I go to Grace Church in Fullerton. I've been going there for 14 years now. It is a pretty...

Q: How did you start attending LMC? Sam: How I got started attending the Light Mission Church was because I befriended Youth Pastor Paul at a retre...

Although I have had the opportunity to observe social interaction among my consultants and others who frequent Net2Net, I am unable to take photograph...

This is a picture of the senior class ladies of UCLA CCM. They were recently honored at the Reef Restaurant in Long Beach, California. The ladies ar...

The photo depicts lunch time after Sunday service at Grace Ministries International Church. At first, the food was placed and served by the women but...

This is a photograph of a group of Korean Christian girls from Crossroads Campus Ministry. They are all seniors in college at UCLA. The photo was take...

YC "So when do you usually eat pindaettok?" Yumi "You usually eat pindaettok, like towards holidays Thanksgiving, New Years yeah, even Mother's Day o...

Peter: I’ve gone to Korean clubs a couple times, but I don’t like it that much. The first time I went was sophomore year of college. Booking cl...

In taking the first set of pictures, it was difficult enough to allow the management for me to photograph their business, but it was even more difficu...

I tried to describe what she told me in English here from my note. Q: What kinds of ttŏk do you know? A: siruttŏk, inchŏlmi, songp\'yŏn, muchi...

YC "You know pindaettok? Do you have it often?" NY "Uh, no. I have it on special days like Sulnal and Chusok." YC "So those are the only two days yo...

Sang-sun Park is a 23 year-old university student in Korea. He thinks that the disavantage of Cyworld is exposure of in...

Q: What church do you attend and how long have you been there? S: I attend Jesus Baptist Korean Church and have been there for 16 years. A great majo...

This interview is mainly focused on interviewee's experience on Korean holiday called Ch'usŏk. She basically gave information about its origin, occas...

Q: Where do you go to church and how long have you been going? W: I've been going to LA Hanmi for a year. LA (Hanmi is now called Pathfinder Communit...

During the interview, I had my laptop out to type up the interview questions and answers. The following attached document is the typed document....

Joon Park, 1977 When did you go to the army? I went in 2000 when I was 23 years old. Can you tell me about how you were enlisted? Well, I act...

A picture of a famous female singer, Ok Joohyun. She is looking at the mirror tryoing on new clothes. This picture is posted on her Cyworld home page...

[Summary] This interview was mainly focused on consultant’s experience at Korean Sijangs. The interviewee remembered going to Sijang when he was...

This is a photograph of the picnic taking place at the softball tournament held in late May. The group of people are mostly Korean and Christian. The...

The people I will be interviewing are members of a clan caled [AI], which stands for Asian Invasion. It was created solely for the PC game Counterstr...

1. Do you know how to make kimbap? -I think so; I haven’t made it many times. 2. Does your mom make it? -Yea, my mom makes it a lot? 3. Who did...

The interview went as follows: K: Hi Mr. P, I was wondering if you could tell me a little about your experiences with this restaurant. M: Sure, I...

I interviewed a couple, Simon and Nana Kim. They were married in October 22, 1977, and S. was 28 years old and N. was 24. They were set up by a matchm...

This is a photo of the many Korean Christians who were in attendance for this multi-church event. They are praying before eating lunch at the park. Af...

This is a photograph of the large senior class that was honored at the UCLA CCM Senior Banquet in May of 2004. Most of the people seen in the picture...

During our phone interview, I asked Jennifer about her relationship with Peter. While she speaks, I was typing my notes. Jennifer is Korean and Pete...

This is a photo of lunch being served after service at Grace Ministries International Church. The food was served and prepared by women of the congreg...

I had a chance to interview and talk to Mrs. Patty Ahn who is the owner of a clothing store called Clothes Compact in the Los Angeles Fashion District...

M. Yoo talked about two household gods in their family. He mentions that they were remembered during his youth, however as time passed, the gods were...

It all depends on whether you feel like getting booked or not. Sometimes we want to get booked a lot, so when the waiters come, we pretend we don’t...

Minyoung Kim started decorating her Cyworld home page bwcuase her friend suggested her to. She thinks that Cyworld is...

This is a photo from the CCM Senior Banquet. The picture is candid photo of two friends giving each other a 'high-five'. The friendship seen in this p...

This is a photograph of two members of Pathfinders Community Church at a Friday night Bible study. The two males in the picture are both Korean-Americ...

This is a photograph of the congregation at Grace Ministries International. Most of them are college students or recent graduates. There are a few mar...

I think Koreans accept the concept of booking because they’re brought up with certain values and views that say it’s ok. The only place other tha...

Interviewing Jason, I see how cynical and wary he is of his grandmother's ability to set him up with potential girlfriends. Questioning him about matc...

Summary: The consultant has been in business for more than 30 years. He, however, claims that he does not know much about history, but it seemed like...

Interview with H.K. 6/5/04 T.L.: Were you born in America? H.K.: Yes. T.L.: Were your parents born in America? H.K.: No. T.L.: When did your pare...

This is a fun photograph of two of my consultants at the CCM Senior Banquet. The two met four years ago as freshmen and have been very good friends ev...

(Q is an abbreviation of question, and A is one of answer) Q: Can you tell me your experience about Korean rice cakes? A: Generally, my family hav...

As I was asking questions and as she was telling her story, I took a couple of notes that I felt were important for my topic. The interview lasted fo...

Mr. Na is the owner of a business called Eunina. It is a clothing company that manufactures and distributes women's denim clothing in Downtown, Los An...

Youngji Yim is an international student who studies in Minesota, USA. To her, Cyworld home page is a really good medium...

All I know about booking clubs is what I’ve heard from other people. The guys are the ones who usually do it there, and they tell the waiters to br...

It’s a great concept if you have a lot of money. However, for the typical college student, it really isn’t the ideal situation. It's not a good...

Hyun is checking up her Cyworld home page....

There are many Korean cafes in Koreatown. JH's mother opened a cafe herself recently called the Coffee Garden. It is located in Koreatown and has 3-4...

Q: So Richard, how long have you been at Light Mission Church? RR: I think it’s almost 16 years now. I’ve been going to LMC all my church life b...

YC "So when do you, like have pindaettok?" JK " Um, whenever my feels like making it. That's when I eat it. It's like a rarity. " YC "OK, So do you...

YC "What do you need for pindaettok?" HC "We need, um nokttu and kimchi and ..." YC "The kinchi is usually sheen kimchi, right. A little wour." HC...

MP works at Century Cleaners in Studio City. The interview went as follows: K: So I understand that you work part time at a drycleaners in studio...

Kyoungok Park thinks that Cyworld home page is good when she can know news of her friends easily through Cyworld, but...

김동섭의 인터뷰는 싸이월드의 관음증, 중독성을 알 수 있게 했으며 이 외에도 싸이월드...

In the very top of the page is a photograph of the three bridesmaids and the youngest niece in the family. In the middle of the page is a photograph o...

The Cyworld home page of TV star, Choi Songkook. A lot of messages left by the visitors under his picture. All messages are talking about his 'fine' l...

Summary: The consultant has visited Yipalso when she was young, following her father. She said that Yipalso was not a place for women to go since the...

Front view of Kim's Yipalso...

Ms. Lee emigrated from Korea a while ago and has lived in Koreatown since she came to America. She held various jobs during her early years and manage...

Ms. CL described her experiences of working in a Korean Market. She has worked there for over a year now and says that it is hard work. However, she s...

I don’t mind going to booking clubs, but that’s probably because I’m a guy. I used to go a lot with a couple of my friends, and we’d just sit...

The last time we went to Le Prive, we got booked to this table, and Alisa was like “ohh, you look familiar to this guy”, so I looked at him more,...

Parts of the retreat thought of as being "Korean" and "American"....

This is a photograph taken at a softball tournament hosted by a Korean Christian church. The photos shows a large group of Korean-American Christians...

The following is a photo of two of my consultants, RJ and SY along with a few other male members of UCLA's Crossroads Campus Ministry (CCM). The pictu...

I think booking clubs are kind of stupid and it’s a ‘fobby’ thing to do. I only say that because I’ve never been and none of my Korean friend...

[summary] This interview was mainly focused on consultant’s experience at Korean Sijang as a customer. The interviewee basically described the envi...

Summary: He has noted that interior design of Yipalso was far different than the one of Miyongsil's. And said that the reason of Yipalso's fail is it...

Nobody at the table has to ask for a particular girl or guy, the waiters just try to make the tables as proportionate as possible. So, if they see th...

