https://spatial-humanities.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/67ef28dd4e247161c2404ca6a3b8b92d.mp3 a676beb72508bc57e8a0a952d4619fb6 Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Kaylee Hartigan-Go Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Catherine Hartigan-Go Location The location of the interview Manila, Philippines Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Kaylee: I know you’re fluent in Tagalog and in English. For me, I think part of the reason it maybe wasn't so compelling in Tagalog was because I'm not fluent in it. So, you know, it was even harder for me to maybe slog through. And that's why, aside from being older and understanding literature better now, I also understand it better because it's in English. So I'm just wondering if you had — if you had any thoughts or comments about that translation, even though you understand a lot more Filipino, of the Filipino language, than I do. Catherine: [0:40] I would tend to think even though I do understand Filipino, I think that I think in English. English is sort of my first language. So when I read it in English, I also did understand nuances — but maybe it’s the translation that I read. I understood the nuances a lot more than in the Filipino version. That's not to say that if I read it now, in Filipino, that I wouldn't get the same nuances. It's just when I was in high school, I didn't get the nuances because I was also younger. I think I actually went back to reread it maybe five years down the line, after I first read it in school. So, I had gone through college, as an English major learning how to critically analyze literature, and then gone back to read it in English. So I had already that way of thinking — Kaylee: [1:54] That was specific to English? Catherine: [1:55] Yes, and a certain maturity also, because I was a bit older by then. And of course, it's your second time around, so you do have already an idea how things are going to go in the book. So when you're rereading it, having read it before — even if it's in a different language — you know the structure of the story already. You're just reading it to understand the details and to understand the… Kaylee: [2:33] Flow? Catherine: [2:34] Yeah, to understand I guess maybe the reason the author decided to write it in that way. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Audio file (mp3) Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 2 minutes 40 seconds Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Personal Interview with Catherine Hartigan-Go, Audio Clip 5 Description An account of the resource The interviewer asks the interviewee to comment on the difference between reading the novel in English and Filipino, given that the interviewee is fluent in both languages. The interviewee explains that, while she is fluent in Filipino — the language in which they learned the novel in school — English was still her stronger language, and thus, she was able to better pick up more of the nuances and messages of the story rereading it in English the second time around. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Catherine Hartigan-Go Kaylee Hartigan-Go Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Personal conversation between Catherine Hartigan-Go and Kaylee Hartigan-Go Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Kaylee Hartigan-Go Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource November 20, 2020 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Kaylee Hartigan-Go Catherine Hartigan-Go Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Audio file (mp3) Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant ||||osm Manila, Philippines IIIF Item Metadata UUID ded7ebaa-ce59-44f4-8745-f15c01117864