Hakka Storytelling on TikTok: Digital Archives

Hakka Storytelling on TikTok: Digital Archives

Hakka language; China; Chinese traditional language; Language preservation; Hakka romanization; Hakka patterns

This collection explores Hakka storytelling in digital spaces, particularly on TikTok, where creators engage with audiences through short-form video content. It examines how social media platforms serve as both archives and performance spaces for Indigenous culture, balancing visibility with challenges such as algorithmic bias and linguistic accessibility.

The collection consists of:

A TikTok video by @kejiahua, showcasing Hakka storytelling on social media.

A research paper on Hakka storytelling in southeast China, analyzing how local development impacts cultural preservation.

A Romanization guideline for Indigenous languages, highlighting the importance of standardized metadata and linguistic representation online.

A video that discusses why Hakka becomes so endangered, which highlights the local development in China, especially in recent decades as the main cause for endangered Hakka language.

Together, these items illustrate the intersections between digital storytelling, cultural sovereignty, and metadata challenges in contemporary Indigenous media.

Yanbo Wang

The collection compiles materials from social media (TikTok), academic sources (research paper), and linguistic resources (Romanization guideline).

University of Toronto iSchool Exhibit (Omeka)

2025-4-1

@kejiahua (TikTok Creator)

Zou Chunyuan (Author of Research Paper)

Hakka Mauritians (Author of Romanization Guideline)

The TikTok video belongs to its creator (@kejiahua) and is used for academic purposes under fair use.

The research paper follows its respective copyright and citation guidelines.

The Romanization guideline is sourced from linguistic resources, following open-access or institutional permissions.

This collection is part of a broader exhibit on Hakka storytelling and metadata challenges in digital spaces.

Items in this collection relate to the impact of social media on Hakka self-representation and language preservation through metadata standardization.

A mixed-media collection containing:

Video (MP4, compressed for TikTok)

Text-based research (PDF, academic journal)

Linguistic reference (PDF/text, Romanization guidelines for Hakka language)

English; Hakka; Chinese (Simplified)

Digital Collection (includes audiovisual and textual materials)

Geographic: Global focus, with specific emphasis on Indigenous communities engaging with digital platforms.

Temporal: 21st-century digital storytelling practices.