| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-18页 |
| Chapter One Between Two Worlds | 第18-27页 |
| ·Mentality of Early Chinese Americans in Different Historical Periods | 第18-22页 |
| ·Sojourner: Plea for Tolerance | 第19-20页 |
| ·Ambassadors of Goodwill | 第20-21页 |
| ·Model Minority | 第21-22页 |
| ·Kingston：Ambivalence | 第22-25页 |
| ·A New Direction of Contemporary Chinese American literature | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Two Rebellion—Maxine as a Warrior | 第27-53页 |
| ·Rebellion Against the “Male Stream”in Chinatown | 第30-41页 |
| ·Women’s Position in Hierarchical Traditional China | 第31-34页 |
| ·Chinatown as a Relatively Static Cultural Enclave | 第34-36页 |
| ·Maxine Fighting Against Gender Prejudice | 第36-41页 |
| ·Rebellion Against the Mainstream American Society/Orientalism, Racism, Cold War Mindset | 第41-53页 |
| ·Racism in American Society | 第41-45页 |
| ·Orientalism Inherent in American Society | 第45-47页 |
| ·From Yellow Peril to Red Peril | 第47-49页 |
| ·Maxine Articulating Silences for the Chinese Community | 第49-53页 |
| Chapter Three Compromise —Maxine as a pacifist | 第53-71页 |
| ·Compromise between the Two Genders | 第56-58页 |
| ·Compromise between the Individual and the Chinese Community | 第58-65页 |
| ·Reconciliation between Mother and Daughter, Cultural Translator | 第65-71页 |
| Conclusion To Build a Harmonious World | 第71-73页 |
| Bibliography | 第73-77页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第77页 |
