【33rd Talk】Prof. Takeshi Hamashita: “The Influence of Qiaopi on Economic, Social and Cultural Aspects from the 18th century to early 20th century”
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The thirty-third talks of the “Tan Lark Sye Lecture Series” will take place soon. This lecture will feature Professor Hamashita Takeshi, a distinguished Japanese historian and Senior Research Fellow at Sun Yat-sen University. The lecture will focus on the financial, trade, and socio-cultural networks that emerged between Southeast Asia and South China from the latter half of the 19th century, approached through the study of Qiaopi (remittance letters). Since the 1970s, Prof. Hamashita has developed a sustained scholarly interest in regional economies and Asian finance, conducting numerous field investigations in China's southeastern coastal regions and Southeast Asia, with emphasis on Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand. In conjunction with the rapid economic development of the Four Asian Tigers during the 1970s and 1980s, the rise of township and village enterprises in South China throughout the 1980s and 1990s, and the extensive collation and publication of Qiaopi materials and customs archives over the past three decades, Prof. Hamashita has continuously refined his historical research on overseas Chinese emigrants and the Qiaopi system. Drawing on materials from HSBC’s branches in Malacca and Yangon, as well as from Qiaopi bureaus in Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand, he has integrated his findings into the broader analytical framework of maritime history. |
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Prof. Hamashita Takeshi (Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, Sun Yat-sen University) Prof. Hamashita Takeshi is a senior research fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at Sun Yat-sen University, a renowned historian and sinologist from Japan, and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS). He is also the recipient of the World Sinology Contribution Award. Professor Binnaka has previously served as a professor at the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University in Japan. He has held visiting research positions and professorships at prestigious institutions such as the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in France, Cornell University in the United States, and the University of Hong Kong, and has also been a part-time professor at Peking University and Tsinghua University. His main research areas include the social and economic history of China, East Asian economic history, and the history of overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia. |
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tey Shi Bin (Dean of the International Education College at New Era University College cum Director, Department Marketing and Sales) Assoc. Prof. Tey Shi Bin graduated with a First-Class Honours Bachelor's degree in Chinese Studies from the University of Malaya. She was jointly recommended by the Chinese Embassy in Malaysia, the Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia, and the Department of Chinese Studies at the University of Malaya to receive the "Chinese Government Full Scholarship" for further studies in China. In 2010, she completed her Master's degree in Chinese Classical Literature at Central China Normal University in China, earning honors for an excellent thesis and being named an outstanding international graduate student. In 2014, she received her Ph.D. in Classical Philology from the same institution, again being recognized for her outstanding thesis and for her excellence as a graduating international student. |
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Date:21 August 2024 (Wednesday) |
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Lecture Postscript
The 33rd session of the "Tan Lark Sye Lecture Series," organized by the Institute of International Education, New Era University College (IIE, NEUC) and the Tan Lark Sye Institute, was held on 21 August. The guest speakers for this event was Prof. Takeshi Hamashita, a senior researcher from the Institute for Advanced Humanistic Studies at Sun Yat-sen University and a renowned Japanese historian. This lecture was titled “The Influence of Qiaopi on Economic, Social and Cultural Aspects from the 18th century to early 20th century”. It was attended by more than 120 people.
The keynote speaker, Prof. Takeshi Hamashita, is currently a senior researcher at the Institute for Advanced Humanistic Studies at Sun Yat-sen University. He is a renowned Japanese historian and sinologist, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS), and a recipient of the World Chinese Studies Contribution Award. He has served as a professor at the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University and has held visiting research and teaching positions at prestigious institutions such as the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in France, Cornell University in the United States, and the University of Hong Kong. He is also a part-time professor at Peking University and Tsinghua University. His main research areas include the economic history of China, East Asia, and the history of overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia.
In this lecture, Prof. Takeshi Hamashita explained the financial, trade, and socio-cultural networks that have formed in Southeast Asia and South China since the second half of the 19th century from the perspective of remittances. He has a strong interest in regional economics and Asian finance and has conducted multiple field studies in the southeastern coastal regions of China and Southeast Asia, particularly in Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand. After engaging with the records of HSBC branches in Malacca and Yangon, as well as the remittance agencies in Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand, he developed a profound understanding of issues related to overseas Chinese and remittances, integrating these insights into his maritime history research for this presentation. Following the lecture, the audience and the moderator engaged in an in-depth discussion with the speaker regarding remittance issues. This lecture was moderated by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tey Shi Bin from NEUC.