This is a photo of my aunt's wedding, which took place nearly twenty years ago in Korean. I have no idea who these people are, but, since they are si...

FIELD NOTES: Sarah Minsun Kim - Korean American born in Fountain Valley, USA - Went to Korea to visit at age 3; do not remember visiting family g...

So tell me about yourself a little bit? My name is “A” , I graduated UCLA and I am currently unemployed….or positively speaking….between jobs....

The 22 year-old consultant Luli thinks that Cywold attracts people very much and she visits het home page three times a d...

Some of our Korean friends are cool with the whole booking thing, and some aren’t. They don’t really think about the reasoning that people have i...

At the end of the ceremony, the bride, groom, bridesmaids, and groomsmen all turn to the audience for the last time. In the last picture, the bride an...

"I heard about booking a long time ago because my friends have gone before. Waiters do it at Korean clubs. I think the guys buy the girls drinks and...

The "American" part of the winter retreat....

The decorated Cyworld home page represents the characteristics of the individual....

Avata and individual....

This is a list of the proverbs that I gave to my consultants for reference. There is no context for this data. I was unable to upload this befor...

JUDY (interviewer): What type of cosmetic surgeries did you have? YURI (interviewee): I got my eyelids and nose done. J: When did you get the su...

Judy (interviewer): What do you think about Koreans and their popular culture of cosmetic surgery? Matt (interviewee): I think it’s cool. I have...

Environment at Larchmont Village....

The interview with Eun Joo Lee is quite successful even though it weas collected by email. She told me her interesting...

FIELD NOTES: Jonathan Lee, UCLA student (RECEIVED VERBAL CONSENT) - Korean American, born here in the US, Los Angeles - Fellow classmate in Korea...

My roommate and I were supposed to go to Le Prive one time a few months ago, and she went over everything with me beforehand. Basically, it’s free...

This photo is another picture of my aunt's wedding, which took place in Korean. This photo is taken at a different angle, in that we can see the bride...

I interviewed Yvonne and learned of her grandparents and their marriage. They had a kusik wedding, but the marriage itself was not a success. Between...

Choi Songkook posted his humorous picture on his home page. This picture was taken while he was acting for the TV drama....

The Cyworld home page of a famous soccer player. His humorous reply to his peer soccer player 's message spreaded over the Cyworld home pages....

I like going to Korean clubs with my friends because it’s more exciting than going to bars. People just drink at bars with their friends, and it’...

Most girls purposely book to get free drinks. It's a good way to meet guys, even though some are ugly. When that happens, you just have to suck it up...

FIELD NOTES: Sylvia An, UCLA student and fellow classmate in Korean 183 - Korean Catholic In Korea - family all buried in Korea; no relatives...

A cute picture of animal. Many people post cute or funny pictures on their home pages. People take the picture and sometimes they spread all over the...

Funny cartoon are one of the people's favorite to post on the Cyworld....

Contrastive look of the Miyongsil across the road, taken inside of car...

I interviewed with my 25 year-old brother, Seung Ryoo. He first came to the United States 7 years ago, and attended hi...

Heejung Kim has visited the Cyworld home pages of the people whom she is interested in. She thinks that Cyworld might...

Yoosel Choi is a high school student in California, USA. Yoosel signed in Cyworld because every friends had the Cyworl...

Booking is basically a good and extremely easy way to get free drinks. The guys are pretty harmless, and they know that most of the girls are there t...

"I don't spend time for decorating my homepage, if I do, it won't take that much time. But I usually go to the girls' home pages whom I meet in the sc...

The technology in South Korea has rapidly developed and cyber communit most people are familiar with the cyber community. This is the picture of Seoul...

Once people purchse the items, they can decorate their home pages with them. There are so many kinds of items that are frequently updated and can refl...

FIELD NOTES: John Jonghoon Kim - my father who was born in Korea (today, north of the DMZ) - managed to flee south at the age of 3,4 (not quite s...

Summary: The consultant has been in Yipalso with her brother and father. She notes that Yipalso gave her a dirty image, and analysis that as a reaso...

Picture of a Barber and a customer....

T.L.: Do you think that hanyak works, or do you use it because your parents tell you to? J.K.: I don’t know if it works. I don’t want to say it d...

J (interviewer): What type of cosmetic surgeries did you have? C(interviewee): [Double] eyelids and alterations to my jaws. J: When did you have...

Choi Jayoung is a native Korean who came to te UCLA to study for one year as an exchanges student. I asked her about ho...

FIELD NOTES: Ducksook Anne (Chu) Kim - my mother was also born in N. Korea (above DMZ) - fled south with at age 2 with brother Edward; other elde...

June 1, 2004 10:40 pm online – in the comforts of our own homes Grace: hey tammie Tammie: howdy chica! Tammie: do me a favor? Tammie: can I...

Summary: The consultant has noted that Yipalso was very similar to the Miyongsil, but the only difference was the Barber and and age group of people....

Ash is a fourth year at UCLA and is thinking about getting cosmetic surgeries performed when she graduates. She wants to get double eyelid surgery an...

I interviewed Eul Suk about kye. First, I asked her what she thought the main purpose of a kye is. She said that kye is people gathering together to h...

Please introduce yourself please? My name is “R” I am 22 years old studying biology. I came to the United States when in 1996. I like going to nor...

Mrs. Kim and I spoke in Korean for the interview. But due to the fact that I could not transcribe the interview in Korean due to my poor typing skill...

Answering many questions on the difference between Korean and American weddings, Rebecca and Jane, the other person in the interview, agree that Korea...

Summary: The consultant, the collector's instructor, has been in Yipalso, long time ago, when he was in Korea studying at Yonsei University. He used...

(Jessica and I were talking, and later Shirly Whang comments, and is represented by her name. All other questions are asked by me and followed by an...

Q: Well guys, I know that both of you attended the same church for a while down in San Diego that was a non-Korean church. How was that experience and...

[Summary] This interview was mainly focused on consultant’s experience at Korean Sijang as a merchant. Before she immigrated to America in 1986,...

조앤은 자신이 싸이 중독성이 있다고 보고 있다. 하루 3번, 한번당 2~3시간. 자기 홈페이지...

The following data is in regards to a 1.5-generation Korean (Albert) and his date with a 1.5-generation Korean (Michelle Kim). My first date with M...

The following data is in regards to a first generation Korean (Youn) and her date with a second generation Korean (Ray Chung). On their first date...

The following data is in regards to a second generation Korean (Jennifer) and her date with a first generation Korean (Hyo-Sik). For their first an...

The following data is in regards to a 1.5-generation Korean (Sam) and his date with a first generation Korean girl (Soo-Young). On their first date...

Jane: Does anything scandalous ever happen at mokyokt'ang? Oppa: Not really. Not that I know of, but I didn't go to mokyokt'ang often. Once in a...

The following data is in regards to a 1.5-generation Korean (Mark) and his date with a first generation Korean (Janice Park). Their first date...

The following data is in regards to a second generation Korean (Wilson) and his date with another second generation Korean girl (Ellie Park)....

The following data is in regards to a 1.5-generation Korean (Andy Kim) and his date with a first generation Korean (Jihae Jo). For their first...

Family Trees for both Father and Mother's sides. Family trees are clearly labeled....

Paternalgenealogy chart....

Maternal genealogy chart....

Hand drawn chart of father's side...

See Jpg!! My father's half to the best of my ability....

SEE JPG!! Since I do not know my mother well, I therefore do not know my mother's family well..hence the lack of info. (If there are any problem...

This is my family tree. It is on powerpoint. The first slide is my father's side, and the second slide is my mother's side. I could only go up to thre...

This is a chart of my patrilineal genealogy. See attached file....

The attched file is a chart showing the collector's matrilineal genealogy, as best as his mother could remember....

My mother's family traced through the female line to my great-great grandmother....

My father's family traced through the male line to my great-great grandfather....

Diagram of the female relatives traced through the female line....

Family tree diagram of my father's side traced through male relatives....

Matrilineal genealogy...

family tree for dad's side....

Genealogy Project attached. Note: forms of address used for kinship terms, unknown states/branches of spouses and corresponding extended family omitte...

A chart of the male side of collector's family tree, tracing only the male lineage....

Genealogy Project (Alternate Word format)...

My geneology, maternal line...

Hand drawn chart of my mother's side...

Mother's side...

This image is my family tree on my father's side. I have traced this side of my family up to three generations and down all the way to my cousin's son...

Patrilineal genealogy...

genealogy for mom's side....

