Afghan Male Age 30s, born near Kabul, living in Seattle recorded in 2018.  Uber driver talking about where Afghanistan is & the languages of Afghanistan.  Persian and Pashtun and how it is different than Arabic, but is written differently other than 4 addition characters.

pashtun, persian, arabic, afghanistan, pakistan, russia, china, writing, ghe, che, jhe, cha, Seattle, musical language

Afghan Male in his 30s. Born near Kabul, living in Seattle, WA USArecorded in 2018.  Talks about how long he has been in the US, and visiting back home, and the war, and the terrorists and how it is hard for civilians but there are people who make money off of it that see it as good.  And the guys in charge know where all the people are coming from and where the training is happening, and how it is like a movie and that if the movie star was killed the movie would end.  And how as a human we should care about human things, but the war goes on.

war, terrorists, home, movie, power, civilians, training, army, war industry, humanity, humans

Recording of a male around the age of 30 who is a businessman from Zhuhai, which is near Hong Kong.  Born and raised in Zhuhai and speaks both Mandarin and Cantonese.

 

Young, gay fashion designer talks about his struggles with societal impressions of gay people, the drinking culture associated with business meetings, parental pressure regarding the importance of making a lot of money, and his desire to be himself and follow his passions. Lives in Zhuhai, China, which is 2 hours outside Hong Kong. His first language is Cantonese, but he had to learn Mandarin in school, which he struggles with.

Chinese, China, Cantonese, Male, Young, 20's, fashion, designer, gay, homosexual, dreams, goals, parents, pressure, Zhuhai

Acting themes found in the monologue 

Character Breakdown: Gay Fashion Designer man around age 30 from Zhuhai, which is near Hong Kong.  Born and raised in Zhuhai and he speaks both Mandarin and Cantonese.

Indian male, 34, speaking of the labels of "Mumbai" and "Bombay" that Indian people are labeled with by Indians and Phillipinos, respectively.

Mumbai, Bombay, Foreign labels

 

Japanese Female Age 30s giving a tour of a Samurai museum.

Japan, japanese, tokyo, samurai

Japanese Female Age 30s in Tokyo. Tour guide in Samurai museum.

Japan, japanese, Tokyo, samurai, tour, museum

Japanese Female Age 30s in Tokyo. Tour guide in Samurai museum.

Japan, japanese, samurai, museum, female, tokyo, monologue

 

Acting themes found in the monologue

Acting themes found in the monologue