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Post by patrick.chew on Jul 12, 2020 1:18:18 GMT -5
It was mentioned on a Facebook Taishan page that someone saw his generation poem on the village gate. Is this a common or standard practice? It might help those looking for the poem but don't have easy access to the Jiapu. This would be UNcommon. The poems that are found on the village gate are typically about the name of the village, where the starting character of each line of the couplet is a character of the village name.
Could you post the Facebook post link, please?
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Post by patrick.chew on Jul 12, 2020 16:47:55 GMT -5
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Post by genekl on Aug 2, 2020 13:41:41 GMT -5
Patrick Thanks for explaining the doorpost lines. I'm still tracing the FB post about the village gate. I'm sure of what he said but can't remember who or which group, sorry.
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Post by Henry on Aug 2, 2020 15:37:21 GMT -5
FYI REGISTRATION OPENS AUGUST 8 Why Can't I Understand my Auntie? On Saturday, August 22nd at 10:00am (Pacific), Patrick Chew will present an introductory conversation on navigating Chinese dialects. Please watch the video below to view our distinguished linguistic expert, Patrick Chew, talk about his upcoming presentation. Patrick Chew has been researching his family history for over 30 years and has academic degrees in linguistics and Chinese (with a focus on Chinese dialects). As “Chinese” in the diaspora, there’re cases where we’ve not understood elders, or may have been told that we’re saying it “wrong”. Can you relate to this? Patrick will do a quick basic intro into Chinese dialects, especially focusing on the Pearl River Delta of Guǎngdōng/Gwong-dung Province, and set the stage for how these dialects affect not only identity, but also inter-communication and how that affects genealogy research. Patrick Chew (趙錦洋/赵锦样) is the Internationalization/Localization Manager at Change.org and is a UC Berkeley alumnus with degrees in Linguistics, East Asian Languages and Literatures, and Altaic Languages. In his free-time, when he's not working on languages, linguistics, and tech, he's continuing his passion for genealogy, which has provided an integral grounding tie to his own heritage. By applying insights from his academic training (Classical Chinese literature and Chinese dialectology) and professional experiences dealing with tech, he hopes to contribute back to not only the community at large, but also help those that don't have the same resources available. Chinese Family History Group of Southern California www.chinesefamilyhistory.org/contact.htmlBeyond everything else, Patrick Chew is one of the nicest people that I have ever had the pleasure to meet and I am most fortunate to have him as my dear friend, Henry
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