{ "term": "string", "language": "string (Japanese | Korean | Mandarin | Pan-Asian)", "romanization": "string", "literal_translation": "string", "bme_definition": "string", "usage_context": "string", "related_terms": ["string"], "content_references": ["string"], "first_published": "date", "last_updated": "date" }

Cultural Informant

Literal Translation
A person asked to explain or represent their culture to an outsider. Legitimate in research contexts with appropriate framing and compensation. In casual social contexts, being treated as a cultural informant without consent — as the default representative of your entire country — is a form of othering.