Minling's Photo Album 48 pages Parchment, Taiwan"Curtain Shadow"paper, ice paper, etc. The book unfolds as a visual narrative in the mother's first-person account, and in the layout I used small paper materials to highlight cultural events that had a profound impact on her; for example, her hometown custom of worshipping the moon, which I used in the form of a shopping list, in an attempt to create a scenario that invites people to learn about how this woman received influences from the cultures of Chenghai, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong all at once over a period of thirty years, and fused them into her own cultural identity.
第一章节：搬家
1982-1994 Chapter 1: Moving to Shenzhen
from. Chenghai to. Shenzhen,Luohu
那个时候保卫战结束了，你的外公当时有两个选择，一个 是去北京学习，二是留在南方转业；战争那段时间（长时 间分离）让人很受不了的，所以那时候你外婆不想再让家 人分开，最后你外公选择了家庭（留在广东）带着全家来 到深圳发展，于是我们坐着部队的大卡车，一路晃晃荡荡 地来到了深圳在这里定居。 At that time the war of defense ended, 1982 your grandfathe
r then had two choices, one is to go to Beijing to study, the second is to stay in the south and change his job; war (a long time to separate) let a person can not stand it, so at that time your grandmother did not want to let the family apart, finally your grandfather chose the family (to stay in Guangdong) to bring the whole family to the development of Shenzhen, so we rode in the army's big truck, all the way to the wobbling to Shenzhen in the place to
from
Chenghai toShenzhen
Speak Cantonese Okay? 講白話
刚刚来到深圳的时候，我觉得主要是学习跟不上，尤其是 英语；在小学的时候我就开始要学会说广东话了，因为不 论是平时聊天还是上课都要说广东话，不然的话跟别人玩 不到一起去，其他同学也会嘲笑你“捞 B”（一种对外地 人的歧视性称呼），那个时候的地域歧视还是挺严重的。 When I first came to Shenzhen, I started to learn how to speak Cantonese, because I had to speak Cantonese both in conversation and in class, otherwise I wouldn't be able to play with classmates, and the other students would laugh at you and call you "Liao B" (a kind of discriminatory name)
w 话 o h 州 c 潮Teo
普通话
Manda rin
e s e 话 n o 东 t n 广Ca
There're three languages in my family, Teochow, Cantonese and Mandarin, but we can understand each other perfectly.
(Teochow) ziah8 bung7
食饭！
！
Kids, Break
sik6 z
食早
(Canto
,吃饭了 kfast! (Mandarin) chi1 fan4 le
zou2 caan1 la4
早餐喇
onese)
New home , Traditional family. 1
2
新的城市， 传统的家庭
3
MEMO:
Gods of Happiness, Wealth and Health
1 福禄壽 MEMO:
80s TV in black and white
2 电视机 MEMO:
"Ugly Orange"
3 丑橘
bai3
ghuêh8 niên5
拜月娘 Praying to the Moon Goddess
is a tradition that we(teochow people)would never forget, no matter where we are.
潮州的文化多数还是你公公婆婆对我的影响最大。 嗯，他们还是很吃苦耐劳的，很顾家。很愿意为 别人着想吧。但肯定因为别人着想呢，有时候会 苦了自己，他们有「牺牲小我成全大家」的思想。 Most of my exposure to the culture of Teochow is from my parents. They're really hardworking and family-oriented. They're always thinking about others, but you know? Sometimes, in their efforts to care for others, they end up sacrificing their own well-being.
Family 家和万事兴
第二章节： 1995-2000 文化冲击 Chapter 2: Culture Shock
饮食 FOOD 我对深圳的第一家麦当劳非常有印象，因为那时第一家开，然后我 那时候也是高中生嘛。这个时候就就很开心啊，大家都去排队，嗯， 很多很多人去排队，然后去吃他的东西。每次说薯条啊、汉堡包啊。 那是第一次吃这种西式快餐。充满了好奇，这样子去吃了。当时以 为薯条是脆的，结果是软的啊。有没有吃汉堡包，反正我不记得， 我只记得那个薯条。薯条竟然不是脆的，有点失望。
I have a very good impression of the first McDonald's in Shenzhen, and we were high school students at that time. This time is very happy, it was the first time I ate Western fast food. I was so curious. I thought the fries were crispy, but they turned out to be soft. I don't remember whether I ate the fries or the hamburger, but I only remember the fries. I was a bit disappointed that the fries were not crispy.
