Comparative Study On Subjects Of American Chinese Literature Since 1950s

American Chinese Literature has its own internal relationship in subject concerns, however, the writers of 1960's from Taiwan and writers after 1980's from the mainland have different cultural standpoints and perspectives in dealing with the related subjects, thus come the diversified expressions. On homeland memory, the Taiwan writers focus on the introspection on culture and politics, but the new immigrant writers regard the homeland as an object through which to reflect on the humanity. Facing hardships of living in America, writers from Taiwan begin to reflect on the significance of survival, while the new immigrant writers calmly describe the true livings of Chinese in U.S. On contacting with theother--the Americans, the former always stereotyping the Americans as uglyand stupid individuals, while the latter make friends with them, regarding them as common people. The different attitudes to the other imply different cultural standpoints. The fifth chapter compares the different images of mainland female by the above two groups, from which we can discover the different value judgment of these writers. Moreover, this dissertation describes the marginal situation of Chinese writers in America and discusses the significance of writing in Chinese. The last chapter is a case study on Yan Geling's Fusang, analyzing the subject expansion of new immigrant writers, esp. the imagination of the immigrant history and the new trend of cultural dialogue and communication.Writers from Taiwan turn to Chinese culture for spiritual support, while the new immigrant writers try to melt into American society. The difference between them is related to their diversified cultural backgrounds, through which we can discover the different living strategies and cultural identifications of overseas Chinese from different areas at different stages, and the changing relationship between China and the world.