This image is my family tree from my mother\'s side. I have traced it back three generations to my great grandmother (through my grandmother). The tri...

Included here is my father's side of my genealogy, along with the Korean written forms of address....

A chart of the female branch of the collector's family tree, tracing only the female lineage....

Included here is my mother's side of the family tree along with Korean written forms of address....

My geneology, paternal line...

Father's side...

This file is an image of my family tree, as compiled from information given to me by my mother and father, and also through my own knowledge of my fa...

Maternal family chart...

Paternal family chart...

I asked three people of Korean heritage the question: "What happens when you sleep with the fan on?" The first respondent, Miss H, replied that y...

PHOTO: YUT NORI - Yut nori is a traditional Korean game with a board (in this case a cloth gameboard), four sticks which have a flat side and a cur...

S = S. Kim, interviewee M = Monica Foote, interviewer M: So, I want to ask you today about what you know about your parent’s experiences of comi...

PHOTO: YUT NORI STICKS These are the yut nori sticks, which act like dice. There are a total of four sticks that are in the game. Each stick has two...

This is a personal account of the first time my family tried to bake a turkey, and some personal interpretations about it. I remember the first tim...

HWATU NORI GAME - Transcription and translation of interview From 13minutes:00seconds to 20:55 on side B of Tape #1 Consultant K describes hwatu...

KUJONG; LUNAR NEW YEAR - Kujŏng, or sŏl nal, is the lunar new year in Korea. On this holiday, family wake up early and eat ttŏk kook. They also b...

I interviewed NiNiNha about how she got started in scanlations, her motives, and what she currently does for scanlation. I also asked her what she thi...

MODERN CELEBRATION OF LUNAR NEW YEAR - The consultant begins his Korean New Year's celebration with bowing to his parents, upon which he receives mo...

Transcription of tape recording. Edited for clarity. First half of interview, "Jang Hwa, Hong Ryeon," which led to discussion of movie adaptation of s...

I thought the best place to start looking into the Moonies was to call my cousin who—the last I heard—was living in a “Moonie house” on Ashby,...

My Grandma was easy to talk with. It was going to be harder to talk with Keiko. This was not going to be a simple inquiry into the Unification movemen...

PHOTO: RINGS, PAEK-IL KI-NYOM, 100 DAY BIRTHDAY - This is a photograph of the pure 24K gold rings that the baby receives as gifts on his or her paek...

SOL NAL; KOREAN LUNAR NEW YEAR - Sol nal is the Korean Lunar New Year, and is also known as Kujong. This is a different holiday than Sinjong, which...

CHESA - Chesa follow-up interview; translation and transcription of interview with consultant K Side B, Tape #3 00:00 to 10min:15sec S: Why do y...

Transcription of tape recording. Edited for clarity. First quarter of interview, "Ghost Visitor" story. K: Where did you hear most of the ghost sto...

Interview with Yoon Sub Interview 10/29/05 Jodie: “So could you tell me about life growing up?” Yoon Sub: So my name is Yoon Sub Hwang, but a...

MODERN BIRTHDAYS - Consultant Bob is a second generation Korean-American and spends his birthdays like any normal day. He starts the day by eating m...

This is a transcription of an audiorecording of an interview, supplemented at the end by fieldnotes from a relavant post-interview conversation that d...

Picture of people getting food from the family-style buffet table....

Picture of people gathered in the living room to watch TV and talk....

This is a transcript of my notes and recollections of the interview of Rosa Jung-Hye Kim. It has been edited for clarity. What’s going to happe...

Here's the Lee (father's side) family tree up to 8 chon....

MH: hey leo LH: hey noona =] MH: :-) MH: how are you doing? LH: having fun LH: ima just waiting to start school MH: when does school start? MH:...

PHOTO: HWATU CARDS - Hwatu ("flower cards") are Korean playing cards used to play games during traditional holidays, as well as just for fun. It is...

BIRTHDAYS - I interviewed myself about my own birthday celebrations from when I was little to now. From pictures, I know that I have had a 100-da...

These are IRC notes of an interview with myself and GeeKer. GeeKer\'s name is indicated as GeeKer and mine with a ">" after the timestamp. In this int...

just adding some sample data...

HWAN-GAP (1A) Hwangap is the celebration of the 60th birthday of a person in Korea. To commemorate long life and the return to one's zodiac animal si...

Picture of The Kids playing charades in the bedroom during the Thanksgiving celebration...

Food from the Thankgiving celebration...

Picture of The Kids deciding which game to play after eating....

HWEHOLLAESIK (1B) - Hwehollaesik is the anniversary of the 60th year of marriage. It is also known as the Diamond Anniversary in Korea. In order to...

HWANGAP (2A) - Here is another account of a hwangap celebration - the sixtieth year birthday. The celebration involves the gathering of all family m...

PAEK-IL KI-NYOM; 100 DAY BIRTHDAY - Paek-il ki-nyom translates into "100 day celebration" and is an event celebrating the day in which the baby turn...

PHOTO: WEDDING DUCKS - Wooden ducks (or geese) are presented by the groom to his new mother-in-law during a traditional Korean wedding ceremony. How...

CHESA - Transcription and translation of interview with consultant H, about chesa in her family From 02:40 to 03min:25sec on Side B of Tape #3 S...

M: Could you tell me a little bit about your family structure, the structure of the family you grew up in? M Hwang: Um, well... I guess the family...

Interview 11/10/05 Jodie: “So could you tell me yourself?” Chris Park: My name is Chris Park. I am a forth year at Berkeley. I am an MCB biolo...

This is my first interview with Yumi about where and how she grew up. Which then leads to her telling me stories of her and her parents views on dati...

PHOTO: wedding, bride and helpers - This photograph was generously lent by the interviewee. This is a picture of a traditional Korean wedding. The b...

IMAGE: CHESA DIAGRAM This image is an hand-drawn diagram of the gravesite, at which chesa sometimes takes place. The items in the picture were descri...

Transcription of tape recording. Edited for clarity. First half of interview, "Clown Story." K: So where did you hear most of the ghost stories you...

Transcription of tape recording. Edited for clarity. Fourth quarter of interview, discussed personal experiences with ghosts, specifically third encou...

I interviewed Vinny about how he got started in the scanlation business and his motivation for continuing. I asked him what he considered to be manhwa...

M: So, what we’re talking about today is immigration narratives and, so, I would just like to start by asking about the structure of the family you...

Food from the Thanksgiving celebration...

LUNAR NEW YEAR in AMERICA - I interviewed myself on celebrating the Lunar New Year. On sŏl nal, as soon as got up in the morning (and after we b...

This is an AOL instant messenger conversation i had with a friend of mine that I knew when i lived in Korea. He now lives in Orange County, but still...

Pictures of the food at the Thanksgiving celebration...

This is a transcript of my notes and recollections of a follow-up interview of Rosa Jung-Hye Kim What’s going to happen this year? Julie’s...

This is a transcript of notes and recollections of my interview with Susana Kim. Do you remember how the Thanksgiving (TG) celebrations got starte...

Over TG brak, I flew to see my dad's sister's family, the somatanis, who are practicing members of the UM. I flew in on Wed night and was introduced t...

Transcription of tape recording. Edited for clarity. Second half of interview, "Runner Story." K: So do you know any more stories? Keep ‘em comin...

Transcription of tape recording. Edited for clarity. Third quarter of interview, discussed personal experiences with ghosts, specifically second encou...

KOREAN WEDDING - The interviewee had her wedding more than twenty years ago and she had a traditional Korean wedding at a traditional Korean house i...

This is a transcription of a conversation with Elton Kong, taken December 4, 2005. The conversation was in person, and I typed the conversation as we...

The (mostly female) adults in the living room, talking, watching TV....

I had been told, about doing fieldwork on the Unification Church, They Will Try to convert you...Seriously. So, I was a little bit apprehensive when...

This was the first time that I actually used a notebook while talking to my UM family. We had gone to church earlier in the day and on the way home, w...

Interview 11/20/05 Jodie: “So could you tell me about yourself?” Chris: About myself. My name is Chris Yi and I was born in New York City, Qu...

KOREAN-AMERICAN WEDDING - I interviewed myself about a Korean-American wedding I attended once. I once attended a Korean-American wedding when I...

Pictures of the food at the Thanksgiving celebration...

Picture of The Kids eating in the bedroom....

Picture of "The Moms" gathered in the living room after eating to talk....

