怡南興生葯行--怡南興出入口公司EE Nam Hing company Imort-Export

1955年怡南興生葯行的廣告頁

怡南興生葯行
怡南興出入口公司
add：廣東街 34號
( 34, Triệu Quang Phục, quận 5, TPHCM)

怡南興出入口庄

EE Nam Hing company Imort-Export
香港高陞街16號3樓
EE Nam Hing company Imort-Export
No 16, Ko Shing Street 2nd Floor, HongKong

              十九世紀末起，香港的潮州商人在東南亞各地除了「南北行」外，經營南洋各地進出口業務的稱之為「南洋辦莊」。南洋辦莊包括三條貿易線：一是經營泰國業務的「暹羅莊」，二是經營星馬業務的「新加坡莊」，三是經營越南業務的「安南莊」。

   

               香港稱經營出口雜貨者為「莊口」，在1930年代約共有二百餘家。安南莊約在1900年始陸續建立，初時出口茶葉、藥材及雜貨等，進口越南土產。

                第一次世界大戰爆發後，旅越潮僑乘時經營，創設商號，業務與日俱增，進出口的貨物種類大為增加。安南盛產稻米，是魚米之鄉，在第二次世界大戰前，安南莊的業務非常蓬勃。香港的安南莊因受越南戰爭及政治影響，逐漸淡出。安南莊全盛時期，有益利莊、聯興昌、美豐莊、偉星公司、百和祥、信成號、源益、森元、怡南興、萬益、瑞榮豐等商號。

                雖知怡南興商號是潮商所經營，但其商號歷史及經營者則無從得知。又，怡南興生葯行在堤岸廣東街34號，與位在廣東街49號的「二天堂葯行」，相去不遠，只能想像這二家葯行以前都是熟識。

參考資料：香港潮州商會九十年發展史，2012，周佳榮，第 42 頁。

        At the end of the nineteenth century, in Hong Kong, " The Nanyang Office " '南洋辦莊' where the Chaozhou merchants operated import and export business throughout Southeast Asia. The Nanyang Office consists of three lines of trade for Thai business, Singapore business, and Annan business.

         In the 1930s, there were over 200 companies to to opera business in those lines.  Annan business began to establish in the 1900s, initially exported tea, herbs and groceries from Hongkhong and imported of native products from Vietnam.

           After the outbreak of the World War I, more and more Chaozhou merchants whose were living in Vietnam used this chance to establish the company in Hongkong, and the business was growing, also increased greatly goods of the import and export.

           Before the World War II, Business is very flourishing. Later, due to the influence of the Vietnam War and politics, gradually fade out the Vietnam market. In the heyday, there had a lot of companies in Saigon, ex: 利莊, 聯興昌, 美豐莊, 偉星公司, 百和祥, 信成號, 源益, 森元, 怡南興, 萬益, 瑞榮.

             I only can find out the information about EE Nam Hing company Imort-Export (怡南興) was operated by Chaozhou merchants, but hope can know the history of the company and the story of the owner. On the other hand, the address of “EE Nam Hing company Imort-Export “  was nearby “Yeetintong”(二天堂) drug store, maybe in long time ago, they were friends and competitors! Who knows?

      Reference：香港潮州商會九十年發展史，周佳榮，2012，頁42。

阿嬤家 AMA Museum-和平與女性人權館

　　

　　去年12月訪東京，日本友人問起台灣有一個台籍慰安婦紀念館，我完全不知，上網查後發現是在迪化街有一間「阿嬤家 AMA Museum」，找了一天中午去參觀了一下，心情沈重。

　　日本友人又提出一個問題：「在日本，都說台籍慰安婦是自願的。」就我所知，她們有的是自願去工作沒錯，但是工作內容應該是戰地護士或是幫佣之類的，而非自願當慰安婦。

　　我答應他，返台後去看看，並約定等他下次來台時，陪他一起去。但是參觀了阿嬤家 AMA Museum，發現好像有些人是被擄走的。。。





　去年１２月に、東京で日本人の友人は台湾で慰安婦記念館を成立したことをきいてくれました。私はさっぱりわかりませんでした。そして、ネットで、台北市にある「阿嬤家 AMA Museum」という慰安婦記念館を見つけました。約束通り、台北に戻ったら、あそこへ行ってきました。気が重くなりました。

                At the end of 2016, I went to Tokyo. A Japanese friend asked me about the museum of  Taiwanese (慰安婦) "comfort women", women and girls who were forced into sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army in occupied territories before and during World War II.

                  I have no idea the "comfort women" museum in Taipei, and I found out an "AMA Museum" in Taipei from the internet. The museum was set up in 2016 to remember the history of Taiwanese “ comfort women”. After I back to Taiwan, I found the time to visit "AMA Museum". My mind was weighed down.

                 Japanese friends also mentioned about "He got the information from Japan, the Taiwanese comfort women were voluntary. Does it true?"

                 As far as I know, some of them volunteered to work, but the job should be as a nurse or domestic worker rather than Voluntary comfort women.

                I promised him to accompany him to visit “AMA Museum” when he visited Taiwan next time. Maybe he should find out the true story of Taiwanese “ comfort women” by himself as he want to know the true.

1942 年台灣軍參謀長要求基隆提供五十名特種慰安婦,
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阿嬤家-和平與女性人權館

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