| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第7-8页 |
| Preface in Chinese | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-19页 |
| A. Family Writing in Chinese Immigrant History: Early Writings | 第13-15页 |
| B. Family Writing in Chinese American Literature: Chinatown Experience | 第15-19页 |
| Chapter Two Gish Jen's Adventure of Representing American Family From Typical American to Who is Irish? | 第19-27页 |
| A. A Brief Introduction to Gish Jen's Life | 第19-22页 |
| B. Jen s Adventure of Representing American Family in Her Earlier Works | 第22-27页 |
| 1. Typical American: An American Story | 第23-24页 |
| 2. Mona in the Promised Land: The Invention of Ethnicity | 第24-25页 |
| 3. Who is Irish?: Inter-Ethnic Harmony Within Families | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Three The Love Wife: A new American Family story | 第27-39页 |
| A. A Brief Introduction to The Love Wife | 第27-29页 |
| B. The Wong Family: Who is the Love Wife? | 第29-35页 |
| C. The Love Wife: Pondering "What is a Family?" | 第35-37页 |
| D. America: Nation as A Family Providing Everyone A Room | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter Four Conclusion | 第39-41页 |
| Works Cited | 第41-45页 |
| Works Consulted | 第45-47页 |