Session Start: Mon Dec 05 21:56:35 2005 Session Ident: BigVinny [21:57:00] Yoyo, Vinny, can I ask you some more questions? [21:57:05]
1255 Om Family Tree to 8 Chon

Here's the Om (mother's side) family tree up to 8 chon....

Transcription of tape recording. Edited for clarity. "Ghost Mountain" story. K: Do you know any ghost stories? Ghost or scary stories, anything....

MH: Okay lets start. How old are you? And do you have any siblings? RK: Twenty two. Two sisters, one is three years older, other is seven. MH...

11/15/05 EGO Decal -interesting gender dynamics: males and females tend to segregate. Males sit spaced apart on the right side of the classroom....

Albert Oh -he has played poongmul for 3 years; he has played the chang'gu for 1.5 years -he has experience in poongmul from primary school -deeper...

Transcription of tape recording. Edited for clarity. Second quarter of interview, discussed personal experiences with ghosts, specifically first encou...

Alycia: So who lives at the temple? Bo: well no one really. the priests/monks all reside in dormitories with some of the higher ranked having thei...

Picture of The Kids playing charades during the Thanksgiving celebration...

Picture of The Kids playing charades during the Thanksgiving celebration...

Picture of the adults gambling after the food has been eaten...

Session Start: Sun Dec 04 21:12:53 2005 Session Ident: RampagingEva [21:12:58] Sorry for bugging you! [21:13:00] I know you're busy...

Maggie was my main consultant here but I cant find her name on any of the little drop-down things above! Maggie did not want me to take notes or to r...

MH: Do you have time for me to interview you? MM: Shoot MH: Ok. MH: Do you know what filial piety is? MM: No. MH: Ok MH: Taking care of parents,...

A picture of Lena and her cousins playing outside....

Depicted here are Lena's relatives watching a TV program after the Thanksgiving meal....

"I was born in Seoul and I was 15 years old when I moved here." "Kawi is a state in which you're conscious while your body is still asleep." "I'...

MH: Okay…umm..so lets start. May I get your full name? IL: Ian Wonju Lee MH: Age and birthday? IL: July 8th 1982, and yes I’m old [laughs] twe...

Me: Bliss, when did you start gaming? Like, what genres did you play? Bliss: I started when I was three or four years old when my dad had a Magnavo...

Interview with Elisa Gahng with Jaehong Jin near by. December 1, 2005 at 4:26pm (Me introducing my fieldwork project and the interview itself. )...

2005 KYCC Fall Festival "Breaking Ground" Act II, pt 1 Liz Suk performs spoken word about the trials of Mundungi and his role as a metaphor for the...

Transcription of tape recording. Edited for clarity. Discussed several ghost stories/superstitions relating to hair. J: Do the stories have to be o...

This is a transcription of a chat I had with Michael Lee, whom I met while living in Korea. This conversation took place on the phone, at 12:00 pm De...

Picture of the adults gambling after the food has been eaten...

This is a transcript my notes and recollections of an interview with Earl Kim What do think thanksgiving means? How thankful you are, about giv...

Session Start: Mon Dec 05 21:20:22 2005 Session Ident: NiNiNhA [21:20:26] Hello! [21:20:26] 03[ 02Away 03] Reason:[ 02Kumdo 03]...

Setting: We met at the back of Shimo restaurant in San Francisco which was getting busier by the minute. The interview occurred after we finished a d...

Session Start: Sun Dec 04 21:05:10 2005 Session Ident: SureShot [21:05:13] Hi! [21:05:23] hey [21:05:25] Sorry for jump...

Pictures of people getting the food at the Thanksgiving celebration...

M: Alright! Interview number two, about immigration narratives and stuff like that! So, to start out, what kind of family structure did you grow up in...

Transcription of tape recording. Edited for clarity. Second half of interview, discussed general ghost stories and children's song/urban legend. J:...

Me: 'Kay, so when did you start gaming? Mark: At, like, five? Hah hah. Me: Sweet. Me too. Heh. And what kind of games did you play? Or rather, w...

Seen here is Lena's father engaged in a home repair activity the day of Thanksgiving....

MH: Can I get your name and age please? AK: Aram Kim, I am twenty four. MH: When did you come to the US? AK: 2001. MH: Did you come with yo...

2005 KYCC Fall Festival gong and changgu...

Picture of the adults gambling after the food has been eaten...

This is my transcription of notes and recollections of an interview of Julie Kim. Have we always celebrated Thanksgiving (TG)? No, just in the...

This is an inperson interview i conducted with Jacob Chi, a Korean Berkeley student who listens to Korean pop music. C: Christina gallerani J:...

SK: hi SK: sorry SK: i was away from the comp for a while SK: so wanna start this interview? MH: yes MH: thank you! MH: ok MH: so may I get you...

The following is an interview conducted through AOL instant messanger. Screen names are replaced with the names of the collector and the consultant....

Picture of people eating Thanksgiving food with chopsticks....

Transcription of tape recording. Edited for clarity. "Bus Ghost" story. K: Do you know any ghost stories? It’s for a class. E: Well, I can on...

"I was born in Seoul and came to the US when i was 12 years old." "Kawi is when you're asleep, but awake, and you feel pressure without tangible ca...

MH: So I'm gonna start the interview. JM: Ok MH: It’s for my Korean folklore and folk religion class. JM: Ok MH: Do you know what filial piety i...

Displayed in this picture are three types of kimchi alongside other traditional Thanksgiving food....

Lena's older sister is seen here preparing Thanksgiving food....

.:21?6?3:. ?Susie?By the way, I just got an okay from my prof to study you all for my field work project. .:21?6?4:. ?Susie?>.> .:21?6?6:. ?Liddo?lo...

Me: how long have you played? K: Playing for about 14 years Started in new york. Uhm I started pungmul when I went to college, I someone I know al...

Me: When did you first started getting into pungmul and how? Stella: Uhm about a two years ago, one of the pungmul teachers at KYCC, came over to my...

2005 KYCC Fall Festival Act I, right stage "Though the Mountain is High"...

I was riding from Hannover Park to Chicago with KJeiko on the commuter train. I asked her if she would talk with me about her wedding, and what the sp...

Erica Choi So tell me what is your ideal boyfriend? -my ideal boyfriend is someone that is compatible with me emotionally and intellectually. And...

Hellen Jo What do you think is the ideal boyfriend? -my personal opinion? Yes. -I guess someone who lets me do what I want to do like lets me...

The group is helping themselves to all of the Thanksgiving offerings....

Lena's grandmother is having a good time doing karaoke....

Me: So uh.. ok… I’m starting an interview with ann kwon, with Helen Min, kyungwook who I’ve recently interviewed and jaehong who I also intervie...

2005 KYCC Fall Festival Jamaesori perform Gosa before the peformance....

2005 KYCC Fall Festival "Breaking Ground" Act III Pankut...

Interviewee: Debbie College: UC Irvine • Came to American when she was 3 years old (1989) How was it like going to America for you? - It was...

-has done poongmul since the 4th grade -parents are politically active, bringing democracy to Korean -Korean Resource Center -father part of YKU, Y...

Transcription of tape recording. Edited for clarity. "Student Ghost" story. K: Do you happen to know any ghost stories? M: Hmm… yes! But they�...

Transcription of tape recording. Edited for clarity. First third of interview, "Jang Hwa, Hong Ryeon v.2" story. [Translated from Korean] S: Is...

Me: Okay, so how long you been doing the gaming thing? Mylinh: I've been gaming since...I don't know, elementary school? The first games that reall...

K: we were talking about yeah, 96 or 97 I was doing jishinbalki. Yeah I was playing and I felt like my body was moving by itself. I was playing all th...

From: "Min Jung Baik" Subject: RE: Interviews Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 01:45:15 +0000 To: jeanieyi@berkeley.edu 1. I joined DeCal and EGO becau...

Transcription of internet conversation, unedited. "Ghost Visitor v.2" story. K: hey do you know any ghost stories? G: ... G: wow that was random...

Depicted in this photograph is the wide array of food available at the Thanksgiving of Lena's family....

Lena's dad is seen here ironing in the hours before the Thanksgiving meal....

Me: Okay, Alex, when did you start gaming and what genres do you play? Alex: I guess my first experience with video games came when I went out to d...

Me: So, when did you start playing games? Brian: I started as a child. Me: How young would you say you were? Brian: God...um...like seven?...

What are your ideas of the ideal boyfriend? -I guess just like someone who who’s like funny and nice… and a good cook. Cause I cant cook. And li...

"I was born in Glendale, CA" "Kawi is what happens when a ghost is sitting on you. Or that's how i've heard it from others. People tell me that kaw...

