1. Full name: Pham Ngoc Huong                                    2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: 14/07/1974                                           4. Place of birth: Nam Dinh

5. Admission decision number: : 3216/QĐ-XHNV-SĐH    Dated: December 31th, 2014

6. Changes in academic process:          

7. Official thesis title: Research on Sino - Nom epitaphs in Ho Chi Minh City

8. Major: Sino - Nôm     9. Code:           62 22 01 04 

10. Supervisors: Assoc.Prof.Dr. Dinh Khac Thuan

11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

- The thesis collects and describes the current status and characteristics of the inscriptions, from the appearance to the content of the epitaphs in Ho Chi Minh City.

- The thesis contributes to showing the significance of epitaphs for research on historical, socio-economic and cultural issues, including those related to the historic figures, place-names, literary works, activities of Hoa guilds, charity and public-welfare activities such as pagoda and hospital buildings, etc… as well as those related to trade exchanges, economic activities, land and inheritance etc… in Ho Chi Minh City.

- The thesis indicates the value of epitaphs in the research on religions and beliefs, including Buddhist practices of Viet and Hoa people, Confucian thoughts, school and library building etc… as well as issues involved with the preaching and worship of Thien Hau thanh mau (Mazu goddess) and Quan thanh de quan (Guan Yu god) in Ho Chi Minh City.

12. Practical applicability, if any: Compiling references for Sino - Nom studies students and for those interested in this study subject.

13. Further research directions, if any:

 - Doing research expansively on other issues, including both form and content, related to the Nom-Chinese inscriptions in Ho Chi Minh City.

14. Thesis- related publications:  (List in chronological order )

 [1] Pham Ngoc Huong (2015), “Contributing to understanding Hoa people via the Chinese inscriptions in the club-houses of Hoa people in Ho Chi Minh City”, Chinese Studies Review (11), pp. 67-75.

[2] Pham Ngoc Huong (2016), “Guō Yǎn and Thong Hiep Trading Company shown in some inscriptions in Ho Chi Minh City”, Han Nom Review (5), pp. 77 - 83.

[3] Pham Ngoc Huong (2016), “Characteristics and actual state of the Chinese-scripted inscriptions in Ho Chi Minh City”, Literary and Linguistic Issues in South Vietnam, Vo Van Sen, Nguyen Van Hiep (Editors), Ho Chi Minh City National University Publishing House, pp. 444 - 454.

[4] Pham Ngoc Huong (2017), “Interdisciplinary approach in epigraphy”, Social Sciences Review (1), pp.50 - 64.

[5] Pham Ngoc Huong 范玉紅 (2017), “胡志明市碑刻中的 華人及其生平事蹟的介紹與探討” (Study on the life and career of Chinese merchants shown in the inscriptions in Ho Chi Minh City), 臺灣國文天地雜誌 (386) (The World of Chinese Language and Literature), pp.36 - 43.