温哥华卑诗大学2012年5月16至19日会议论文.PDFVIP

第五届海外华人研究与文献收藏机构国际会议「华人的美洲移民路」 温哥华 卑诗大学 2012 年 5 月 16 至 19 日 会议论文 Macy Zheng 郑美卿 Abstract Most Canadians have been proud of Canada’s “cultural mosaic”, benefiting from the contributions of the various ethnic and cultural communities in this country. This value derives from Canada’s background as a nation built on immigration. After Prime Minister Trudeaus Announcement of Implementation of Policy of Multiculturalism within Bilingual Framework, at the House of Commons in 1971, Canada has become home to a more diverse population of readers and writers. The countrys literature has been strongly influenced by international immigration. Each ethnic group has brought to Canada stories of its own background, as well as its own literary genres. Similarly, with the arrival of new Chinese immigrants during the past several decades, Chinese immigrants’ literature, including writings in Chinese, English and French started to appear and to develop in Canada. This article discusses briefly the development of Chinese Canadians’ literature in Canada, the characteristics of Chinese immigrants’ writings, and some literary organizations in Canada which help Chinese writers to communicate and to exchange ideas. Finally, the article examines the collection status of Chinese Canadians’ writings and offers some suggestions to reinforce the collection in this field. 加拿大的华人文学及其收藏 前言 作为移民国家，加拿大为各族裔保留自己文化与传统提供了较为优越的环境。1971 年， 杜鲁多总统在国会中特别宣布了在英法双语的架构下推行多元文化的政策，进一步从国家 政策上使得移民有了保障各自祖裔文化的权利。在这样的宽松环境中，许多学校开办族裔 语言课程，许多社区也为移民举办各类节日的庆祝与宣传等活动。 近年来，华人不仅成为了加拿大最大的移民群体，而且移民中受过高等教育，英法语基础 良好的文学人才也在不断涌现。另一方面，加拿大人比以往对中国更加关注，因此文学中 有关中国及其文化的题材也更增加了人们的阅读热情。此外，随着许多中国移民在经济和 生活方面建立了较为稳定的基础，因此有机会与条件从事文学写作，将自己的移民经历和 感受以文学的形式来与大家分享。在这样的背景下，加拿大中国移民的文学有了快速的壮