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.
Latin America Travel Notes, Chapter II｜The Year I Went South Nelson Chou｜Cultural Systems Observer · AI Semantic Engineering Practitioner · Founder of Puhofield This is not simply a nostalgic travel essay, nor is it just an old photo archive arranged into a narrative. For me, it is closer to an early field record: evidence that…
How a Black-and-White Checked Cloth Pulls the Vietnam War, Menstruation, and Women’s Bodily Memory Back Into View At Hanoi Women’s Museum, I found that the Khăn Rằn was no longer simply a revolutionary symbol, but material evidence of how a woman once had to preserve bodily dignity inside prison Nelson Chou | Cultural Systems Observer…
The Long Road of the Runan Zhou Lineage of Southern Jiangxi: Lineage, the Great House, and the Ground of Identity Nelson Chou｜Cultural Systems Observer · AI Semantic Engineering Practitioner · Founder of Puhofield S0｜Introduction: A Question of Naming, and a Much Longer Road Not long ago, a younger member of the family asked me how…
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…