回望關鍵年代：《淬煉──戰後東南亞政局與華文教育的興衰（1945-1975）》

Remember Critical Period: Book Review of Chinese Education in the Sociopolitical Climate of post-WWⅡSoutheast Asia, 1945-1975

東南亞華文教育論述雖不少見，卻受限於資料不足存在偏頗與爭議；戰後東南亞華人社會劇烈轉型及兩岸政治角力更為相關研究增加困難度。任弘在《淬煉―戰後東南亞政局與華文教育的興衰（1945-1975）》一書中，全面闡述東南亞華文教育發展的歷史縱深及政治角力，透過研究各國華僑（文）教育的發展，探討二戰以來東南亞華人政治社會變貌，超越母語教育、國族認同的既有框架，研究成果別具理論及實務價值。

Due to data limited, discourses on Chinese education in Southeast Asia are biases and controversies. After the World War II, Southeast Asia Chinese society underwent a drastic transformation and cross-strait political infighting made research more difficult. Jen Hong comprehensively expounded the historical depth and political struggles of Overseas Chinese education in Southeast Asia. By studying Overseas Chinese education system in various countries, in the book -Chinese Education in the Sociopolitical Climate of post-WWⅡSoutheast Asia, 1945-1975- he explored the changes and development since World War II. This book beyond the existing framework of ethnic education and national identity has its theoretical and practical value.