{"id":16932,"date":"2026-06-05T13:58:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T09:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.portail-esclavage-reunion.fr\/?p=16932"},"modified":"2026-06-05T13:58:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T09:58:02","slug":"tribute-to-edith-wong-hee-kam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portail-esclavage-reunion.fr\/en\/tribute-to-edith-wong-hee-kam\/","title":{"rendered":"Tribute to Edith Wong Hee Kam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Vill\u00e8le Historical Museum would like to pay tribute to Edith Wong Hee Kam, a historian, writer and researcher, whose work has had a profound impact on our understanding of the history of R\u00e9union.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n


While studying at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, she defended her doctoral thesis in 1994, entitled The Chinese Diaspora in the Mascarene Islands: The Case of R\u00e9union<\/em>, which was a pioneering work on the history of Chinese communities in the Indian Ocean. At a time when this aspect of Reunion\u2019s population remained largely in the shadows, she had the intellectual courage to place it at the very centre of historical research, thereby paving the way for other researchers to follow in her footsteps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In her final book, Between the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean<\/em>, she built on her seminal work by exploring migration, indentured labour and the long paths trod by R\u00e9union\u2019s Chinese communities, patiently weaving together the threads of a long-fragmented history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our institution also wishes to pay tribute to her commitment as a contributor to the R\u00e9union Island Slavery Portal, a scientific resource centre dedicated to the history of the plantation society, slavery and their legacies. Through her articles and documentaries, particularly concerning the Chinese indentured labour system, she successfully bridged the gap between academic rigour and public outreach\u2014a rare and valuable achievement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to her robust research work, her constant concern for sharing knowledge and her sincere attachment to the history of her island, Edith Wong Hee Kam leaves a lasting contribution to the collective memory of R\u00e9union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have lost a friend and a valued colleague. Through her expertise, her intellectual generosity and her constant devotion to the transmission of knowledge, Edith Wong Hee Kam helped to enrich our understanding of R\u00e9union\u2019s history in all its diversity. Her contribution to the R\u00e9union Slavery Portal will remain a lasting testament to her commitment to the dissemination of knowledge and the promotion of our shared heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read the article by \u00c9dith Wong Hee Kam, published on the Website:<\/strong>
Indentured Chinese workers in Reunion Island<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bibliography:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

De Canton \u00e0 Bourbon : les Chinois de l’\u00eele de La R\u00e9union \/ \u00c9dith Wong-Hee-Kam. – Saint-Denis : Ed. CNH, 1993. – 31 p. :\u200a ill. ; 21 cm. – (Les Cahiers de notre histoire ; 41)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

De Confucius \u00e0 Qu Yan : humanisme, courage et po\u00e9sie chez les lettr\u00e9s chinois \/ \u00c9dith Wong Hee Kam. – Sainte-Marie : Azal\u00e9es \u00e9ditions, 2006. – 112 p. : ill. en noir et en coul. ; 24 cm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guan Yu – Guan Di : h\u00e9ros r\u00e9gional, culte imp\u00e9rial et populaire \/ \u00c9dith Wong Hee Kam. – Sainte-Marie : Azal\u00e9es \u00e9ditions, 2008. – 385 p. : ill. en noir et en coul. ; 25 cm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Le Commerce chinois \u00e0 l’\u00eele de La R\u00e9union : histoire des boutiques \/ \u00c9dith Wong Hee Kam. – Sainte-Clotilde : Orphie, impr. 2025. – 166 p. : ill. en noir et en coul. , couv. ill. en coul. ; 26 cm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

L’engagisme chinois : r\u00e9voltes contre un nouvel esclavagisme \/ \u00c9dith Wong Hee Kam. – Saint-Andr\u00e9 : Oc\u00e9an \u00e9d., 1999.
– 72 p. ; 22 cm. – (20 d\u00e9sanm)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pierre le m\u00e9tis (1909-1982) : r\u00e9cit de vie \/ \u00c9dith Wong Hee Kam. – [Sainte-Clotilde (R\u00e9union)] : \u00c9d. Orphie, impr. 2004.
– 141 p. : ill., couv. ill. ; 21 cm. – ( Autour du monde)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

L’orchid\u00e9e de Canton : roman \/ \u00c9dith Wong Hee Kam. – [Saint-Denis (La R\u00e9union)] : Orphie, DL 2017. – 90 p. ; 20 cm.
– ( Collection Diff\u00e9rences)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Entre mer de Chine et oc\u00e9an Indien : roman \/ \u00c9dith Wong-Hee-Kam. – Sainte-Clotilde : Orphie, 1999. – 203 p. : couv. ill. ; 21 cm. – (Autour du monde)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

J’ai tellement cherch\u00e9 ton ombre : roman \/ \u00c9dith Wong Hee Kam. – [Saint-Denis (La R\u00e9union)] : Orphie, DL 2020.
– 109 p. ; 20 cm. – ( Collection Diff\u00e9rences)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Vill\u00e8le Historical Museum would like to pay tribute to Edith Wong Hee Kam, a historian, writer and researcher, whose work has had a profound impact on our understanding of the history of R\u00e9union. While studying at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, she defended her doctoral thesis in 1994, entitled The … <\/p>\n

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