| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第12-16页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 Research Questions and Methodology | 第14-15页 |
| 1.4 Organization of This Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW | 第16-28页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies on Fae Myenne Ng and Bone | 第16-23页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on Cultural Memory Theory | 第23-28页 |
| Chapter Three THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第28-34页 |
| 3.1 Definition of Cultural Memory | 第28-29页 |
| 3.2 Features and Functions of Cultural Memory | 第29-34页 |
| 3.2.1 Classification of Memories | 第29-30页 |
| 3.2.2 Carriers of Memory | 第30-31页 |
| 3.2.3 Functions of Cultural Memory | 第31-34页 |
| Chapter Four BONE AS THE METAPHOR OF MEMORY | 第34-44页 |
| 4.1 Bone—A Real Representation of Chinese American Life | 第34-35页 |
| 4.2 Grandpa Leong’s Lost Bones—Reproduction of Collective Memory of Chinese Immigrant History | 第35-38页 |
| 4.3 Mah’s Pigeon Bones—Construction and Deconstruction of Traditional Female Identity | 第38-41页 |
| 4.4 Ona’s Broken Bones—Loss of Living Space | 第41-44页 |
| Chapter Five THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN IDENTITY AND CULTURAL MEMORY IN THREE DIMENSIONS | 第44-54页 |
| 5.1 Historical Roots from the Time Dimension | 第44-46页 |
| 5.2 Places Carrying Memory from the Spatial Dimension | 第46-51页 |
| 5.2.1 Chinatown and Salmon Alley as Living Space | 第46-50页 |
| 5.2.2 Ship and “Ong & Leong Laundry” as Working Space | 第50-51页 |
| 5.3 Symbolic Meaning System from the Cultural Dimension | 第51-54页 |
| Chapter Six SEARCHING FOR A WAY OUT IN BONE | 第54-68页 |
| 6.1 Being Trapped in the Cage of Memory | 第54-57页 |
| 6.2 Being Lost in the Maze of Memory | 第57-62页 |
| 6.3 Getting Salvation from Memory | 第62-68页 |
| Chapter Seven CONCLUSION | 第68-72页 |
| 7.1 Major Findings | 第68-70页 |
| 7.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第70-72页 |
| REFERENCES | 第72-76页 |
| PUBLISHED PAPERS | 第76页 |
