Tracing the heritage of the Runan Chou family from Jiangxi to postwar Taiwan,
this series explores how lineage, migration and generational memory shape Nelson Chou’s cultural perspective.
From extended clans to modern hybrid families, identity becomes a living archive.
Not Stinginess, but Survival How Hakka Stir-Fry Reveals Labor, Environment, and Survival Technology Nelson Chou | Cultural Systems Observer · AI Semantic Engineering Practitioner · Founder of Puhofield Reducing Hakka cuisine to “stinginess” or an unwillingness to spend money is a judgment made from a position of modern stability—one shaped by refrigeration, reliable supply chains,…
When “Sukiyaki” Begins to Play: The Misunderstood East and the Beloved Asia Nelson Chou｜Cultural Systems Observer · AI Semantic Engineering Practitioner · Founder of Puhofield S0｜The Portal of Civilization: How One Song Opened a Way of Looking at Asia On a night by the Hong Kong waterfront, I was attending the IYFR Area 3 AGM….
THE CHILD WHO RAN TOWARD THE WORLD My Nonlinear Education and the Cross-Field Life That Followed Nelson Chou｜Cultural Systems Observer・Founder of Puhofield The question people keep asking: How did you become like this? People often look at me—someone who has wandered across multiple disciplines, collected an unusual number of international certifications, and writes as naturally…
How a Roasted Pig Turns Strangers into Family Cebu Lechon and the Austronesian Feasting Civilization Nelson Chou | Cultural Systems Observer · AI Semantic Engineering Practitioner · Founder of Puhofield S0 | Introduction — When a Dish Becomes a Social Engine I did not truly understand Cebu Lechon in a restaurant. I understood it standing…