CBFH S5 Episode 2 Spotlights ‘The Lannang Archives’ for Chinoy Language and Identity
Episode 2 of CHiNOY TV’s documentary series Chinese by Blood, Filipino by Heart Season 5 is set to air on September 15, 2024. With the season’s theme of Dugong Tsino, Pusong Pinoy, the second episode will focus on the Chinoy organization, The Lannang Archives and how the word “Lannang” defines Chinoy language and identity.
Episode Features and Profiler Lineup
In the upcoming episode, a cast of linguists, historians, creatives, and language enthusiasts from the Chinoy community come together to delve into the intricacies of Lannang culture and language. Dr. Wilkinson Daniel Wong Gonzales, Creator of The Lannang Archives and Assistant Professor of Applied English Linguistics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong; Dr. Richard Chu, Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts; and Dr. Juliet Uytanlet, Adjunct Faculty at the Asian Theological Seminary, discusses the historical context of the Lannang people and their language. Other featured speakers who talked about the term in its modern context include Marvin Sy, writer of the online dictionary HokkienPH; Thunderson Tan, Chinoy social media influencer; and JP Chua, Chinoy filmmaker and writer.
Episode Overview
There are many terms that Chinese-Filipinos often use to pertain to themselves. While “Chinese-Filipino” and “Chinoy” are more often heard in mainstream media and conversations, there is another term that is mostly only used within the Chinese community.
Lannang, a word from the Hokkien dialect, is usually heard amongst the members of the community when they are using their spoken language, Lannang-ue, and in the efforts to preserve Lannang heritage, the nonprofit organization The Lannang Archives was created. The season’s theme of identity building and cultural preservation is given more depth by this episode’s discussions on the origins of the Lannang people as an ethnolinguistic group and the unique emergence of the Lannang-ue tongue.
Make sure to catch Episode 2 of CBFH
Tune into One News every Sunday at 8 PM to watch the new season of “Chinese by Blood, Filipino by Heart”. Replays will be shown every Saturday at 8:30 PM. One News is available on Cignal TV, channels 8 SD and 250 HD, and can be streamed on Cignal Play. You can also watch it on CHiNOY TV’s Facebook and YouTube Channel @ChinoyTVOnline.
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