"I was born in Incheon, Korea and I moved here with my family when I was 6 months old." "Scissors? That's kawi! Does it mean something else? Oh!...

Seen here is the carving of the turkey....

"I was born in Bucheon, South Korea and I moved here when I was 12 years old." "저에게 가위 눌린다는건 잠을 자고 있는 상태에 정...

Me: So I am interviewing jaehong… whats your last name? J: jin M: so did you first come to the United states? 2005 march 17th. 24 years Me: How...

Me: its for the project. So uhm can you tell me when you first started playing pungmul? Liz: I first started playing pungmul in 2002. Me: 2002? And...

Me: So uh.. ok… I’m starting an interview with ann kwon, with Helen Min, kyungwook who I’ve recently interviewed and jaehong who I also intervie...

2005 KYCC Fall Festival "Breaking Ground" Act III Gae-In Nori outdoors...

Transcription of tape recording. Edited for clarity. Second third of interview, "Little Goblins" story. [Translated from Korean] K: Oh, wow. Do...

Can you describe your ethnic background for me please Moderately traditional christian korean family And when did your family immigrate to the US?...

Michael Kim Age: 20 Do you have a girlfriend? -No Have you had a girlfriend? -yes How long did you date for? -four months, or less Wha...

Close up of a family member's plate....

2005 KYCC Fall Festival EGO performing Gosa...

Transcription of tape recording. Edited for clarity. Last third of interview, "Legend or Rumor" stories. [Translated from Korean] S: Oh, hmm…....

Alex Choi Age: 26 Tell me Alex, what is your ideal girl? -Well, I’m not one of those guys who wants a very submissive girl or anything like tha...

"I was born in Orange County, CA" "Kawi is the phenomenon of being half asleep, half awake while sleeping. There are instances of hallucinations,...

The following is the online interview session held on Dec. 3rd. The screen names have been changed to the interviewer and interviewee's names. Eric...

These are a few of the adults engaging in quiet activities following the Thanksgiving meal....

Another picture of the family getting food....

2005 KYCC Fall Festival Act I "Though the Mountain is High" Sam Kim and Buk...

MH: Okay so lets get started. Do you know about filial piety? SC: Umm…yeah. My parents were more strict with my second brother, I think they em...

Ian Wonju Lee -not an official member of EGO; he is support and offer rides -a friend from freshman year recommended the DeCal because he needed 2 u...

Me: So when did you start playing video games? Emily: When I was able to move my fingers--about five probably. I play RPGs, MMORPGs, VS games, puzz...

Me: How much gaming slang do you use? Bliss: I only know "newb" and "owned." I really dont know any gamer slang--don't do much cyber talk. I dont e...

The @ next to a person\'s nickname denotes \"op\" for operator. Most @\'s in IRC channels are operators, though some people are given op status throug...

Interviewing Patrick Chew December 1, 2005 7pm Preliminary questions Me: When did you first starting playing pungmul? P: I first started pla...

11/12/05 KYCC & EGO at James Moore Theatre, Oakland Museum of California -performers setting up; appear to be mostly women -white costumes: baggy...

Mrs. Lee Questionnaire (First-Generation) The focus of this questionnaire is immigration narratives. I am particularly interested in the stories...

Interviewee: Christina Ann Gallerani College: UC Berkeley cHriSthEgReaT11: Christina Ann Gallerani dorky nhung: how was your high school experie...

Interviewee: Brian or Dhongue College: Cornell University dorky nhung: wat is ur name?? DoobooSoda: brian DoobooSoda: dhongue DoobooSoda: eith...

Interviewee: Yun Yang Translator: Richard Kim • Immigrated to America four years ago • Went to high school in Connecticut • Currently a...

From: "KIM, JUNG HYO" Subject: Re: Interviews Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 19:44:54 -0800 To: "Jeanie Yi" Dear Jeanie, Questions: 1. Why did y...

From: "Min Kyung Kim" Subject: Re: Interviews Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 01:28:02 -0800 To: "Jeanie Yi" Questions: 1. Why did you join...

From: tae park Subject: Re: Interviews Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 00:50:40 -0800 To: Jeanie Yi 1. Personally, I joined EGO because of my friends...

From: Subject: Re: Interviews Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 21:41:02 EST To: jeanieyi@berkeley.edu hi! i'm sorry i haven't replied sooner, and i hop...

C: Okay. Kim, were you in Korea when you met your husband? K: Yeah, I met in Korea. Uh, I was a…first time I met him was in 1985. I was a, you...

C: Kimberly, how did you meet Larry? K: Well, I was come to the United States in order to do my university degree in San Francisco… C: Oh real...

These photos show Bok Sul's family celebrating the 60th birthday or 환갑 고희 (Hwangap kohi) of Bok Sul’s mother....

C: But you still do a lot of things in the Korean community? You’re very active in that way. O: Yes, but sometimes in Korean community sometimes...

C: Do you have any other stories off the top of your head, Sung? S: Hmm. Like what story? C: Well, my mom has a lot of stories about things lik...

C: Do you have any stories about English miscommunication. I mean, it seems like your English is very good. Y: Well, it got improved a lot because...

C: So, do you have any stories about when dad met your friends? B: Well, if I decide to marry someone, nobody can object that. So my friends just...

Yet another shot of the contents of the Thanksgiving feast....

Depicted in this photograph is Christine's uncle preparing a scrumptious casserole for the Thanksgiving feast....

The following is a transcript of my interview with Jenny Kim on December 1st, 2005. It lasted approximately one hour. Erica: Could you tell me abou...

Interview 11/03/05 Jodie: “So could you tell me about yourself?” Hi Ji: Ok My name Hi Ji Wan, born in Korea, on September 1st, just kidding....

C: Shall we get started? B: Yes. C: Why don’t you tell me how you met dad? B: The very first time how we met? C: Yeah. I guess you can...

Photos 1 and 2 shows Bok Sul’s daughter, Christina, dressed in a traditional돌 (Tol) outfit. Photo 3 shows a half-Korean, half-Caucasian playm...

Photo 1 shows Bok Sul’s youngest brother carrying his mother on his back during her 60th birthday or환갑 고희 (Hwangap kohi) ceremony. Photo...

C: So you went back to Florida? S: We went back to Korea. C: Or after Korea. After Michael turned three you moved back to the States? S: Aft...

S: I’ve got a story. You know, when we raised in Korea, when we eat, we don’t talk. We not suppose to talk… K: Yes. S: …because the fo...

Y: Oh, I have a funny story. You know Korean and American culture is so different. Like the weddings or the birthdays. So you know in Korea at the...

C: It’s nice to talk to you again, Oak Young. O: Yes. Nice to talk to you. I hope this will help you with your research project. C: Hopefu...

C: So you moved to America and then moved back to Korea for six months? Y: No, not moved. Just for two weeks because he had to teach a medical cou...

Photo 1 shows Bok Sul’s daughter, Christina Brittain, dressed in a traditional돌 (Tol) outfit on her first birthday in 1985. Photo 2 shows B...

Photo 1 shows Bok Sul’s husband and daughter, Larry and Katherine respectively, eating Korean dishes at her mother’s 60th birthday or환갑 고�...

C: So you moved to San Antonio. Did your in-laws live in San Antonio too? Y: No, they were living in Lake Forrest, one of the suburbs of Chicago,...

Seen here in this picture taken by my consultant Christine Cho on Thanksgiving day, are Christine's aunt and uncle helping themselves to the feast....

I wasn\'t able to take notes as I was a bit intoxicated, but I\'m going to add some interesting aspects of this \"interview\" to my paper....

The following is a transcription of an interview with Christine Cho that was held at her house. Me: What is your ethnic background Cho: Full Korea...

K: But, this is a language problem. And my daddy not accept it. My daddy accept him no. Because he said, “We don’t know him. What is his backg...

C: So. Are you’re husband’s siblings all married to other Americans? S: Yes. Except me. He’s the first son. He’s the first child of my...

C: You said earlier that it was difficult for interracial couples in your generation. Was their resistance by your parents? K: Well, not really....

C: Hmm. I wanted to ask you how did you introduce Kevin to your parents? Y: I said, um…my mom and dad were worried about me, because I am gettin...

C: Do you remember how he proposed? O: Um…not really. (Laugh). It was, like Thanksgiving time. Yeah, Thanksgiving time. Well, first he wrote...

S: So where you got married? K: Yeah, in Korean Shilla Hotel. One of best hotel, you know, garden. Yeah. This is one of…and then…his parents...

