Global Civilization Studies
GCS, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2026, pp.27-40.
Print ISSN: 3106-0978; Online ISSN: 3106-0986
Journal homepage: https://www.gcsjournal.com
DOI： https://doi.org/10.64058/gcs260103rcpat
苏日娜（Surina），刘静（ Liu Jing ）
摘要：本文以20世纪初期北美华侨第三代子女回归岭南大学接受中文教育为切入点，探讨华侨教育在中西文化交流中的独特作用，以及华侨群体在多元文化环境中身份认同的建构路径。通过对李氏、刘氏、司徒氏等华侨家族个案的深入分析，本文揭示了岭南大学作为“文化桥梁”的历史意义，阐述了华侨群体如何在“离散”与“回归”之间寻求文化身份的平衡与重构。本文在孔飞力、王赓武等学者的华侨史研究的理论框架之下，重新审视华侨教育的文化意义，同时发现，岭南大学华侨教育不仅为华侨子女提供了文化认同的锚点，更成为连接海外华侨与中华文化的重要纽带。
关键词：华侨群体；文化身份认同；岭南大学；华侨教育；离散理论
作者简介：苏日娜，中山大学图书馆副研究馆员，中山大学国家文化遗产与文化发展研究院研究员。研究方向：特藏文献研究、数字人文。电子邮箱: surina@mail.sysu.edu.cn。刘静（通讯作者），加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚大学图书馆中文部主任。研究方向：华侨华人史、海外中文文献整理与研究。电子邮箱: jing.liu@ubc.ca。
Title: Exploration on the Cultural Identity Path of Overseas Chinese: An Investigation Centered on Overseas Chinese Alumni of Lingnan University
Abstract: This study examines the return of third-generation overseas Chinese from North America to Lingnan University for Chinese education in the early 20th century, exploring the unique role of overseas Chinese education in Sino-Western cultural exchange and the construction of identity in multicultural contexts. Through in-depth analysis of case studies of the Li, Liu, and Seto families, this paper reveals the historical significance of Lingnan University as a “cultural bridge”, and elaborates on how overseas Chinese communities sought balance and reconstruction of cultural identity between “diaspora” and “return”. The study finds that Lingnan University's overseas Chinese education not only provided an anchor for cultural identity for the children of overseas Chinese but also became an important link connecting overseas Chinese with Chinese culture. This research attempts to engage in dialogue with the overseas Chinese historical studies of Philip A. Kuhn and Wang Gungwu, and to re-examine the cultural significance of overseas Chinese education within the theoretical framework of globalization and localization.
Keywords: Overseas Chinese Community; Cultural Identity; Lingnan University; Overseas Chinese Language Education; Diaspora Theory
Author Biographies: Surina, Associate Research Librarian of Sun Yat-sen University Library, and Research Fellow of the Institute for National Cultural Heritage and Cultural Development, Sun Yat-sen University. Research area：Special collections organization and research, and Digital humanities. E-mail: surina@mail.sysu.edu.cn. Liu Jing (Corresponding Author), Chinese Studies Librarian, University of British Columbia Library, Canada. Research area：History of overseas Chinese and Chinese diaspora, and the Organization and research of overseas Chinese literature. E-mail: jing.liu@ubc.ca.
Received: 30 Apr 2026 / Revised: 11 May 2026 / Accepted: 20 May 2026 / Published online: 30 May 2026 / Print published: 30 June 2026.
