About

About The Writer:

English Name: Karen Yoon-Kung
Chinese Name: 尹龔寶翠 (wan5 gung1 bou2 ceoi3 in Cantonese） / 尹龚宝翠 (yin3 gong1 bao3 cui4 in Mandarin）
Korean Name: 윤공캐런 or 윤공보취(Yoon-Gong Kaerun or Yoon-Gong BoChwi)
Japanese Name:　カレン　(Let's just leave it at "Ka-re-n")
Italian Name: Carina Yoon-Cungi

Nationality: Chinese-American with Toisanese roots

Personal History: 

Both sides of my family, my mother and father’s side, have Toisanese roots. I mostly learned everything I know from my grandmother on my father’s side. Honestly, if I sit down and actually listen to my elders speak Toisanese, I sometimes have trouble understanding what they were immediately saying. Though, growing up, I didn’t have too much of a problem understanding my grandma. She usually uses a lot of Cantonese with Toisanese mixed in here and there. To me, Toisanese is easily understood, but hard for me to naturally speak. Since I didn’t grow up speaking it, I am accustomed to hearing it and replying in Cantonese. 

About Toisan Descendant:

Blog Focus:
Learning Toisanese from a Cantonese-American perspective

Welcome to Toisan Descendant for Toisanese (aka Taishanese or Toishanese) descendents. I created this blog so we can find our roots and to never forget where we came from. It disheartens me that there are currently no formal classes, textbooks, or any educational material for learning Toisanese. For this reason, I am more adamant on learning more about Toisanese.

In this blog, I will use the terms “Toisan” and “Toisanese” to refer to the language and its people. I know the terms, “Taishan” or “Toishan” are very popular, but I didn’t use these terms while growing up. I prefer the Cantonese pronunciation since this is the sound I am used to while growing up. Hence, my blog is called Toisanese Descendant. In any case, when I refer to Toisan, I am also referring to its interchangeable terms, Taishan or Toishan.

I don’t know everything about Toisan or the Toisanese language, but I will do my best to put up as much information as possible. I’m sure that while writing this rare topic, I will have to do a lot of research for this blog.

Contact:

Email: ToisanDescendant@gmail.com

Other Blogs:

If you find this blog interesting, feel free to check out my other blogs regarding my other interests. Thank you! 

Cantotomando - Demystify Mandarin from a Cantonese-American and/or English perspective
Wehaiyo!  - Korean and Chinese Entertainment Reviews
Target Treasure- Fun and Interesting Things Seen at the Target Store!
Japanese Because... - Learn beginning Japanese little by little...
A Korean Destiny - Learning Korean from a Cantonese-American Perspective

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