| 中文摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| ·The Author and the Text | 第9-11页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第11-12页 |
| ·Significance and Layout of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 2 "Motherless Children" in Vietnam | 第14-24页 |
| ·Abandoned by Biological Mothers | 第14-17页 |
| ·Discarded as "Dust" | 第14-16页 |
| ·Maltreated as "Vent" | 第16-17页 |
| ·Ostracized by Motherland—Vietnam | 第17-20页 |
| ·Citizenship Denied by Jus Sanguinis | 第17-18页 |
| ·Being in a Pariah Status | 第18-20页 |
| ·Reasons of Being "Motherless" | 第20-24页 |
| ·Helpless Mothers | 第20-21页 |
| ·Anti-colonialism of Vietnam | 第21-24页 |
| Chapter 3 "Fatherless Children" in America | 第24-36页 |
| ·Disregared by Biological Fathers | 第24-27页 |
| ·Unwittingly Denying Paternity | 第24-26页 |
| ·Wittingly Evading Paternity | 第26-27页 |
| ·Marginalized by Fatherland—America | 第27-32页 |
| ·Citizenship Denied by Jus Soli | 第27-30页 |
| ·Treated as Refugees | 第30-32页 |
| ·Reasons of Being "Fatherless" | 第32-36页 |
| ·Self-centered Fathers | 第32-34页 |
| ·Hegemony of America | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter 4 Battle Cry of "Homeless Children" | 第36-46页 |
| ·Failed Struggle to Be Vietnamese | 第36-39页 |
| ·Endeavoring to Be Descendants | 第36-37页 |
| ·Mixed Sense of Belonging | 第37-39页 |
| ·Failed Struggle to Be Americans | 第39-42页 |
| ·Striving for Survival | 第39-41页 |
| ·Struggling for Acceptance | 第41-42页 |
| ·Resons of Being "Homeless" | 第42-46页 |
| ·Deserted by "Families" | 第43-44页 |
| ·"Legacy" of the Vietnam War | 第44-46页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第46-48页 |
| ·Summary and Limitations | 第46-47页 |
| ·Further Study | 第47-48页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第48-49页 |
| Bibliography | 第49-51页 |
