| ABSTRACT | 第1-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-13页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅰ. INTRODUCTION | 第13-21页 |
| A. A Brief Introduction to the Related Writers and Works | 第13-17页 |
| B. A Brief Introduction to the "Melting Pot" | 第17页 |
| C. A Brief Introduction to Post-colonialism | 第17-19页 |
| D. Thesis Statement | 第19-21页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ.ILLUSION OF "MODEL MINORITY" IN THE FIFTH DAUGHTER | 第21-32页 |
| A. Encountering the Dilemma in Employment | 第24-27页 |
| B. The Gap between "Orientals" and Mainstream Society | 第27-32页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ. BLIND CONFIDENCE IN ASSIMILATION IN FLOWER DRUMSONG | 第32-43页 |
| A. Being Frustrated in Job and Marriage | 第33-38页 |
| B. Hard to Achieve Immigration Adjustment | 第38-43页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ. ISOLATION OF CHINATOWN BACHELOR SOCIETY IN EAT A BOWLOF TEA | 第43-52页 |
| A. Being Restricted within Isolated Chinatown | 第45-50页 |
| 1. The Elder Generations' Isolated Life in Chinatown | 第45-46页 |
| 2. The Younger Generations' Isolated Life in Chinatown | 第46-50页 |
| B. The Third Space in the "Melting Pot" | 第50-52页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅴ.THE CAUSES OF NOT BEING ACCEPTED BY AMERICA | 第52-58页 |
| A. Ingrained Racial Segregation | 第52-56页 |
| 1. Restricting the Second-generation Chinese in Chinatown | 第54页 |
| 2. Seeking Accommodation with Extreme Difficulties | 第54-56页 |
| B. Eternal Outsiders | 第56-58页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅵ. CONCLUSION | 第58-61页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第61-63页 |
| ALKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第63页 |
