Thisisanamazingstoryofhowmanysinuousturnsalifehasgot!Nevertheless,JamesC.Maisstrongenoughtohaveseenitallthrough.Particularly,James,withhisgoodadministrativeandleadershipskills,shinesasDepartmentHead,DeanofLiberalArtsCollege,ProvostandDeanofStudentssuccessfullyatNCKU.AsJames’Collegeclassmate,I’mproudofhowherisesfromfootsoldiertobothliteraryprofessorandpoetinnameandinreality,nevershyingawayfromchallenges.”
──FuhsiungLinonOctober4,2020
“AremarkablepersonalaccountconcerningoneoftheepochalperiodsinChineseHistory.”
──Dr.HsinchengChuang
“Thevividepitomeoftheindividualstruggleforsurvivalinthebigera;themagnificentlifechallengestobeadmiredbytheothers.”
──ChairProfessor,WeimingLu,InstitutionofEducationatNCKU
“Prof.Ma’smemoirshowshistremendousamountofgutsandindomitablespiritinhispersonalodysseyinthelate1940swhenretreatingsouthintheChineseCivilWar.HefulfilledtheessenceofthequotesfromHemingwayassaying:“Manisnotmadefordefeat.Amancanbedestroyedbutnotdefeated.”HewasnotdefeatednordiscouragedbythemistreatmeatofthoseviciousandilleratecadresonthePenghuIslands,andinstead,hesucceededinearninghisBAandadvanceddegreesMAandEd.D.afterhequitthearmy.Thisbookisatourdeforce.Anditinspiresmewithconfidencetopursuemyacademiccareer.”
──AssistantProf.,ShuimeiChung,I-ShouUniversity
