Volume 4,Issue 2
“Transnational Writing” by Chinese American Writers from the Perspective of Intergenerational Conflict
Against the complex backdrop of multiculturalism in the US, 1990s Chinese American literature depicts the conflict between the Chinese community and white American culture, and expresses the emotional connection to the homeland and the Chinese people’s subjective understanding and evaluation of their US social status in the new era. This article selects five representative Chinese American literature works covering home culture and the search for immigrant culture. Through “transnational writing”, these works expand the national and ethnic narrative, complementing the comparative perspective. The aim is to more effectively construct the image of overseas Chinese and better disseminate Chinese culture in the context of globalization.
[1] Tan A, 1991, The Joy Luck Club. Vintage, UK.
[2] Li YY, 2006, A Thousand Years of Good Prayers. Random House Trade Paperbacks, United States.
[3] Zha JY, 1988, Correspondence on 'Marginal People'. Novel World, (5): 132.
[4] Chao P, 1997, Monkey King. HarperCollins Publisher, United States.
[5] Rao PZ, Yang KH, 2009, Overseas Chinese Literature Course. Jinan University Press, China.
[6] Wang H, 1997, The Modern Identification of Personal Concept Originated in China. In Wang Hui's Selected Works. Guangxi Normal University Press, China.
[7] Wong S, 2005, American Knees. University of Washington Press, United States.
[8] Anonymous, 1989, The Great Han Gazette, 1989-11-15.
[9] Bai XY, 1976, Seventeen Years of Loneliness. Vision Publishing House, China.
[10] Pan W, 2018, Chinese Discourse in America: A Study of Chinese American Literary Criticism. Nankai University Press, China.