黛安信箱：美国年轻华裔女性身份认同的心路历程

Table of ContentsIntroduction 1Chapter One A Historiographical Examination of ChineseAmerican Women 101.1 A Historical Exploration of Chinese American Immigration 111.2 The Historiography of Chinese American Women’s History 31Chapter Two A Mixed Racial Identity: the “Double Consciousness”of Young Chinese Women during Their Assimilation to Contemporary America 42Chapter Three Coding and Decoding the “Dear Diane” Letters:Race, Gender, and Culture 593.1 A Critical Examination of Sojourning, Transnationalism,and Assimilation Theory 593.1.1 A Sojourning Theory 593.1.2 A Transnational Theory 633.1.3 Assimilation Theory 643.2 An Examination of the “Dear Diane” Letters 68Chapter Four The Chinese “Dear Diane” Letters: A Social and Cultural Exploration 944.1 The Construction of the “Dear Diane” Book—An Introduction 944.2 The Chinese Translation of the “Dear Diane” Letters—A Socialand Transcultural Perspective 99Chapter Five The “Bintel Brief” and the “Dear Diane”Letters in Comparative Perspective 1275.1 The Construction of the “Bintel Brief” Letters 1305.2 A Comparative View of the “Dear Diane” Letters and the“Bintel Brief” Letters 1335.3 A Summing-up 153Conclusion Afterthought to the “Dear Diane” Letters 156Appendix 1 Letter Summaries of the English “Dear Diane” Book 166Appendix 2 Letter Summaries of the Chinese “Dear Diane” Book 173SOURCES 177