斯坦福大学张少书、费雪金教授就合作研究华工修筑中央太平洋铁路课题致信黄安年、潮龙起、陈奕平教授

黄安年文 黄安年的博客/2012年12月20日发布

（按：我国学者与斯坦福大学合作开展华工修筑中央太平洋铁路史料的收集和研究工作,已经开始计划启动，下面是2012-12-20 3:28:44（美西时间）斯坦福大学张少书、费雪金教授就合作研究华工修筑中央太平洋铁路课题致信黄安年、潮龙起、陈奕平教授的信。我们期望有更多学者和志愿者加盟我们的计划或者独立进行相关调查研究工作。）

****************************

关于华工研究项目的计划 / Plans for Chinese Railroad Workers Project

尊敬的黄安年教授，潮龙起教授，及陈奕平教授，

我们非常高兴三位教授将领衔九人研究小组集中精力于华工修筑太平洋铁路史的研究计划。感谢您们成立这样一个在有关方面各有建树的研究人员小组！

我愿在此向各位介绍杜小亚，她将负责翻译我们的来往信函，并协助中方九人研究小组与美方研究人员之间的通讯及联络事宜。（杜小亚有美国硕士学位和中国大学本科学位）

根据黄教授的介绍，除您三位外，中方研究小组的其它成员包括：

高伟浓 暨南大学华侨华人研究院教授
李爱慧 暨南大学华侨华人研究院 副研究员
刘进 五邑大学广东侨乡研究中心 教授
石坚平 五邑大学广东侨乡研究中心 副教授
王传武 五邑大学广东侨乡研究中心 讲师
邓玉柱 广东中山市博物馆，初级馆员

您的《关于与斯坦福大学合作开展华工修筑中央太平洋铁路史料的收集和研究计划》及所制定的到2013年6月前的行动计划令人振奋。根据这一计划，暨南大学华侨华人研究院成员将主要负责搜集广东省档案馆、中山图书馆（省图）、中山市华侨博物馆以及香港相关机构的资料搜集工作；五邑大学广东侨乡研究中心成员将主要负责江门市及下属各区市资料搜集工作。如计划中所说，这些资料的种类将包括档案、书信、会馆文书等。另外，资料的搜集将按由近及远、由文字到口述原则依次展开。

黄教授提到，若这项艰难的研究工作能够获得斯坦福大学的经费资助，您们将不胜感谢。不知黄教授对此是否有具体的想法？目前我们的经费有限，不过我们正在积极争取额外的经费。

我们收到了中国国家档案局（部级单位）局长杨冬权先生的来信，表示他将大力支持这一研究项目（原件另附），相信这将有利于您们得到各档案馆和博物馆的协助。您在计划中还提到将根据就近原则，积极寻求地方有关单位的支持。杨局长的信或许对这方面的工作展开会有帮助。另外，我们也与五邑大学副校长张国雄签订了与该校的合作协议，这也会有助于开启该项研究计划。

您开启了网上搜集有关信息的活动，以期获得相关资料来帮助我们有针对性地展开调查。我们对此感到高兴。

请将您所需何种资助的想法告诉我们，我们会尽快给您回复。我们还将进一步探讨您所提出的研究进程及如何及时了解您们的新发现。在得到您的答复后，该项研究计划中懂中文的负责人胡其瑜（布朗大学）或邵东方（斯坦福大学图书馆咨询委员会）会安排一次与您们的电话会议。

我们期待在这项重大的研究项目上与贵方合作。

祝好。

张少书, Olive H. Palmer 人文讲座教授, 斯坦福大学历史系教授,东亚研究中心主任, 斯坦福大学华工研究项目主任

费雪金，Joseph S. Atha 人文讲座教授, 斯坦福大学英语系教授,美国研究计划主任,斯坦福大学华工研究项目主任

又及:回电请寄以下电子信箱， 多谢。
xyd_2000@yahoo.com, ChineseRailroadWorkers@Stanford.edu, sfishkin@stanford.edu, hiltonobenzinger@gmail.com, gchang@stanford.edu

Subject heading: Plans for Chinese Railroad Workers Project

Dear Professors Annian Huang, Chao Longqi and Chen Yiping,

We are truly delighted that you have agreed to lead a nine-staff research group focusing on our Chinese Railroad Workers Project. Thank you for gathering such an impressive group of researchers!

This email should serve as an introduction to Xiaoya Du, who will be acting as translator of our correspondence, and who will be helping to coordinate communication between your research group in China and our researchers in the United States. (She has advanced degrees from U.S. universities, and an undergraduate degree from China).

We understand that the members of the group, in addition to yourselves are

Gao, Weinong, Professor of Overseas Chinese Research Institute, Jinan University

Li, Ai’hui, Associate Researcher of Overseas Chinese Research Institute, Jinan University

Liu, Jin, Professor of Guangdong Overseas Chinese Village Research Center, Wuyi University

Shi, Jianping, Associate Professor of Guangdong Overseas Chinese Village Research Center, Wuyi University

Wang, Chuanwu, Lecture of Guangdong Overseas Chinese Village Research Center, Wuyi University

Deng, Yuzhu, Junior Librarian of Zhongshan Museum, Guangdong Province

Your proposed “Program on Material Collection and Study Pertaining to Chinese Workers Building Central Pacific Railroad – in Cooperation with Stanford University” for work to be conducted through June 2013 is very exciting. We understand that the group members from the Overseas Chinese Research Institute of Jinan University will be responsible for collecting materials in Guangdong provincial archives, Zhongshan library (provincial library), Zhongshan overseas museum, and other organizations in Hong Kong, and that the group members from Guangdong Overseas Chinese Village Research Center of Wuyi University will be responsible for collecting materials in Jiangmen city and its subordinate districts. As you noted, the material types include archives, letters, community official documents, etc. The group members will start to collect materials from nearby areas and then to locations farther away, and from written documents to oral records.

Professor Annian Huang indicated that you would be grateful if for some financial support from Stanford for this difficult research work.

What sort of support did you have in mind? Our resources are limited, but we are actively soliciting additional funds.

We have received a strong letter of support from the China's chief archivist, Mr. Yang Dongquan, Director General (minister level) of State Archives Administration of China (SAAC). We are forwarding to you in a separate email. It should help you get the assistance that you need from various archives and museums. You also indicated that based on the principle of being-nearby, you will seek support from local organizations. This letter of support may be helpful to you in that process.

It is excellent that you have initiated an online activity to solicit related information in the hope of obtaining anything useful that may help us to launch the investigate in the right direction.

Please let us know what kind of support you had in mind, and we will get back to you promptly. We would also like to explore in more detail the research schedule you had in mind and ways of keeping us informed about what you find. One of the leaders of our project who speaks Chinese--Evelyn Hu-Dehart (Brown University) or Dongfang Shao (Stanford University Libraries Advisory Board)--may try to schedule a telephone conversation with you after we hear from you.

We look forward to collaborating with you on this important research.

Sincerely,

Gordon H. Chang, Olive H. Palmer Professor of Humanities, Professor of History, Director, Center for East Asian Studies,       Stanford, Co-Director, Chinese Railroad Workers Project, Stanford University

Shelley Fisher Fishkin, Joseph S. Atha Professor of Humanities, Professor of English, Director, American Studies Program, Stanford, Co-Director, Chinese Railroad Workers Project, Stanford University

PS: Please direct emails to the following:

xyd_2000@yahoo.com, ChineseRailroadWorkers@Stanford.edu, sfishkin@stanford.edu, hiltonobenzinger@gmail.com, gchang@stanford.edu

Thank you