作为海外口述史研究开拓者,青年时期唐德刚经历了中国近代社会的多灾多难,这为其口述史研究积淀了素材和中国情怀。后求学于异邦,尝尽世间心酸苦辣,在异邦偶然与必然的机遇转换中,使得其走上了从事中国近现代口述史研究。实践出真知,唐德刚对口述史研究与实践的认识,对当下“口述史热”中渴求理论与方法有重要的借鉴意义和价值。 As a pioneer of overseas oral history research, in his youth, Deng Degang experienced the disaster of modern Chinese society, which accumulated material and Chinese feelings for his oral history research. After studying in different countries, all over the world heartbroken, in the occasional and inevitable opportunities for conversion of foreign countries, making it embarked on the history of China’s modern oral history. Practicing truthfulness, Tang Degang’s understanding of oral history research and practice has important referential significance and value to the thirsty theories and methods currently in the oral history hotness.