S: My ceremony was all Korean. K: Oh no! S: He didn’t understand anything! (Laugh). So my husband kind of just stood there until the wedding...

C: Did you get married here in the United States then? K: Yes, we have our wedding here. My husband is Catholic, so we have a wedding in the cathe...

C: How often do you eat Korean food then? S: Everyday. C: Everyday? K: I’m like a…sometimes once a week and then Swedish food. Because K...

C: Did you’re in-laws, Kim, did they come to the wedding? K: Yeah, they came to Shilla. Yeah, they came and then they, yeah. There emphasize Ko...

A picture of Christine Cho and her older sister on Thanksgiving day....

The consultant reported that her younger sister had a very difficult time in High School, being "very rebellious and depressed and brilliant." The co...

C: It’s November 5th, it’s 2:16, and we’re in Yong Hui’s house and I’m about to interview Yong Hui Olson. Y: Hi. (Laugh). C: (Laugh...

C: Hi, my name is Christina and it is November 4th, 11:26am, and I’m in Kim’s house and I’m about to interview Sung and Kim for my research pr...

C: So, where did you get married? Y: Where? On post. The military base. Just because Seoul is very crowded, so the traffic is so bad and they do...

C: So, do you cook Korean food for your familes? S: Mmm. K: Yeah, Korean food. And then we have 추석, or which is Korean New Year, I using...

C: Did Max have a 돌? O: Yes, Max had a돌. We were still living in Detroit and all the people were American, but we still had the돌. All of By...

C: When you went back to Korean, Song, did you have the same idea as Kim? Because you married a military man and there is a stigma in Korea about mar...

C: But didn’t your parents think it was kind of funny, Daddy taking out your youngest brother so that he could get closer to them? B: No, I don�...

C: Did you get married in Seoul. O: No, we didn’t. Because even if my father approved, he doesn’t want to publicly announce that my daughter...

B: So. You were 15 months old and I decide to go back to Korea for visit. I was homesick and I thought that was long enough, so I want to go home....

C: Did you used to tell Max and Julia Korean stories? O: Oh yeah. You know the Mother Hen? C: No. What’s the Mother Hen? O: There was thi...

C: Does your family eat Korean food? Y: Yes, 불고기 and 김치. Is it…I have an opinion about Korean food and American food. I think time-wi...

C: So did you move to Florida? S: Mmm hmm. C: Do you have any stories about moving to Florida? Did you immediately start making Korean friends...

C: Had you gone back to Korea yet? O: I think I went after I had the baby. You know, Max was the baby. I was a little homesick for food and thi...

C: You should talk about some of the things we got to do while living in Korea. B: Oh yeah, that’s another good thing that you girls are old enou...

Photos 1 and 2 show Bok Sul Brittain’s daughters and extended family visiting Korea’s national treasures in 1999....

C: Do you eat Korean food at home? K: Ah…maybe one-third? Still, for me, I never took a Korean cooking class and my mom never teach me. (Laugh)...

C: Did you have 돌, the first birthday ceremony, for your children? S: Oh yeah. K: Oh yeah. S: Did you? C: Yeah, my mom had a 돌for me....

C: So tell me how you met Dad’s parents. B: Oh. So they came to our wedding. That’s the first time we met. After that we came to the U.S. in...

Depicted here is Christine's mom preparing asparagus for the meal....

C: Uh Kim, were you homesick after you left Korea? K: Oh yeah. After left Korea, not Sweden directly, we went to Greece. So you know, Greece food...

C: Oak Young, do your children celebrate Korean holidays in the U.S.? O: Yes. Yes. Well, they used to, but not anymore. When my mom was healthy...

C: Do you have any stories of children-mother conflicts? Because you’re children are not just Korean, they are also American. Or Swedish in your c...

S: Even me going back to Korea. When I, my sister, my brother, giving their, my sister’s kids money. They giving money like that, ten dollar, five...

A picture of all the food on display for the Thanksgiving feast....

Picture that Jaehong sent to me via email. It is a picture of when he attended a pungmul performance in Korea with his high school friend. This pictur...

C: So, when you moved to the United States you’re children were already in elementary school? K: Yeah, in you know elementary school and preschoo...

C: You didn’t live as a married couple in Korea, right? K: No. Never. C: When you had you’re boys, did you try and speak Korean with the...

C: Can I ask you how you disciplined your children? Did you use a 맴매 or did you ground them? K: Oh, just the corner. You know, I’m more of...

C: Back to dating. When you were dating Korean guys, did you ever go on blind dates? B: What blind date? C: Were you ever set-up with a Korean...

S: I lived in Texas too, you know, for nine years. C: Where? S: Plano. C: In Plano? Oh wow. S: You’re mom said she used to live ther...

Photos of Bok Sul’s daughter, Katherine, dressed in a traditional돌 (Tol) outfit. Photo 2 shows the different types of food prepared for the baby�...

In this picture, the turkey, fresh from the oven, is on display. Contrary to most households, it is the ham that is the star of the Thanksgiving feast...

Seen here is a picture of Sita's most recent Thanksgiving celebration displaying the elaborate dining area spread, with all the attendees present. Thi...

C: Did you celebrate any of those Korean holidays with your boys? K: Oh yeah. If my parents happened to be here then we go to their house and we c...

K: (Laugh). But kid is no problem. I think kid is no problem. But Sofia once had an experience, here is once. A boy says, “Oh, you are Asian?”...

Seen here is Christine's aunt trimming freshly cut flowers for the festive occasion....

Interview 11/21/05 Jodie: “So could you tell me about yourself?” Sylvia: Ok first of all, my name is Sylvia Kim, I’m Korean American. I grew...

Picture sent to me via email by Jaehong. Picture of Jaehong when he was in high school, at Junsoo, a pungmul camp. He is playing the hourglass drum an...

C: (Laugh). So, let’s see. I liked your story about “10:05” versus ten-to-five. Were there any other language stories? Where there is a lang...

K: My mom always say, “Tell Korean!” Yeah, she shouted to me, “Tell Korean! Tell! Only tell. You must tell.” It’s the only thing they le...

C: Oak Young, when were your children born? O: Max was born in 1978, Julia was born in 1980, and Emma and Jessie born in 1985. That’s when my fa...

In this picture, the dinner table with all its glorious food is on display....

Interview 12/04/05 Jodie: “So could you tell me about yourself, and life growing up?” Jeff: I didn’t have like that many problems growing up...

My transcribed interview with Hye-Na Park. Interview 10/31/05 Jodie: “So could you tell me about yourself?” Hey-Na: So I came to the Unite...

C: So, last question. Is it challenging balancing Korean culture with American culture? B: Actually, I am always one of those people who can adj...

A picture showing the Thanksgiving ham (served along with turkey) at Christine Cho's Thanksgiving feast....

Having a grand ol' time at the Cho residence, Thanksgiving day....

When asked about her family's ancestor veneration practices, the consultant reported that her father was the only male in his family, so she and her t...

2005 KYCC Fall Festival "Breaking Ground" Gosa...

Interview 10/07/05 Jodie: “So could you tell me about yourself?” John: My, ok well let me start with my first name its June Chung, I only have...

Picture sent to me via Jaehong. It is a picture of him wearing what is called a kkokal hat. Derived from buddhist hoods, they have large pompoms made...

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I drove down from UCLA to the city of Cerritos where my family lives to have dinner together. I asked my father, who rarely speaks, to tell me any in...

I ask my consultant to give me a joke or a riddle that I can use for my short fieldwork assignment. She pauses to think for a second and then tells me...

Karen: Please tell me a joke. Christina: Okay. Why is Korean toilet paper so big? Karen: I don't know... Christina: Because it is "HU-GE" (hyuji)...

Eunhee and her immediate family always gather for the solar New Year's Day in Korea. All of her memebers of the family live apart during the year and...

Korean people are crazy drinkers. The alchol is the main drink for the most of celebrations or meeting; especially So-ju. There is one interesting dri...

Around 7:15pm at a friend's apartment in Palms, my friend/leader (Anthony) began talking about a weblink a friend had sent to us. Two others were also...

HK: Mmm this Lemon Soju is delicious, I wonder how you make this? JY: Its easy, my cousin use to own a bar in K-town, all it takes is Lemon concentra...

one of janet's family's (including extended family)thanksgiving traditions is to play tennis before dinner although recently it has become pingpong. t...

I asked my sister to tell me a joke this morning, but she told me she didn't have any good ones. I told her to tell me anything, and she said "Jane,...

