Manipulating Loyalty: Chinese Americans and Taiwan ’s canned mushroom export 1960s-1980s

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Manipulating Loyalty:
Chinese Americans and
Taiwan ’s canned mushroom export
1960s-1980s
Joan S. H. Wang
Department of History
National Taiwan Normal University
前言 Introduction
韓戰爆發後,中美對峙
Korean War in 1950
 美國對共產中國實施禁運政策
American embargo on the importation of China’s
goods, under the anti- communist panic
 台灣加工食品輸美,尤其是洋菇罐頭
An increase of Taiwan’s canned foods
to the U.S., especially canned mushroom
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中心議題 Major themes
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對台灣國民黨政府: 外貿 VS. 僑務
For Taiwan’s KMT government:
foreign trades VS. overseas Chinese loyalty
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對美國華商: 在地利益 VS. 祖國認同
For Chinese American merchants:
local interests VS. Chinese identity
台灣洋菇罐頭銷美之數量變動
The development of Taiwan’s
canned mushroom to the U. S.
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台灣菇罐生產圖片 Profiles of canned mushroom
production
《紐約時報》 New York Times
Where mushrooms are mushrooming
 《洛杉磯時報》 Los Angeles Times
Taiwan is famous for exporting mushrooms
 美國菇農恐懼進口洋菇
Fears plagued American mushroom farmers
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Export of Taiwan’s canned mushroom to
various countries (in %)
(US, W. Germany, Canada, Holland,
others)
90.0%
80.0%
75%
60%
60.0%
30.0%
20.0%
79%
64%
70.0%
百
50.0%
分
比 40.0%
%
78%
48%
52%
58%
55%
45% 45%
37%
27%
44%
42%
41%
48%
40%
38%
45%
33%
40%
37%
35%
35%
34%
32%
31%
30%
52%
51%
49%
50%
42%
32%
56%
55%
48%
41%
31%
29%
19%
14%
16%
10.0%
2%
0.0%
1%
0% 0%
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0%
3% 2% 2%
年代
美國
西德
加拿大
荷蘭
其他
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洋菇菌種製造。資料來源:張宗藩,《豐
年》,22卷20期,民國61年10月,頁40。
洋菇採收。資料來源:《農復會30年紀實》,頁75。
製作堆肥,後方為尚在搭建中的PE菇舍。資料來源:《農復會30年紀實》,頁75。
PE菇舍。資料來源:《豐年》,27卷20期,民國66年10月,頁15。
洗選洋菇。資料來源︰ (右圖)《農復會30年紀實》,頁84。
(左圖)《豐年》,第22卷20期,民國61年10月,頁38。
洋菇裝罐。資料來源︰《豐年》,第28卷22期,民國67年11月,頁38。
洋菇封罐。資料來源︰《豐年》,第28卷23期,民國67年12月,頁22。
銷美菇罐變動原因之分析
Analysis of the development of
Taiwan’s canned mushroom
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二戰後,美國經濟繁榮、生活富裕
after WWII, American economy prospered
外食人口增加
the tendency of eating-out life style
嘗新心態
a demand for novelty
Taiwan’s quota system of canned
mushroom distribution and its
impact
配額制度 Quota system
(由重商貿到重僑務)
Emphasis from international trade to overseas Chinese affairs
1.美國菇罐廠商 American Mushroom Packers
2.美國進口商 American Importers
3.日本進口商 Japanese Firms
4.華人進口商 Oversea Chinese Firms ( in LA and NYC)
5.公共配額僑商 More overseas Chinese Firms (in SF, Chicago, etc.)
6.專案核配僑商 (對匪工作與獎勵)Special Firms in SF, NYC
since the 1970s as rewards for fight against Chinese communists
 此制之連動和變化 Influence of the quota system
1. Dilemma of linking with motherland since the 1970s
2. Rewards or punishment
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1964-65
NAME OF AGENTS
QUANTITY
7 American Mushroom Packers:
(1)Green Giant
35,000 c/s
(2)Brandywine
30,000 c/s
(3)Getz Bros
20,000 c/s
(4)Oxford Royal
15,000 c/s
(5)Fred
15,000 c/s
(6)Kennett
15,000 c/s
(7)Keystone
15,000 c/s
Sub-total:145,000 c/s
2 American Importers:
(1)Balfour & Guthrie
60,000 c/s
(2)Biddle
50,000 c/s
Sub-total:110,000 c/s
1964-65
8 Japanese Firms:
(1)Mitsubishu(三菱)
46,000 c/s
(2)Mitsui(三井)
32,000 c/s
(3)Mozaki(野崎)
21,000 c/s
(4)Tosnoku
11,000 c/s
(5)Kanematsu(兼松)
11,000 c/s
(6)Itohakue(伊藤忠)
11,000 c/s
(7)Marubemi-Ikda(丸紅飯田) 9,000 c/s
(8)Toyomenka(東棉)
9,000 c/s
Sub-total:150,000 c/s
3 Oversea Chinese Firms:
(1)Samwars(洛杉磯生活公司) 32,500 c/s
(2)Yee Sing Chong(洛杉磯裕成昌公司)
32,500 c/s
(3)Summit(紐約森美公司)
30,000 c/s
Sub-total:95,000 c/s
GRAND TOTAL:
500,000c/s