新加坡华人国家认同的演变——从开埠到李光耀政府时期

The Evolution of National Identity of Overseas Chinese in Singapore--From the Opening of Singapore to the Period of Lee Kuan Yew's Government

1819年是新加坡历史的转折点,英国人莱佛士登陆新加坡并将此开埠为自由贸易港。英殖民政府一开始就鼓励各方移民迁入新加坡,这吸引了大批来自中国华南地区劳工移民。独立建国之前的新加坡,华侨国家认同的偏好更加倾向于中国而非新加坡,移民以“侨居”心态居于此。20世纪50年代是华人国家认同的转向期,随着国内国际环境的激烈变化,动摇了新加坡华人认同的根基,产生了转向的迹象。李光耀带领下的新加坡人民行动党致力于树立一个健全的国家意识,使全体国民都认同于新加坡,国民以作为新加坡人为荣,终极目标是建立“一个民族、一个国家、一个新加坡”。

The year 1819 was a turning point in Singapore's history,when British man John Raffles landed there and opened Singapore as a prosperous free trade port.The British colonial government encouraged immigrants from all sides to move to Singapore from the beginning,which attracted a large number of labor immigrants from southern China.Before the independence of Singapore,the preference of national identity of overseas Chinese was more inclined to China than Singapore,and immigrants were in the mentality of"living abroad".The 1950s was the turning period of overseas Chinese national identity.With the drastic changes in domestic and international environment,the foundation of overseas Chinese identity in Singapore was shaken and signs of turning emerged.Under the leadership of Lee Kuan Yew,the People's Action Party of Singapore is committed to establishing a sound national consciousness,making all the people identify with Singapore as a country,and the people are proud to be Singaporeans.The ultimate goal is to establish"one nation,one country,one Singapore".