This is Candice's childhood story about learning how to read: I had just moved to Vancouver from Korea when I was three years old. Even though I st...

One summer, Stephanie's mother decided that she needed to learn to speak Chinese so she sent her to a summer sports camp in China. Unfortunately, the...

A few years ago, Eric and his friends went drinking at a place called Papas and Beer, in Rosarito. An older couple sat next to them there. A fifty or...

Anna and I are in our apartment. Anna said that her family does not meet on New Years Day like most Korean families do. Her family meets on Chinese Ne...

My mom told me her favorite proverb which is "얌전한 고양이가 부드막에 먼저 올라간다"...

This is my interview with Sarang at our apartment: Ara: How does your family celebrate New Year's Day? Sarang: Uhh... church. Ara: Has it always b...

Kevin: I need a joke for homework guys Hannah: What is a robot favorite food *a person walks into the room* *Other in the room have conversation*...

Kimbap and Hotbar, they were rivals at the street vendors. One day Hotbar was bragging about how he could beat kimbap in a race, so they decided to h...

I was interviewing my dad about the color yellow at my parents house (see Field Data-Interview with Dad) when my mom walked into the room looking diss...

Linda: What's Beethoven's favorite food? Jennifer: I don't know. What? Linda: Ba-na-na-na. *in Beethoven's 9th Symphony tune*...

27일 오후 12시경 같은 수럽을 듣고 있는 박경아 학생을 맡나 인터뷰를 했다, 인터뷰 내용은 나의 주제인 설날에 �...

Some man was standing on the edge of the cliff. He threw a stone down the cliff to figure out how high the cliff is. However, there was no sound came...

Here is the joke that my friend Ngoc-An told me on Thursday night: "What did the buffalo say to his son?" "BI(bye)-SON"...

Dirty Joke Do u want to hear a dirty joke? the horse fell in the mud Do u want to hear a clean joke? the horse took a shower....

My friend Ted came over to my apartment and I asked him to tell me a joke and it went like this. Ted: What did the pervert say to the mushroom? John...

I was at my close friend, Daniel Pak's apartment. We were just hanging out and watching television as usual. As we hung out, I randomly remembered my...

C: I'm doing a project on Korean foodways so I'm just gonna ask you a few questions. A: Ok. C: So first of all, where'd your parents meet? Did they...

At my dad\'s house in the city of Phelan, CA. I decided to ask my father a few questions about his thoughts on the color yellow. The quasi-interview....

Me: Sam.. tell me something folkloristic. A tradition you or your family continues to uphold today? Sam: With my roommates that I met from my freshme...

Interview recorded on January 25th on green in front of powell library. Consultant tells story of stealing a motorcycle with young cousins during a v...

My mother tells me that if you sleep with the window open, the hauns and lost spirits come in to your body and will weaken your chi or try to steal yo...

1. what do u do in Sae Hae? all relatives gathered in the oldest uncle's house. I wore Korean costume Han Bok. I loved to wore it because the co...

As we were sitting around the dining table eating dinner, Ko, my roommate, told me and Ara this funny joke: "my friend's uncle just moved from Korea...

80th birthday in Korean culture is as big as it is in Chinese culture. It was a whole day event. My grandmother has three sons and two daughters. Th...

When I was waiting with a friend at the Northwest Campus Auidtorium, I asked her to tell me a joke. After a few seconds of pondering, she told me the...

jamie: *yawn* hannie, tell me a joke. hannah: ok, let me think... do you know what vampires drink in the morning? wait do you know this one? jamie:...

Olivia Lee went to Korea last November for her grandmother's 80th birthday with her immediate family. Olivia said that her grandmother's 80th birthda...

What is Valentines day? A day to celebrate relationships and have fun with loved ones or friends. A special day of love and friendship. Date: Feb...

I interviewed Sungjoon Park who is an international student from South Korea. He explained about how Korean people celebrate lunar New Year. First of...

I interviewed Mrs. Yoo about what Korean people do, how Korean people celebrate, and how people who are from North Korea do on the lunar New Year day...

At 11pm of Thursday, January 26th, 2006, Michael, while studying, asked Barbara how her day was. Barbara exclaimed that it was great. Michael asked ho...

An ESL teacher asked students to make up a sentence with three words: pink, green, yellow A Korean student who is very simple minded says: I like pin...

How often do you celebrate Chesa? My Family prepare for Chesa twice a year to remember grand parents and my father who passed away 10 years ago....

My friend and I were eating at my house. My two cousins were eating with us also. I remembered that I needed to do my fieldwork project before I left...

Adam: hey will you answer a couple questions for my Korean class? Joanna: yes, of course Adam: what’s your favorite holiday Joanna: um, probably,...

Typically, every year, my family gets together at my grandmother’s house and we usually go in the early afternoon. My sisters and I go over earlier...

I met Hee Kyun Yoo at school around noon. I asked several questions about Kimchi, because I was wondering why there many kinds of Kimchi at market. Fo...

I interviewed Mr. Park about Korean Solnal. During the interview, he tried to recall his childhood memory. However, he emigrated with his family from...

LC: do you think you are superstitious? SK: kind of. LC: is you mother superstitious: SK: yes. LC: does she tell you superstitions? SK: a lot. LC: eve...

LC:are you superstitious? TK: um, yes for the most part LC: is your mom superstitious? TK: Yes for sure. LC: Is your dad superstitious? TK: No.LC: Wha...

Background Information: 1. What is your name? Olivia Lee 2. Where and when were you born? Pusan, Korea...March 29, 1984 3. Would you c...

I interviewed Mrs. Baek about Solnal by following several questions. She said that Solnal is the biggest holiday. On Solnal, people wear Hanbok or for...

We Went to a Korean Bar/ Karaoke Place called Palm Tree in Korea Town. The director rented the biggest room and he ordered beers and rums. Side dish...

Interview with Sunghee Chung The language of interview: Korean Time: 5’clock, March 8th 2006 Location: Ackerman Union Occupation: East Asian Hu...

C: what is 반챁? M: 김치 and fried fish ... C: what is 반찬? what is its meaning? M: Korean people eat rice so we eat 반챁n so that we ca...

The following are notes from the interview with my consultant. It describes how she celebrates Korean New Year in the United States. I have tried to t...

C: Mom can I keep asking you questions for my project? M: Sure thing. C: Well you know how we've lived in a lot of different places, Vancouver, CT, On...

My consultant and I sit outside of Kerckoff Hall at a table and discuss how she and her family celebrate Korean New Year. She does most of the talking...

KK: hi my name is kwiri and I am Korean first generation and i will talk about the superstition my family told me when I was young okay the first one...

I interviewed Mr. Ilkwon Moon about lunar New Year in Korea. He said that the New Year day is the only all of his relatives can gather at the grandpar...

Lisa an I had a dissussion about her dad because he has B-blood type. They talked about the Korean movie called "My Boyfriend is Blood Type B" ad tal...

According to my mother, the reason why they give the money in white envelop is because the white symbolizes pure, innocence and clean. Also, it’s be...

Interview with Min Jung Kim The language of interview: Korean Time: 5: 35: pm, February 22nd 2006 Location: Music of Korea and Japan Dance room O...

북한 신의주에서 난 가족을 일곱식구… 부모님과 오남매였지 1945년 8월15일 해방이 되어서 기뻐하는 중 소련군이...

Interview with Ji Sun Lee The language of interview: English Time: 5’clock, February 25th 2006 Location: Lu Valle Commons Occupation: UCLA Asia...

Interview with Kyung Ae Song (my mom) Interviewer: 엄마, 제사해봤어요? Kyung: 해봤지. 어… 한 15년 됐나? Interviewer: 그럼, �...

C: So who generally cooks at your place? I mean when you were living with your familiy? E: My mom does. C: Did your dad ever cook? E: Only if my mom w...

Interview with MinKyu Yang The language of interview: English Time: 5’clock, February 25th 2006 Location: Residence Occupation: UCLA Pre-Med St...

LC: Do you think you are superstitious?MP: I am not? LC: is your mother superstitious? MP: actually, none of my family members are superstitious and...

LC: Do you think you are Superstitious? CK: I would say in certain ways yes and certain ways no. LC: is your mom superstitious? CK: I think our whole...

-Hi Mom! -Hi Olivia. -So this is my interview for my class, I need to know everything you know about your Tae Mong dream and what you think it meant...

Olivia : So another interview mom, only this time, I need you to tell me everything else you know about Tae Mong dreams. So my big question is, how...

