Found in Translation
Saturday, February 28th, 2004I tuned in to KALW on my way home yesterday when I caught a young girl singing the last few stanzas of the Philippine national anthem. She sang them flawlessly. I thought, “Hey, it must be the Asian hour or something.” Then she spoke with an American accent. Then I thought, “Wow, that’s rare for a Fil-Am kid to know the Philippine National Anthem by heart.” She was then urged by someone who turned out to be her father to sing a Cantonese song. She proceeded to sing it. I thought, “Wow, this kid’s talented.” When the segment ended, I found out who the girl was: a young Sofia Coppola. A 1977 NPR interview with her and Francis Ford Coppola was being re-aired.