影视 Movies
and Television
最爱看的频道 My favourite TV channel, still watching it nowadays. Watching Hongkong TV Drama was my way of knowing the outside world and of course, entertaining.
《男亲女爱》是我最喜欢的电视剧 My favourite of all the time
娱乐精神， Entertaining spirit
金钱 / 职业价值观，
Money/Career Value
是我在这些港剧里面体会学习到的特质。
are two things that I've learnt from Hongkong culture.
Screen shoot of my favourite Hongkong TV Series < 男亲女爱 >
AN
ew
r Wo
ld
全新的世界
休闲装 印花背心
Sporty wear Tank top
80-90s Hongkong Fashion 那时候看香港电视剧跟着里 面的人学他们的穿搭，比如 牛仔裤啊裙子啊，不过你婆 婆不喜欢我当时这么穿。
职业装 西服 Professional outfit
印花 衬衫
牛仔 套装
Printed shirt
Denim suit
“昨日重现”
Yesterday Once More
Youth
深圳给我的感觉就是还是要靠自己的实力了 , 一切都是要靠自 己的思维。嗯，因为从学习到工作 , 真的，一切都是靠自己。 会很辛苦 , 会很有压力。但是 , 顶得过去。那还是有收获的 , 所有的收获都是你自己的。我们这我们这一辈人还是很多机会 的，就是来到深圳的这算是第一批人吧。只要你努力。不要是 大富大贵吧，都能够好好的过日子了。 Shenzhen gives me the feeling that I still have to rely on my own strength, everything depends on their own thinking. Well, because from study to work, really, everything is on their own. Will be very hard, will be very stressed. But, you can get through it. It's still rewarding, and all the rewards are your own. We are our generation or a lot of opportunities, is to come to Shenzhen, which is considered the first batch of people it. As long as you work hard, you are able to live a good life.
“Time is money efficiency is life.”
Pioneer Ox
1983
Shenzhen Speed
2024 Shenzhen 深圳 Shenzhener 深圳人
香港的文化对于我来说 , 开启了一个新 的世界吧。因为我们以前在部队大院看 的电影也好啊，活动也好 ; 部队大院我 们会看那些什么革命一点电影，当然也 会看什么卓别林啊那种。但是就会觉得 离得我们挺远的那种感觉，就因为那是 外国片嘛，是吧？ 在部队（澄海）的感觉就是。还是比较。 怎么说呢？规律性，然后。红色。但 怎么说呢，你小时候也不觉得不多姿多 彩，有时候觉得也挺好玩的 , 因为也是 虽然是穷，但是我们也会捡很多东西去 卖，去捡那些瓶子啊，去卖卖了几分钱， 然后去买小人书 , 这也反正也是觉得一 天下来也挺有收获的，虽然爸妈都工作 忙，但是有姐姐哥哥带着，就这样。
Hong Kong's culture for me, opened up a new world it. Because we used to watch movies in the military compound or ah, activities or military compound we will see those what revolution a little film, of course, will also see what Chaplin ah kind of. But it will feel quite far away from us that kind of feeling, just because that is a foreign film, right? In the army (Chenghai Teochow) the feeling is. It's still a bit different. How do you mean? Regularity, then. Red. But how to say it, you do not feel not colorful when you were a child, sometimes feel also quite fun, because also although it is poor, but we will also pick up a lot of things to sell, to pick up those bottles ah, go to sell a few cents, and then go to buy a small person book, which is also anyway also feel the day down is also quite rewarding, although Mom and Dad are busy at work, but then the sister and brother to company, and that's it.