The Self-Identity Issue of Chinese American Writers

• Main Authors: Kuan-Wen Liu, 劉冠彣
• Other Authors: Shun-Jie Ji
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/94554039320559721382

碩士 === 淡江大學 === 美洲研究所碩士班 === 102 === Numerous ethnic groups form the basis of American multicultural society, and ethnic groups maintained dual cultural identity is the main motivation multicultural characteristics of American society evolving . As part of the North American Chinese Chinese Literature in English literature , Chinese writer has a dual cultural horizons , dual cultural heritage, with a description of the dual perspective image of China expressed their imagination and attitude towards China and the Chinese culture, while recounting their country of residence living conditions , the desire to live and dream. These studies can reveal the image of Chinese cultural identity of the North American Chinese writer . Causes and maintaining a dual cultural identity is multifaceted, both immigrants to integrate into American society in the process of practical and psychological needs, but also the result of American society in the process of accepting new immigrants often exhibit racial discrimination and xenophobia brought , but also the American political system and the special immigrant home country under constant encouragement inevitable outcome . When we analyze the various overseas Chinese literary narrative of different cross-cultural perspective, we feel that in today''s literary imagination , life experiences have suffered unprecedented challenges situation, overseas Chinese writers still have a huge space between the homeland and native narrative , East-West discourse plays convert , and even the role of narrative communication , the resulting cross-border perspective with special literary significance. Therefore in this article by Chinese-American writers , deeply understand their self- description and exploration of its dual identity , that is how they are through words and language, and then self-expression , self- constructed ? Discover the motive behind the act of writing and the reflected cultural attitudes and values that have meaning. In recent years, Chinese-American writer ever to emerge at all levels . There are novels, prose , there are children''s books, target different audience. Interestingly, the Chinese-American writer''s subject matter , almost all Chinese culture background. In view of this , by studying Chinese-American writers in order to understand how they by themselves, in their own self- bicultural perspective interpretation under Language , and to understand the relationship and influence of Chinese writers and staggered under the American society.