2015.007.004 Interview with Essud Fungcap, August 7, 1997

 

Essud Fungcap, a Haitian born artist and musician of Chinese and Haitian descent, recounts his family history, beginning with his father’s arrival in Haiti in 1928 to his eventual decision to marry his wife come to the United States. He recounts his childhood in Haiti, while his father created a successful laundry business and how he was draw to music and the arts rather than sports like the other children his age. He goes on to discuss the difficulties of being from two widely different cultures and how they have influenced his art and identity and what he hopes his children will be able to take from their Chinese heritage.

0:00 - 介绍,家族史,兄弟姐妹,生活在美国,父亲和祖父的名字起源 Introduction, family history, siblings, life in America, father and grandfather's name origins

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9:53 - 父亲在中国的生活和当兵的经历,祖父决定移民到海地,祖母在中国,母亲的种族和家庭史,父母的相识 Father's history and military service in China, grandfather's decision to immigrate to Haiti, grandmother in China, mother's ethnicity and family history, how his parent's met

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19:58 - 童年时期说的语言,在父亲的洗衣店工作,在海地长大的回忆,童年时期中国食物的重要性以及嗅觉引起的回忆 Languages spoken during childhood, working in his father's laundry, memories of growing up in Haiti, the importance of Chinese food during his childhood and the memories evoked by the smell

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28:43 - 海地的华人社区,家庭的其他商业活动,海地的中国新年庆祝活动,海地和中国的价值观 Chinese community in Haiti, family's other business ventures, Chinese new year celebrations in Haiti, Haitian and Chinese values

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36:38 - 父亲的期望,在洗衣店与父亲工作时的冲突,25岁时离开海地,与妻子见面,结婚,在美国交中国朋友 Father's expectations, conflicts while working with his father in the laundry, leaving Haiti at age 25, meeting his wife, wedding, making Chinese friends in America

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46:05 - 作为音乐家的职业,过渡到艺术,在童年期间,海地和中国对他艺术作品、体育、以及艺术方面的影响 Career as a musician, transitioning to art, Haitian and Chinese influences in his artwork, sports and art during his childhood

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54:42 - 在迈阿密进入美国,住在芝加哥,世博会蒙特利尔艺术展,民族身份认同 Entering the US in Miami, living in Chicago, Expo Montreal art show, ethnic identity

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64:03 - 他的孩子在美国的民族身份认同,在美国和海地的种族主义 His children's ethnic identity in America, racism in America and Haiti

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72:15 - 兄弟姐妹的配偶,哪里是家,他想念海地的事情,亚洲人的自豪感,希望回到中国 Sibling's spouses, where is home, things he misses about Haiti, Asian pride, hopes of going back to China

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