| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Introduction | 第7-15页 |
| 1. Introduction to Cynthia Kadohata and Kira-Kira | 第7-8页 |
| 2. Introduction to the Immigration History of the Japanese-Americans | 第8-12页 |
| 3. Introduction to the Initiation Story and Its Multi-cultural Development | 第12-15页 |
| Chapter One The Awakening of the Marginal Ethnic Identity | 第15-29页 |
| 1 The Questioning | 第15-21页 |
| ·The Innocent Happy Life in Iowa | 第15-18页 |
| ·The “Evil Vein Lady” | 第18-19页 |
| ·The Ainu and the Native Indians | 第19-21页 |
| ·The Ethnic Exclusion | 第21页 |
| 2. The Enlightening Talk | 第21-25页 |
| ·The Initiation Guide—Lynn | 第21-23页 |
| ·The Talk on School Day’s Eve | 第23-25页 |
| 3 The Final Awakening | 第25-29页 |
| ·The Exclusion at School | 第25-26页 |
| ·The Nurses’ Fascination toward Japanese Baby | 第26-27页 |
| ·The Wealth Gap in Chesterfield | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter Two Witnessing the Changes of the Families | 第29-44页 |
| 1 The Futile Striving | 第29-34页 |
| ·Father’s Escaping | 第30-31页 |
| ·Mother’s Compromise | 第31-32页 |
| ·Elder Sister Lynn’s Loss of Self | 第32-34页 |
| 2 Sinking into Desperation | 第34-36页 |
| 3 The Changes After Revival | 第36-40页 |
| ·Father: Facing Rather than Escaping | 第36-39页 |
| ·Mother: Fighting Rather than Compromising | 第39-40页 |
| 4. The “Triumph” of Uncle Katsuhisa | 第40-44页 |
| ·Possessing “Better-off” Living Conditions | 第40-41页 |
| ·Holding Positive and Optimistic Attitude Toward Life | 第41-44页 |
| Chapter Three Finding the Way to the “Kira-Kira” Future | 第44-54页 |
| 1 Associating Co-equally Rather than Compromising | 第44-47页 |
| ·Fighting with the Discrimination and Injustice | 第44-46页 |
| ·Taking Objective Views on the Whites | 第46-47页 |
| 2 Independence and Responsibility Rather than Attachment | 第47-50页 |
| ·Independently “Rise to the Occasion” | 第48-49页 |
| ·Helping the Families | 第49-50页 |
| 3 Optimism Rather than Pessimism | 第50-54页 |
| ·Realizing the Precious of Life | 第51-52页 |
| ·Living Positively for “Kira-kira” Future | 第52-54页 |
| Conclusion | 第54-55页 |
| Bibliography | 第55-58页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第58页 |