우리는 서울이 아닌 김천에서 살았다. 김천은 경북에있어. 전쟁이 터졌을떄 너 큰고모…아니, 큰이모 임신중이었...

해방이 되고(1945년 8월 15일) 그 다음해에 서울에 출가하여 계시던 누님 집에 공부하러오게되였다 서울올당시는 �...

Background Information: 1.What is your name? Robert Kwak 2. Where and when were you born? San Jose, CA. 2/14/84 3. Would you consider...

Interview with Professor Dong Kim The language of interview:English Time: 8:50pm February 22nd 2006 Location: Korea/ Japan Ethnomusicology building...

Interview with YC. This is an example of a rubber band chain that YC used to play with. To play, two people would hold the ends of the rubber band...

Interview with S. Chong This is a drawing of how S. Chong played 말타기 (horse riding game). The game would consist of two teams of 4-5 boys. Th...

Interview with M. Chung This is a drawing of what a 윷놀이(yutnori) mat looks like. Yutnori involves four wooden sticks that one throws like dic...

I interview my consultant outside of Lu Valle Commons. We sit at a table and she tells me how she celebrates Korean New Year. I listen and take notes...

Q: 네 첫번째 질문입니다. 자기 소개를 해주세요. 언제, 무슨 목적으로 미국에 오셨습니까? A: 어 제 이름은 이국�...

Background Information: 1.What is your name? Steven Yi 2. Where and when were you born? Santa Maria, CA 07/04/1983 3. Would you con...

Interview with Areum Yang The language of interview: Korean Time: 4:30pm on February 22nd 2006 Location: bench in front of the Ethnomusicology bui...

Interview w/ Randy at Kerkhoff patio: C: Do you remember a while ago when I asked you what you were most curious about in Korean culture? R: Yeah, w...

Interviewer – CC: Carol Chung Interviewee – JL: Jin Lee CC: How often do you go drinking? JL: I drink about once a month. CC: Where and w...

I speak with my consultant over the cellphone. I ask her questions regarding our interview last time. I am sitting in my apartment in front of my comp...

Q: 어 자기 소개를 해주시겠습니까? 언제, 무슨 목적으로 미국에 오셨습니까? A: 어 내 이름은Daniel Park 이라고 하�...

-Hi auntie. Thanks for helping me with my project. -Ah, you’re welcome. -So I’ll be needing you to tell me about your Tae Mong dreams. -Okay,...

C: Who cooked for you when you were younger? D: My mom did. C: Liar! M: Liar! Your grandma did. D: No she didn't, she only bought groceries my mom coo...

C: So who generally cooks in your home? N: My mom does. C: Does your dad ever cook? N: Only if my moms not there. C: Is he good? N: Surprisingly yes h...

Interview with K. Chong This is a drawing of the hopscotch pattern that K. Chong would play on with her friends during elementary school....

Background Information: 1.What is your name? Jane Yu 2. Where and when were you born? Los Angeles, 11/25/1984 3. Would you consider you...

-first experience around age 6; family gathering -uncle and grandpa playing – he was very confused about rules and how to play , looks like randoml...

These are my notes and graph in comparing, contrasting, and summarzing all of the fieldwork data that I had collected in my interviews. Sorry if it's...

These are my notes from "Getting Married in Korea", by Laurel Kendall, two other texts from my Korean American Experience reader, along with some rand...

JEN: I hear from Max, the guy I interviewed before, that you run the academy? DAVID: Yeah, baduk academy. JEN: How long have you been running it...

-Hi Aunt Amy. -Hi Olivia. How are you? -I’m okay. I have to do this project for school. -Okay. So you want to know about my dreams? Well wi...

I interview my consultant in front of Dodd Hall while taking notes, the following are notes from the interview (note: this describes celebration of Ko...

-Halmi! I need you to help with my project. Now, which of your Tae Mong dreams were the most memorable? -Oy…that was such a long time ago, but I...

Interview with YC. This is YC showing how she used to play with the rubber band chain. To play, two people would hold the ends of the rubber band c...

Interview with W. Park. This is a picture of W. Park showing how to play 발치기 (palch’igi). He would play this with other boys, and they woul...

Interview with T. Chung. This is a sample 딱지 (ttakchi) that T. Chung made out of two sheets of paper. He used these to play 딱지치기. This...

I speak to my consultant over the telephone, I am in my room alone sitting in front of my computer to type notes while I speak to her. I ask her speci...

I begin discussing Korean New Year with my consultant. While she speaks, I take notes and occasionally ask her questions, the interview can be summari...

I interview my consultant again over webcam. We use MSN messenger and I take notes on my laptop while speaking to her. I ask her specific questions to...

The following notes are from the interview with my consultant about how her family celebrates Korean New Year in the United States: So we (Sylvia C...

Olivia : Granny…I need your help again, heehee. Grandma : Eh ? Okay. O : So grandma, you know how you dreamt of that tiger with Aunt Kui-ja, didn�...

I asked 10 queastions based on Sae Hae. what you do and what you feel about this? I was more focused on people's individual opinion rather then ge...

Through UKV, I was able to know Korean drumming class, and the Korean Tradition musical classes. UKV was found in year 1999 by the groups of Korean st...

I interview my consultant about how her family celebrates Korean New Year on my webcam while taking notes on my laptop computer. The following is a su...

Picture of my mother and my mother's eldest sister, Eun Ja Cho at my house after the interview. Showing example of a family kye....

I met up with Ernest Lee after a game to interview him about his experiences with Airsoft. Me: When did you start airsofting and how did you get in...

Interview with YC. Friday, March 3, 2006. (YC: Interviewee. IR: Interviewer, Translated from Korean) [Some background information on YC: Born in...

Olivia : Hi Aunt Amy, so sorry to ask you again, but could you elaborate on what you told me previously. I now need symbols and background related t...

I made two calls to Korea on 03-04-06 8:20 pm. and I talked to my Uncle who lives in Pung chon and my granmother who lives in Kyung ju....

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Q: 네, 첫번째 질문입니다. 자기 소개를 해주세요. 언제, 무슨 목적으로 미국에 오셨습니까? A: 네, 저는 어 미국에...

My mom usually cooks in my family. It’s because she thinks of it as her job and takes it pretty seriously. I have to admit that if you need to think...

Interview with You Jin Sarah Son The language of interview: Korean/ English Time: 8:35pm, February 16th 2006 Location: Sarah’s Apartment Occupa...

Interviewer – CC: Carol Chung Interviewee – MY: Mike Yo CC: How often do you go drinking? MY: Varies...nowadays once a month or once every t...

Interview with S. Park. Saturday February 18, 2006. (SP: Interviewee. IR: Interviewer, Translated from Korean) [Some background information on S.P...

Second Interview with K.Chong. Sunday, March 12, 2006. (KC: Interviewee. IR: Interviewer) IR: So can you tell me again what kind of games you pla...

Q: 첫번째 질문입니다. Cell Church 모임은 어떻게 이루어집니까? 설명 좀 해 주십시오. A:우리Cell Church 모임은 보통 �...

C: Who cooks in your family? J: My mom does. My dad doesn’t know how to cook, if he does its instant noodles. My brother cooks sometimes when he’s...

Interviewer – CC: Carol Chung Interviewee – CK: Chanel Kim CC: How often do you go drinking? CK: It used to be everyday but now it’s more...

My mother's friend did not want to be filmed or recorded under any circumstance and the restaurant did not allow audio or digital recording so I decid...

C: So who usually cooks in your familyi? J: My mom. C: Does your family eat together a lot? J: We don't eat together as much because we're all busy an...

I interview my consultant in front of Dodd Hall. We are both sitting outside on a bench facing each other, it is pretty quiet. I ask my consultant to...

-First learned about go in high school -went to high school’s go club a few times, conflicting time with origami club -learned basics of go from h...

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A: Ok um so you are saying that you’re mass is mostly religious and there weren’t any Korean customs right? E: Well what kind of like… A: You...

A: So what sorts of religious celebrations do you participate in? Y: In church? A: Yes Y: Um, yes. Actually I’m Catholic and I participated in a...

Adam: What, first of all, what religious customs do you participate in? Amy: Um, well I go to church. Adam: And holidays or whatever… Amy: Um, w...

Adam: What sort of Christian holidays do you celebrate? Jenny: Um, I guess, well we do Christmas and Easter, but Easter is more just with my immediat...

A: Ok so first of all what religious practices do you participate in? What holidays or celebrations? E: Oh, uh, I go to church every Sunday. Um, I a...

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