please support Siraya reclamation

[Chun Jimmy Huang]

Thank you very much Rolland. Hopefully we will be able to get some 
real multilingual blog going on before taking the street on 5/2.

Jimmy

On Wed Mar 25 16:12:07 EDT 2009, Rolland Nadjiwon 
<mikinakn at SHAW.CA> wrote:

> Thank, Jimmy, you for your response and acknowledging our 
> history. Please address me by my first name also. I am never 
> comfortable with such formal salutations.
> 
> I can understand the problem with English...many of our people 
> have the same experience. I always appreciated people who could 
> not speak English or could not speak it well. As such, it clearly 
> indicated to me there is hope for our independent and specific 
> languages and cultures.
> 
> It was not a matter of trust but a matter of content. I, really, 
> would appreciate the opportunity to join my signature to your 
> endeavor but, the page, as it is, I could not follow what I was 
> doing. Please, regardless of fluency, try and have something in 
> English. I  hesitate even at the suggestion to switch to English 
> and its small but significant destruction of your intentions. 
> However, I do have access to a number of contacts who, I am sure, 
> would like to support your petition.
> 
> -------
> wahjeh
> rolland nadjiwon
> 
> 
> 
> Chun Jimmy Huang wrote:
>> Mr. Nadjiwon,
>> 
>> Yes I have learnt about your history and its similarity to ours.
>> I am a Siraya native and the blog is also designed by Siraya 
>> natives. We have temporary problem with English right now 
>> because Chinese has become our first language (not unlike 
>> English taking over yours). Our web team doesn't feel as 
>> comfortable with English as I do...and I am not so good at web 
>> design...
>> 
>> I apologize for not being able to gain your full trust for 
>> linguistic reasons. I would understand if you decide not to sign 
>> it.
>> 
>> sincerely,
>> 
>> Jimmy
> 
> 



Chun (Jimmy) Huang
PhD candidate,
Linguistics, University of Florida
Linguistic consultant,
Tainan Ping-pu Siraya Culture Association