Collected Item: “Peggy Hogan Oral History, 2021/03/05”
Title
Interview with Peggy Hogan aka Hua Li
Who conducted the interview? List all names, separated by comma.
Kit Heintzman
Who was interviewed? List all names, separated by commas.
Peggy Hogan
Email Address(es) for all interviewers. Separated by comma.
kheintzman@gmail.com
Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your oral history. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?
#AmericanElection, #AntiAsianRacism, #art, #artist, #Asian, #Banff, #BLM, #BritishColumbia, #Canada, #capitalism, #China, #ChineseCanadian, #DJ, #election, #ModelMinorityMyth; #Montreal, #music, #musician, #performingarts, #Quebec, #queer, #racism, #Victoria, #Wuhan
What is the format of your recording?
Video
In what ZIP code is the primary residence of the interviewee? (enter 5-digit ZIP code; for example, 00544 or 94305)? In what city/town/village does the interviewee live? In what country does the interviewee live? All comma-separated.
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
What is the gender of the interviewee? Be sure to allow interviewees to self-identify their gender in the pre-interview or interview. *Do not assign a gender identity to interviewees.*
female she/her
What is the age of the interviewee?
25 to 34
How does the interviewee describe their race or ethnicity? Be sure to allow interviewees to self-identify their race/ethnicity in the pre-interview or interview. *Do not assign a racial or ethnic identity to interviewees.*
Chinese-Canadian
Describe the oral history.
Self-introduction:
“My name’s Peggy Hogan. I’m a Chinese-Canadian recording artist that goes by Hua Li. And I’m also a music educator and researcher, and I am the current symposium director for Pop Montreal International Music Festival.”
Some of the things we discussed included:
The problems with Quebec’s healthcare pre-pandemic
Having a very busy schedule pre-pandemic
The perception of Wuhan in white-dominant parts of North America and anti-Asian racism; personal experiences with verbal assault; model minority myth; Canada’s history of anti-Asian racism
Having extended family living in Wuhan at the time of the pandemic; mother from Wuhan
Releasing an EP about Wuhan, The Yellow Crane
Arts and humanities playing a role in healing
Mother’s vaccination
Father undergoing chemotherapy during the pandemic, and died summer 2020
Splitting time between Victoria, BC with parents during father’s illness and Montreal, Quebec; differences in municipal and provincial management of the pandemic; anxieties of living in a big city
Normalization of restrictions
Preconceptions about COVID based on SARS
The impact of limited knowledge about COVID on anxiety
Making artistic content during the pandemic while separated from audiences
Gratitude for the time that the pandemic gave: to be with family during father’s illness and after death, taking time to process and heal, forming new relationships with the body
Late capitalism and its influences
Self-respect at the core of health
Predictions of post-pandemic party culture
Other cultural references include: Tiananmen Square, Canadian musicians Riit and Backxwash, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Universal Basic Income
See also:
https://www.peggyhoganmusic.com
https://huali.bandcamp.com
https://exclaim.ca/music/article/hua_li_details_yellow_crane_ep_shares_new_song
https://www.hualimusic.com/home
https://www.canadianmusicianpodcast.com/episodes/cadence-weapon-hua-li-from-the-banff-centre-an-urgnt-initiative
https://meaww.com/meaww-basement-tapes-hua-li-wuhan-chinese-rapper-singer-four-more-days-genre-blend
“My name’s Peggy Hogan. I’m a Chinese-Canadian recording artist that goes by Hua Li. And I’m also a music educator and researcher, and I am the current symposium director for Pop Montreal International Music Festival.”
Some of the things we discussed included:
The problems with Quebec’s healthcare pre-pandemic
Having a very busy schedule pre-pandemic
The perception of Wuhan in white-dominant parts of North America and anti-Asian racism; personal experiences with verbal assault; model minority myth; Canada’s history of anti-Asian racism
Having extended family living in Wuhan at the time of the pandemic; mother from Wuhan
Releasing an EP about Wuhan, The Yellow Crane
Arts and humanities playing a role in healing
Mother’s vaccination
Father undergoing chemotherapy during the pandemic, and died summer 2020
Splitting time between Victoria, BC with parents during father’s illness and Montreal, Quebec; differences in municipal and provincial management of the pandemic; anxieties of living in a big city
Normalization of restrictions
Preconceptions about COVID based on SARS
The impact of limited knowledge about COVID on anxiety
Making artistic content during the pandemic while separated from audiences
Gratitude for the time that the pandemic gave: to be with family during father’s illness and after death, taking time to process and heal, forming new relationships with the body
Late capitalism and its influences
Self-respect at the core of health
Predictions of post-pandemic party culture
Other cultural references include: Tiananmen Square, Canadian musicians Riit and Backxwash, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Universal Basic Income
See also:
https://www.peggyhoganmusic.com
https://huali.bandcamp.com
https://exclaim.ca/music/article/hua_li_details_yellow_crane_ep_shares_new_song
https://www.hualimusic.com/home
https://www.canadianmusicianpodcast.com/episodes/cadence-weapon-hua-li-from-the-banff-centre-an-urgnt-initiative
https://meaww.com/meaww-basement-tapes-hua-li-wuhan-chinese-rapper-singer-four-more-days-genre-blend
On what date did you record this oral history?
2021-03-05T16:05