Lost materials

Thu Jul 8 18:48:22 UTC 2010

Thank you, Claire, for the sound advice.
I'll make a list of content for the potential inspectors.

Jimmy

On Thu Jul 08 12:58:11 EDT 2010, Claire Bowern 
<clairebowern at GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> I've had DVDs/CDs impounded by customs too. ... and it was 
> through
> sending them via FedEx. I was told that they were suspicious of
> cryptically labelled homemade DVDs (I was sending my backup 
> Yan-nhangu
> field materials to be archived at SOAS). Apparently they are 
> worried
> about pornography and counterfeit movies. I had to give them a 
> fully
> itemised list of the contents (which wasn't hard because all the
> metadata was on the "readme" on the first DVD...)
> Claire
> 
> On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 1:04 AM, Chun Jimmy Huang 
> <huangc20 at ufl.edu> wrote:
>> Thank you Heather, Thank you Dr. Hardman, Thank you Richard, and 
>> Thank you
>> Rolland.
>> 
>> I've made new copies and will send them out via UPS or FedEx 
>> tomorrow. I
>> hope we won't see any more disturbing pictures of broken 
>> envelops.
>> 
>> peace
>> Jimmy
>> 
>> 
>> On Wed Jul 07 18:08:20 EDT 2010, Heather Souter 
>> <hsouter at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> 
>>> Taanshi, Jimmy,
>>> 
>>> I am glad to be able to tell you that I did indeed receive the 
>>> CDs and
>>> they
>>> were indeed played on the air! ??I apologize for not getting 
>>> back to you
>>> about this sooner!! ??BTW, they were very well received by 
>>> those who were
>>> listening.
>>> 
>>> Now, if you give me permission, I would be willing to make 
>>> copies and send
>>> them to Rolland and/or other folks in Canada for you if Fedex 
>>> or a courier
>>> service is not workable. ??(At least the border security folks 
>>> wouldn't be
>>> scrutinizing the package! ??It is shocking to know that singing 
>>> in our
>>> languages is considered subversive!!!!)
>>> 
>>> Eekoshi pitamaa.
>>> Heather
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 12:30 PM, Chun Jimmy Huang 
>>> <huangc20 at ufl.edu>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Oh, wow, I am in shock! This has never happened to me before 
>>>> (or has it?
>>>> Did you receive my music cds for your friend's radio show, 
>>>> Heather?)
>>>> 
>>>> At first I thought it might simply be a piracy inspection. 
>>>> Some countries
>>>> do check all self-burnt discs. But (1) everything I sent you was
>>>> originally
>>>> produced by small, local NGOs and was never meant for 
>>>> commercial use, so
>>>> there should be no copyright concern, and (2) normally the 
>>>> inspector(s)
>>>> would place the materials back to the envelop if they haven't 
>>>> found
>>>> anything
>>>> illegal. So hm... I couldn't justify it. And I, too, would 
>>>> like to know
>>>> if
>>>> others have similar experiences.
>>>> 
>>>> Still, don't be too upset, Rolland. I'll try again... this 
>>>> time with UPS
>>>> or
>>>> FedEx. I'll let you know when I send my package out.
>>>> 
>>>> Jimmy
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Wed Jul 07 02:00:31 EDT 2010, Rolland Nadjiwon 
>>>> <mikinakn at shaw.ca>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> ??Hi Jimmy...Your package arrived in my mailbox with the 
>>>> morning mail. It
>>>>> 
>>>>> was placed inside a much larger sealed plastic bag along with the
>>>>> contents
>>>>> of the manila envelope which had been torn open. All of the 
>>>>> printed
>>>>> materials are intact but taken out of the envelope. The one 
>>>>> music cd and
>>>>> the
>>>>> three DVDs have been removed and were not in the plastic bag. 
>>>>> I am sorry
>>>>> to
>>>>> say and so very disappointed the cd and DVDs did not make it 
>>>>> to me. I
>>>>> have
>>>>> attached photos of that part of the plastic bag, which is 
>>>>> much larger
>>>>> than
>>>>> in the photo by about twice, which carries the postal corp. 
>>>>> apology for
>>>>> the
>>>>> condition they found it in in the mail processing system.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I have no idea if it was opened by Candian or USA immigration but
>>>>> someone
>>>>> did open it and removed only the cd and DVDs but for what 
>>>>> ever reason, I
>>>>> have no idea. Perhaps with increased security everywhere and in
>>>>> particular
>>>>> on the borders our names on the envelope Huan and Nadjiwon 
>>>>> are not
>>>>> sufficiently English American or Canadian and so raise a 'red 
>>>>> flag' at
>>>>> security. I have had similar incidents but usually the tapes were
>>>>> destroyed
>>>>> by pulling and knotting or the cd/DVDs were cut up. I think 
>>>>> this is the
>>>>> first time they have disappeared completely. I am sure they 
>>>>> will review
>>>>> the
>>>>> contents and destroy the discs.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I was much too upset and saddened earlier today, after I had 
>>>>> received
>>>>> the
>>>>> damaged packages with the missing items, to try and tell you 
>>>>> about them.
>>>>> All
>>>>> I can figure is you are Siraya and I am Potowatomi(Native North
>>>>> American)...maybe it is dangerous for us to exchange 
>>>>> information and
>>>>> knowledge on our peoples.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I have posted to the ILAT list so one: they can all know what has
>>>>> happened
>>>>> to an exchange of intellectual knowledge and two: if anyone 
>>>>> on the list
>>>>> has
>>>>> had the same or similar experiences with information exchange 
>>>>> in this
>>>>> manner. Or, if anyone can enlighten me as to why this should 
>>>>> happen, how
>>>>> common is it and how selective....
>>>>> 
>>>>> Jimmy, I am so sorry this has happened. I was so looking 
>>>>> forward to the
>>>>> very special gifts which would enable me to hear your peoples 
>>>>> songs,
>>>>> language, young persons and being able to use it as a 
>>>>> springboard to
>>>>> deep
>>>>> discussions in the class and for my own...how can I put 
>>>>> it...happiness
>>>>> and
>>>>> satisfaction in the audio visual sharing of another 
>>>>> indigenous culture.
>>>>> I am
>>>>> so sorry Jimmy for whoever, persons or government, have 
>>>>> committed this
>>>>> violation...
>>>>> 
>>>>> I think I had best have a good cup of herbal tea and calm down a
>>>>> bit...wow...I feel so bad....
>>>>> 
>>>>> -------
>>>>> wahjeh
>>>>> rolland nadjiwon
>>>>> ______________________________________________
>>>>> 
>>>>> A clear conscience is usually a sign of a bad memory???
>>>>> ______________________________________________
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>> 
> 
> 

Dr. Chun (Jimmy) Huang
PhD, Linguistics, University of Florida
Linguistic consultant, Tainan Pepo Siraya Culture Association