Prefaces 序

Preface ．Nora Chiang/ 姜蘭虹

Foreword ．Lee Chack Fan/ 李焯芬

Foreword for Nora ．John Lidstone/ 石強

姜序：我的地理人生 ．姜蘭虹

林序：勇敢追夢！ ．林楨家

張序：臺灣女性研究的先驅 ．張瓊惠

Courtesy of Jao Tsung-I Petite Ecole, HKU, Hong Kong

鳴謝香港大學饒宗頤學術館



Section One: My Hong Kong Background



1. A Hong Kong Daughter in Taiwan

Narratives C1-1: Two Generations Teaching at CUHK

心繫中大兩代人 ．Nora Chiang/姜蘭虹

Narratives C1-2: A HKU Graduate Started Life in The US

在美國求學 ．Nora Chiang/姜蘭虹

Narratives C1-3: Memory of My Father

父親節的思念：望女成鳳 ．Anne Shiao/蕭姜蘭貞



2. A Tale of Two High Schools—HTTS and MCS



3. Thoughts on Mom Wha-Tin (1909-1998)

Narratives C3-1: Mother’s Day 2017 and Missing My Mom

想念母親 ．Anne Shiao/蕭姜蘭貞

Narratives C3-2: Visiting my Mom for the Last Time in 1998

憶母親：母親，請保重 ．Nora Chiang/姜蘭虹

Narratives C3-3: Anne Left Hopeh with Her Mom for Chungking in 1941

思念母親話當年 ．Anne Shiao/蕭姜蘭貞

Narratives C3-4: Remembering My Wife Wha-Tin (1909-1998)

悼亡妻陳華亭女士 ．Kui En Chiang/姜貴恩



Section Two: In Love with National Taiwan University



4. Students Explore My 50 Years in NTU Geography

Narratives C4-1: Remembering Dr. Fon-Jou Hsieh the Renaissance Man

留下漂亮身影的謝豐舟醫生 ．Nora Chiang/姜蘭虹



5. On the 35th Anniversary of the Women’s Research Program at National Taiwan University

Narratives C5-1: How the Women’s Research Program Started at NTU in 1985

臺大婦女研究室成立過程十問 ．Nora Chiang/姜蘭虹

Narratives C5-2: A Feminist’s Breakthroughs of Gender Roles in Taiwan

突破傳統婦女角色 ．Nora Chiang/姜蘭虹



6. My Days in the College of Science: A Short Retrospection

Narratives C6-1: Refurbishment of the College of Science Office

理學院辦公室與會議室翻修理念 ．Nora Chiang/姜蘭虹

Narratives C6-2: A Tribute to Associate Dean Nora Chiang

姜副院長蘭虹榮退：感激與感恩 ．C. H. Lo/羅清華



Section Three: Becoming a Taiwanese



7. Becoming a Taiwanese: Getting Started



8. We Are All Taiwanese



9. The Cultural Adaptation of Early Hong Kong Immigrants in Taiwan



10. My Family in Taiwan—A New Day Has Come

Narratives C10: My Family in Taiwan

她的婚生家庭 ．M. F. Huang/黃敏晃



Appendices

Appendix 1 Student Advisees and Thesis/ 學生論文指導

Appendix 2 Publications after Retirement (2011-2021)/ 退休後出版作品（2011-2021）

Appendix 3 Nora Chiang’s Chronology of Events/ 姜蘭虹大事記年表

Appendix 4 About the Author/ 作者簡介



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Preface

Nora Chiang/姜蘭虹

　

　　To write a memoir on my life in Taiwan for the last five decades, I need the good memories, pictures, letters, and documents which are available, despite migrating three times in my life: from Chungking to Hong Kong, then to the US, and finally Taiwan. Having written ten chapters, I feel that I have completed a project of self-writing, an endeavor that is only possible for a retired person to do, not having the pressure of submitting research proposals year after year in January, apart from full-time teaching and family tending.



　　The idea of writing a memoir came up one morning, and I thought to myself: Sooner or later, I shall write a memoir, so why not now? Discussing with several friends in the past few years, I received encouraging comments like the following:



　　“From what I hear, you have many interesting stories. Why don’t you write a book on yourself, and call it ‘A Hong Kong Girl in Taiwan.’ ” (Mrs. H, originally a banker from HK, now living in the UK; her son A spent one year in the Geography Department for his gap year)

　

　　“Nora, I am so glad that you are doing it, I can help you edit, so is Andrea, who helps her American colleagues with editing English. She can turn in edited works promptly too.” (my sister Amy, a former company librarian in Boston)



　　“I feel your enthusiasm in writing this article for your memoir. I would need to sit down to do the same, as I was very lucky to have spent most of the adult years with our father.” (my brother Gar, an attorney in Boston)

　

　　My sister Anne writes well in Chinese. She has published several Chinese articles in Merit Times (人間福報), which I have included in my book for the bilingual reader. Counting my three siblings in, I feel empowered and ready to proceed. I realize that I should undertake this “giant project” (in the words of my niece Andrea), while I am still in good health, able to remember where my notes are, and still in touch with my siblings through e-mail and Whatsapp. At the ages of 86, 78, 75 and 71, we are blessed to be alive and well, and we all thank our parents for their sacrifices being first-generation immigrants, their unconditional love towards their children and grandchildren.

　

　　“If you need anything further, please do not hesitate to reach out.” (Brian, Ph.D student in geography)

　

　　I thank him dearly for helping me with editing Chapters 1 and 10, and this preface. He is a treasure to the department for helping us with English editing, so I have heard.



　　Four professors said “YES” to me to write a preface, including Jen-Jia LIN, Associate Dean of College of Science, Joan Chang, Professor in the Department of English at NTNU, and C. F. LEE, Emeritus Professor and Former Vice-President, University of Hong Kong (HKU). LEE went over Chapter 2 at first and sent me a kind message: “If you write a memoir or biography, it would be quite meaningful.” I took his word, and continued with the other chapters with more zeal, making it ten altogether, as I believe that 10 is a good number, suggested by the Chinese phrase “be perfect in every respect” (十全十美).



　　“I support your idea of publishing your memoir with us. As you have done two books previously with us, I shall persuade my staff members to help you in the best way I can.” (NTU alumnus Howard Chen, who is several times an award winner of his independent bookstore Tonsan (唐山), and a publisher over the years.)

　

　　“……will be delighted to help with your memoir!”, an assurance came from John Lidstone who made very constructive editorial suggestions, after reading Chapter 4, the longest one. At that point, I knew that I am on the right track, and should charge forward. I better hurry up, as it will be my fiftieth year in Taiwan soon. “What is your primary purpose in writing the memoir? Who is your intended audience?” asked John. I will try answer his questions below.