- 期刊
扬美郑氏宗族南迁马来亚的原因和聚落形成之考证
Eigration and Settlement of the Zheng Lineage of Yong Bee Village, Eng Choon County (Fujian), in Malaya
摘要
扬美郑氏宗族是由开基祖郑仙奴所繁衍后代组成的群体，自明朝景泰年间繁衍至今已到了21代。鸦片战争造成中国农村的破产，并因此引发土匪扰乱社会治安。而这时期正好遇上马来亚的英国殖民地政府进行新事业的开发，诸如橡胶树的种植与钖矿的发现，对劳力产生巨大的需求，因而引发了闽粤沿海地区的移民潮。扬美郑氏宗族往马来亚迁移的时间始于1862年，止于共产党在中国大陆上台执政的1949年。但宗族人口大举南迁则是发生在麻坡地区大面积栽种橡胶之后。胶工、小园主、胶片采买商为扬美郑氏南来第1代的主要职业。扬美郑氏宗族，宗族成员在马来亚的去留深受时代背景的影响。1949年之前，南来的宗族成员有者多次往返中马两地，有者已在马来西亚落地生根。另外，马来亚英殖民地政府1948年实施紧急法令之前，部份原本打算久留的族亲由于政治因素不得已只能选择回返家乡。扬美郑氏宗族南来马来亚后，主要聚居在麻坡地区，族亲关系是大家在麻坡就业与聚居的重要基础。但因地理环境的不同与社会因素的差异，宗族成员的活动已跨越出本身族群而融入在地社会，并且对社会建设积极做出贡献。部份族亲站在前线在号召麻坡华社积极参与抗日活动，在出资建设华小方面更是不落人后，即是两个重要的范例。
並列摘要
The Eng Choon Yong Bee Tay Lineage is the group descendants of Zheng Xian Nu (郑仙奴) and its present 21st generation has its roots traced back to the Jin Tai era of the Ming Dynasty. When the Opium War led to the disruption of public order in China, and, the British Colonial Master in Malaya required a large pool of labour for their rubber plantations and tin mines, there was an exodus of the Lineage's population along the coastline of Fujian and Guangdong to Malaya (now called Malaysia). This exodus which began in 1862 continued until the Communist Party came into power in Mainland China in 1949. Most of the Lineage who settled in areas around Muar in the Malayan state Johor became rubber tappers, small plantation owners and rubber film collectors. While some were forced to return to mainland China for political reasons, those who remained assimilated into the local community and dedicated themselves to its development. This was evident with members being at the frontline of the anti-Japanese movement and the funding of Chinese primary schools.