| CHINESE ABSTRACT | 第1-5页 |
| 英文摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第6-7页 |
| TABLE OF CONTENTS | 第7-8页 |
| CHAPTERS 1． Introduction | 第8-19页 |
| ⅰ． Chinese-American Literature: Origin and Development | 第11-14页 |
| ⅱ． Female Protagonists in the Multi-ethnic Literature | 第14-19页 |
| CHAPTERS 2． Cultural Significance in the Mother-daughter Relationship | 第19-47页 |
| ⅰ． Understanding Between Generations | 第19-21页 |
| ⅱ． Life in the Joy Luck Family | 第21-24页 |
| ⅲ． Tan's Blending of Emotions | 第24-38页 |
| ⅳ． Featured Characters in the Joy Luck Club | 第38-40页 |
| ⅴ． Melting of the Two Cultures | 第40-47页 |
| CHAPTERS 3． Cultural Identity of the Chinese-Americans | 第47-61页 |
| ⅰ． From Necessity to Identification | 第47-55页 |
| ⅱ． Chinese-American and Chinese-Chinese | 第55-58页 |
| ⅲ． Looking for the Roots | 第58-61页 |
| CHAPTERS 4． Conclusion | 第61-68页 |
| BIBILIOGRAPHY | 第68-71页 |
