On the morning of June 19, Ms. Ma Ya, honorary citizen of Shantou City and founder of China International Beauty Expos, and Mr. Mai Baoer (deceased) donated more than 40,000 copies of Qiaopee between overseas Chinese and people at home to Shantou Archives for free, hoping that with the help of correspondences between overseas Chinese and people at home, more posterity can learn about the miserable past of overseas Chinese as well as their deep feelings for the motherland and their courage to take on responsibilities.

These correspondences are rich in content, which were formed over a long period of time, with Chaoshan as the main region involved. The back-and-forth of these correspondences mainly involved Southeast Asia, followed by Myanmar, USA, and Canada, etc. All these correspondences are packaged with the protective film, sorted according to different categories, and stuck with a number. Most of them are sorted out by a family or a village. These correspondences deeply reflect the history of immigration and new life building of overseas Chinese, They are the historical real testimony of the contributions of overseas Chinese to the economic and social development of their host countries and their motherland, with profound cultural content and high research value.

Source:Shantou Daily, June 20, 2021

汕头市档案馆获赠4万余件侨批

6月19日上午，汕头市荣誉市民、中国国际美博会创始人马娅女士与麦保尔先生（已故）将4万余件侨批无偿捐赠给汕头市档案馆，希望借助侨批让更多的后人了解那段侨民血泪史，了解侨民们的家国情怀、责任和担当。

　　此次捐赠的侨批时间跨度大、内容丰富，涉及地域以潮汕为主，往来涉及的多以东南亚为主，以及缅甸、美国、加拿大等。捐赠的每一封侨批都用保护膜进行封装，并按照不同的类别进行整理，张贴编号。在捐赠的侨批中，大部分是以一个家族或一个村落整理出来的。这一系列侨批档案深刻反映华侨移民史、创业史及广大侨胞对所在国和祖国经济社会发展所作贡献的历史真实见证，有着深刻的文化内涵和较高的研究价值。

来源：汕头日报 2021-6-20