This mix explores migration as a continuous process of identity-building, specifically among the Hakka diaspora.
YEAR
2025
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Artist
TYPE OF PROJECT
Sonic Guide
ABa's Air Salon is hosted by Colaboradio via Freies Radio Berlin/Brandenburg. Tune in to 88,4 MHz in Berlin and 90,7 MHz in Potsdam.
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This time Senaida Ng hosts the 1 hour broadcast.
The Hakka (客家) people are a Chinese ethnic group originating from Northern China, but who migrated South to during the fall of the Song dynasty in the 1270s. "Hakka" literally means "Guest People", as to distinguish them from the natives (本地), and because the Hakka never fully assimilated into the native population. Later on, Hakka people migrated further to Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, and as far as Jamaica. They brought with them their own culture, food, language, and sense of nomadic openness. Over the past 7 months, I feel I have developed a much deeper relationship with my Hakka identity as I have been solo travelling across the globe. Everywhere I go, I am treated like a guest, and whenever people ask me where I'm from, it's hard to give one distinct answer. This mix explores migration as a continuous process of identity-building, specifically among the Hakka diaspora. By blending interviews that I conducted with the Hakka diasporic community, ambient nature sounds from regions where the Hakka people have lived, and some of my favourite tracks to listen to while travelling, this mix serves as a medium to highlight the interconnectedness of the Hakka people's shared experiences.