Nellie & Flo kept on referring to 3 yup (3邑) in episode 4. What exactly is 3 邑? With the sisters’ explanation and additional digging, featuring the Ma parents, and a Cantonese language scholar, take a listen to their insights about Taishanese and its connection to Hoisan’s neighbors.

— MUSIC CREDIT:

Check out how we scored this track at: https://bit.ly/HoisanHourMusic

— FURTHER EDUCATION:

To learn more about Cheung 老師, visit https://dlcl.stanford.edu/people/sik-lee-dennig. She is also working on the history behind this Hoisan Map from 1893, https://cantonese-alliance.github.io/map.html - stay tuned for its publication!