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Siam Chinese Education And National Identity (1912-1949)

Posted on:2010-03-18Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:W R ZhangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2167360275479912Subject:China's modern history
Abstract/Summary:
Lack of modern China's national strength and international low,overseas Chinese have been living overseas government oppression.Siam Overseas experience is a typical example of that.Based on the articles and notes of that time,and taking into account a large number of the then Siam and the Chinese Government promulgated regulations decree was Siam reproduction Chinese educators struggle for education course.Excluding the introduction and conclusion,the text is divided into four parts.The first part mainly is that Chinese in Siam an overview of the status of educational development in the 1912-1949.Focus on the second part of the Government and the Chinese Siamese contradictions and conflicts in education as well as overseas Chinese education in the highpressure Siamese Government policy,a step-by-step process to decline.The third part stresses the development of education in the face of the plight of overseas domestic government and the efforts taken by the people.Partâ…£-speaking Chinese Siamese difficult the development of education in the process,demonstrated by the issue of national identity.In modern times,Siam construct the process of nation-states with the Chinese national consciousness of the growing conflict formation.In addition,China and Japan increasingly intenses contradictions,and Siam and the pro-Japanese government policy, so that overseas Chinese have to agree with China's education policy.Chinese education in the development process,its development is almost entirely dependent on the Siamese Government's policy direction.It has developed very rapidly in the years 1912-1933. After 1933,but chinese education is shrinking in the oppression of Siam.Overseas Chinese education with China's national strength and international status of the high and low is also closely related.Siam Overseas Education is the process of growing Chinese national consciousness to strengthen.Overseas education will foster the national identity of students in the first place,efforts will be on foreign soil in the children of overseas Chinese into the Chinese culture.This approach is of positive significance,but also aroused the vigilance of the Government of Siam,strengthened its control of overseas Chinese education.Chinese calamity-ridden modern China has made great contributions to Chinese education credit. However,the neglect of overseasChinese education in the residence requirements of the country's development is not conducive to overseas business in the local development. Chinese national identity will eventually become a double-edged sword.
Keywords/Search Tags:Siam, Overseas Chinese, Education, Nationality
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