“They are not strangers : researching on ethnic minorities in Hong Kong” with Wai-man Tang 「他們不是陌生人」：鄧偉文博士與他的在港少數族裔研究

Wai-man Tang, lecturer in the Department  of Anthropology at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, has been researching and working with ethnic minorities in Hong Kong for years. His doctoral dissertation studies the relationships between heroin use and transnational migration among the second and third generations of Nepalis in Hong Kong. He is currently studying a South Asian sport , kabaddi, and hopes to connect people of different ethnicities through conducting kabaddi classes for different communities. In the interview, Wai-man talks about how his background shaped his views on marginalized groups in society. He then details the people and the stories he encountered in his fieldwork and the dynamics with different stakeholders, which evoked reflections on the relationship between researcher and interlocutors, among other challenges and situations encountered in anthropological research. （The episode is conducted in English.） 香港中文大學人類學系講師鄧偉文博士長年關注香港少數族裔，其博士論文研究本地第二、三代尼泊爾移民與毒品的關係，現時正研究南亞運動「卡巴迪」(Kabaddi)，並希望藉着這運動連結不同族裔的社群。今集訪談，Wyman談到其成長背景如何形塑他對於社會上被邊緣化族群的關注，細述了田野調查中的經歷及與不同持分者的角力，引人反思研究者與被訪者的關係，以及人類學研究中遇到的難題和處境。 （本集訪問以英語進行。） 00’52 Interest in anthropology and marginalized communities in society｜對人類學及社會上被邊緣化群體的關注 19'55 Gay Christians in Hong Kong｜香港同志基督徒 24'50 Researching on Nepali drug users in Hong Kong｜在港尼泊爾人與毒品研究 45'56 The role of anthropology and how to share cultural knowledge and build community through “Kabaddi”｜人類學在社會的角色，如何透過「卡巴迪」傳播文化知識及連結不同社群