Shifen Fox joined the CMHS just in time to attend the April conference this year. Having obtained a PhD in comparative literature, Shifen started the Hengyang Battle project in 2005. With a research grant awarded by the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange (USA), she embarked on a research trip the following year, which resulted in six essays in Chinese published in Taiwan and mainland China. To mark the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Hengyang Battle this year, Shifen has initiated and organized a book 《後代的承載：衡陽保衛戰八十年回首》（Weight borne by descendants: looking back the eighty years since the Battle of Hengyang), a collection of essays written by five descendants. The book is expected to be published in both Taiwan and mainland China by the end of this year.
Shifen has taken it as her obligation to make the story known to the English-speaking world. Early this year, she completed the Wikipedia entry, with the title "Battle of Hengyang", the first comprehensive and detailed account of the battle in English. She is now preparing to produce the first English book on the Battle of Hengyang.