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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
--it's ready.
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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
I'd like to make an announcement that we will have a workshop called 'What is Deaf Folklore?' We will begin in about five minutes here, in the blue and white tent.
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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 2"}
Well, in one minute we'll start the workshop entitled 'What is Deaf Folklore?'
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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
I'm ready.
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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
Oh good morning everybody. Welcome to the 15th Annual Smithsonian Folk Festival-- [[inaudible side conversation]] And welcome to our tent of folklore of the deaf.
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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
Now we'd like to give a workshop entitled 'What is Deaf Folklore?' We'll be talking about social life at the social clubs for the deaf in the United States and later we'll talk about school life.
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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
The participants will share their experiences with you and I'd like to tell you a little bit about some folklore.
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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
First, you know that folklore is defined as traditional beliefs, legends, stories, jokes, and other things that are passed on from person to person, usually by word of mouth, in a hearing society.
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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
But, we are in a deaf community and so perhaps we could say, quote, by-- passed on by signs of hand.
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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
There are over two hundred social clubs for the deaf in the United States, and they'll be talking about their experiences, one or more of these clubs for the deaf all over the country.
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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
We'll be interviewing them and after this interview you may bring up any questions you like.
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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
Let's begin with, say, um, I'd like to have each one introduce themselves, tell where they work, and then we'll begin the questioning.
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{SPEAKER name="Steve Jones"}
Good morning, my name is Steve Jones. I work at Washington Post, I grew up in Baltimore and I moved to Washington D.C about, uh, ten years ago. I first learned sign language when I started working at the Post
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[[Added additional timestamps. Katie 12/17/19]]