2015.007.017 Interview with Ya Qin "Betty" Chou January 7, 1998

 

Betty Chou describes growing up in Colombia and the States as impoverished child in a family of 7. She recalls the feelings of isolation and displacement she experienced as a Chinese living up in Colombia, and as a Colombian in the States.

0:00 - 介绍,家族史,祖父母移民到哥伦比亚,她与祖父母的关系,祖父母在哥伦比亚的农场,1980年与她的父母和兄弟姐妹一起移民到哥伦比亚,在哥伦比亚长大,父母的餐厅 Introduction, family history, grandparents immigration to Columbia, her relationship with her grandparents, grandparents farm in Columbia, immigrating to Columbia with her parents and siblings in 1980, growing up in Columbia, parent's restaurant

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12:53 - 在家里说西班牙语,在哥伦比亚长大的困难,家庭紧张局势,学做中国人,哥伦比亚的民族认同 Speaking Spanish at home, the hardships of growing up in Columbia, family tensions, learning Chinese, ethnic identity in Columbia

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21:01 - 小时候庆祝中秋节,哥伦比亚的中国菜,父母的餐厅(红星),与社区其他人的家庭互动,来到美国,在一家血汗工厂工作 Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival as a child, Colombian Chinese food, parent's restaurant (Red Star), family interactions with others in the community, coming to the US, working in a sweat shop

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31:06 - 调节自己习惯美国的温度,12岁时学习英语和广东话,在血汗工厂(Calvin Klein和DKNY)工作,在美国面临的种族主义,在美国被其他华人的对待 Adjusting to the temperature in America, learning English and Cantonese at 12 years old, working in sweatshops (Calvin Klein and DKNY), racism faced in America, treatment by other Chinese in America

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42:34 - 成为美国公民,试图被社会接受,她如何获得英文名字Betty及其对此的感受 Becoming a US citizen, trying to be socially accepted, how she got the English name Betty and her feelings about it

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51:35 - 在Bard学院学习艺术,大学生活经历 Studying Art at Bard college, college experience

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60:16 - 作为艺术家的职业愿望,对艺术和画廊的想法,对艺术世界中关于种族的看法 Career aspirations as an artist, thoughts on art and galleries, thoughts on race in the art world

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71:06 - 种族身份,哪里是家,在学校里因为自己的种族所做的挣扎 Ethnic identity, where is home, struggles at school due to her ethnicity

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