Fieldwork Connections: The Fabric of Ethnographic Collaboration in China and America

Cast of Characters

CAST OF CHARACTERS Abbott, Mark (b. 1944). Pastor of Seattle First Free Methodist Church. Aga Bimo. See Yyhxo Aga. Amber. See Joy, Amber. Arn. See Slettebak, Arn. Arnold, Solveig (Soph; b. 1921). Member of the Women’s Group at Seattle First Free Methodist Church; later landlady of Bamo Qubumo in Seattle. Asa. See Qumo Asa. Azhe Bimo. See Jjike Azhe. Bamo Ayi 巴莫阿依 (Ngan Lan 安兰; b. 1961). Anthropologist and comparative religion scholar. Elder sister of Bamo Qubumo. Now deputy director of the Foreign Aªairs Department, State Nationalities Commission (Guojia Minwei), and professor of philosophy at Central University for Nationalities , Beijing. Bamo Erha 巴莫尔哈 (Bamo Lurhxa; b. 1933). Father of Bamo Ayi and Bamo Qubumo. Former mayor and Party Secretary of Xichang. Later vice-prefect of Liangshan. Bamo Qubumo 巴莫曲布嫫 (b. 1964). Folklorist, author, and curator. Younger sister of Bamo Ayi. Now professor of folklore at the Institute for Ethnic Literature , Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing. Bamo Vusamo 巴莫巫撒嫫 (b. 1969). Youngest sister of Bamo Ayi and Bamo 301 Qubumo. Married to youngest son of Yang Zipo. Now reporter for Sichuan Radio in Xichang. Cheryl Lee. Amber Joy’s friend and tenant in Seattle. Cindy. Member of the Women’s Group at Seattle First Free Methodist Church. Dai Wanping 戴万平 (b. 1945). Driver for the Panzhihua City Artifacts Preservation O‹ce. Deng Yaozong 邓耀宗 (Lao Deng; 1936–2003). Mentor of Stevan Harrell. Classmate of Tong Enzheng at Sichuan University. Director of the Panzhihua City Artifacts Preservation O‹ce, Panzhihua City Government. Director Zhou. See Zhou Xiyin. Driver Dai. See Dai Wanping. Erin. See Younger, Erin. Father (Ayi). See Bamo Erha. Father (Lunzy). See Mgebbu Ashy. Gaga Erri. See Gaga Lyssyr. Gaga Lyssyr (Gaga Erri 呷呷而日; b. 1949). Researcher at the Liangshan Nationalities Research Institute. Native of Ganluo County. Research collaborator of Steve and Lunzy in 1993. Gladney, Dru C. (b. 1957) Ph.D. student of Stevan Harrell. Now professor of anthropology at the University of Hawai‘i. Author of several books on ethnicity in China and on Chinese Muslims. Gwendolyn. Daughter of Amber Joy. Hao Rui 郝瑞. Chinese name of Stevan Harrell. Harrell, Barbara Blain (b. 1949). Wife of Stevan Harrell. Now retired physician in Seattle. Harrell,Stevan(HaoRui郝瑞;MeiguiMuga;Muga;b.1947).Anthropologistand translator. Now professor of anthropology at the University of Washington. Hoqie. See Jjike Hoqie. Hsieh Jiann 谢剑 (b. ca. 1935): Anthropologist. Participant in the first Yi conference . Now professor of sociology at Fo Guang University, Taiwan. Hu Jin’ao 胡金鏊 (Luoho Tuha; b. 1940). Nuosu scholar in Yanyuan. Teacher and confidant of Lunzy. Huojy. See Nuobu Huojy. Hutterer, Karl (b. 1940). Archaeologist and museum director. Director of the Burke Museum, 1990–2000. Now executive director of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. 302 cast of characters Jason. Son of Amber Joy. Jjike Azhe (1951–1999). Bimo in Meigu. Fluent in Chinese, with progressive ideas. Interviewed by Ayi in 1995. Jjike Hoqie (b. 1953). Education cadre and former apprentice bimo. Field collaborator of Bamo Ayi in Yinchang. Jjike Nyieddu (Nyieddu Bimo; 1923–1996). Prominent bimo in Yanyuan, famous for curing tuberculosis. Consultant for Ayi’s research. Jjike Sadda (Sadda Bimo; 1914–1998). Prominent bimo in Ganluo County. Chief consultant for Bamo sisters’ Ganluo research. Jjike Vudda (Vudda Bimo; 1926–1990). Bimo in Yinchang. Father of Jjike Hoqie. Jjike Yuoga Hlumo (Yuoga Hlumo; 1904–1997). One of Liangshan’s most prominent bimo. Interviewed by Ayi in 1994. Joy, Amber (b. 1943). Ayi’s and later Li Yongxiang’s landlady in Seattle. Active in the Seattle First Free Methodist Church. Karl. See Hutterer, Karl. Lamo. Ayi’s research assistant in Zhaojue and Meigu, 1994–95. Lan Mingchun 兰明春 (b. 1964). Graduate student in sociology at Sichuan University . Member of the 1988 Panzhihua research team. Later an editor at several presses in Chengdu. Lao Deng. See Deng Yaozong. Lao Xiang. See Xiang Dexin. Lao Yan. See Yan Dezong. Leng Guangdian 岭光电 (1913–1989). Nuosu educator, reformer, and scholar. Born into a tusi family in Ganluo; attended Whampoa Military Academy; returned to Liangshan to found the first modern elementary school in his native Ganluo. Later taught Yi studies in Beijing. Li Chaoshen 李朝申 (b. ca. 1942). Head of the Panzhihua Municipality minwei in 1988. Li Mingxi 黎明曦 (b. 1945). Researcher at the Panzhihua City Artifacts Preservation O‹ce; “elder sister” of the 1988 Panzhihua research team. Li Yongxiang 李永祥 (b. 1966). Nisu Yi anthropologist from Xinping, Yunnan. Participant in the first Yi conference. Later Ph.D. student of Steve. Now researcher at...