Monday, September 30, 2013
Monday, September 23, 2013
はじめまして 2.0
みなさん、こんにちわ！
King です。たいわんじんとアメリカじんです。いま、わたしわPrinceton だいがくのにねんせいです。せんこうわえいごのぶんがくです。どうぞよろしく！
King です。たいわんじんとアメリカじんです。いま、わたしわPrinceton だいがくのにねんせいです。せんこうわえいごのぶんがくです。どうぞよろしく！
Thursday, September 12, 2013
はじめまして！
My name is Lin (リン?) and I'm a sophomore and prospective English major. I was born in Manhattan but spent about 17 years of my life in Taipei, Taiwan. Sorry in advance for the long post :)
As many might know, Taiwan was colonized by the Japanese from 1895 to 1945. Though some might think that this creates some type of resentment among the Taiwanese for the Japanese, actually it is only those in the Kuomintang (KMT/國民黨) who emigrated from China -- and thus fought war against the Japanese -- who hold any sort of grudge. My mom's family, which has been in Taiwan for many generations before the Japanese came, was thoroughly Japanese-ified.
My grandparents both learned 日本語 in school, in addition to buying Japanese products, taking vacations in Japan, following Japanese popular culture, and even studying and working in Japan for a short time. Needless to say, my mom (who doesn't speak Japanese at all) had a childhood heavily imbued with Japanese influences.
This carried over to my own upbringing. For as long as I can remember, I've followed Japanese anime, manga, drama, movies, and music (all in Chinese) -- simply by virtue of living in Taiwan, where popular culture still closely follows and imitates that of the Japanese. My favorite childhood companion remains to be ドラえもん (Doraemon), and my favorite contemporary artist 宮崎駿 (Miyazaki Hayao). One of my favorite shows of all time, which miraculously made a comeback this summer after a 10-year hiatus, is ショムニ (Shomuni), which is amazing and hilarious and highly highly recommended. My favorite manga include シャマンキング (Shaman King), ワンピース (One Piece), and 鋼の煉金術師 (Fullmetal Alchemist).
These are all things I love that I share with many of my Taiwanese friends, but not really with that many here at Princeton. I would love to change this fact as well as learn much more about this culture that has been so integral in my life this year!
I've been to Japan three times (I think): to Tokyo, Nara, Kyoto, and Osaka. I was actually just there this summer for four days with my parents. Here are some pictures:
As many might know, Taiwan was colonized by the Japanese from 1895 to 1945. Though some might think that this creates some type of resentment among the Taiwanese for the Japanese, actually it is only those in the Kuomintang (KMT/國民黨) who emigrated from China -- and thus fought war against the Japanese -- who hold any sort of grudge. My mom's family, which has been in Taiwan for many generations before the Japanese came, was thoroughly Japanese-ified.
My grandparents both learned 日本語 in school, in addition to buying Japanese products, taking vacations in Japan, following Japanese popular culture, and even studying and working in Japan for a short time. Needless to say, my mom (who doesn't speak Japanese at all) had a childhood heavily imbued with Japanese influences.
This carried over to my own upbringing. For as long as I can remember, I've followed Japanese anime, manga, drama, movies, and music (all in Chinese) -- simply by virtue of living in Taiwan, where popular culture still closely follows and imitates that of the Japanese. My favorite childhood companion remains to be ドラえもん (Doraemon), and my favorite contemporary artist 宮崎駿 (Miyazaki Hayao). One of my favorite shows of all time, which miraculously made a comeback this summer after a 10-year hiatus, is ショムニ (Shomuni), which is amazing and hilarious and highly highly recommended. My favorite manga include シャマンキング (Shaman King), ワンピース (One Piece), and 鋼の煉金術師 (Fullmetal Alchemist).
These are all things I love that I share with many of my Taiwanese friends, but not really with that many here at Princeton. I would love to change this fact as well as learn much more about this culture that has been so integral in my life this year!
I've been to Japan three times (I think): to Tokyo, Nara, Kyoto, and Osaka. I was actually just there this summer for four days with my parents. Here are some pictures:
Okay, shall stop rambling now. じゃ、また！
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