| Abstract (in English) | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract (in Chinese) | 第7-9页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第9-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| Chapter One Preoccupation of Identity Question in Chinese American Literature | 第15-26页 |
| ·The Between-World Dilemma | 第16页 |
| ·Identity Seeking | 第16-24页 |
| ·Typical Gish Jen | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Two Fresh Voice above the Noisy Din: Gish Jen and Her Novels | 第26-35页 |
| ·Themes of Gish Jen' works | 第27-31页 |
| ·Combination of Profundity and Humor | 第31-35页 |
| Chapter Three Typical American: Identity in the making | 第35-45页 |
| ·The Theory of Mimicry | 第36-37页 |
| ·The Changs' pursuit of American Dream | 第37-40页 |
| ·The Changs' Mimicry of Signs of Americanness | 第40-45页 |
| Chapter Four Identity: Mona in the Promised Land: Identity as a matter of choice | 第45-56页 |
| ·Where is the Promised Land? | 第46-52页 |
| ·Construction of Identity | 第52-56页 |
| Conclusion | 第56-60页 |
| Works Cited | 第60-62页 |
