蔡鸿所著的《黛安信箱(美国年轻华裔女性身份认同的心路历程)(英文版)》依据黛安信札着重讨论加州海湾地区一群年轻华裔女性在融入美国社会过程中的种种经历，并通过同化理论分析中国移民在美国的现实生存状况。为探讨不同种族女性移民在美国的共同经历，本书对黛安信札与犹太信札进行了比较分析，发现很多年轻华裔女性和犹太女性移民都面临着许多共同问题，例如加剧的代沟矛盾和身份认知困扰等。

二十世纪六十年代，美国移民政策调整，大量移民涌入美国。对中国移民而言，新移民的到来使传统的男多女少的状况得到了极大改变。新移民，特别是第二代女性移民在美同生活中面临代沟和身份认同等问题。在此背景下，蔡鸿所著的《黛安信箱(美国年轻华裔女性身份认同的心路历程)(英文版)》运用同化理沦分析她们在遭遇美国社会文化冲击时的种种心路历程并将之与其他族裔特别是犹太裔女性在同时期的移民经历进行对比，发现年轻华裔妇女在美国的身份认同其实是一个问题纷杂和漫长的过程。

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter One A Historiographical Examination of Chinese American Women

 1.1 A Historical Exploration of Chinese American Immigration

 1.2 The Historiography of Chinese American Women’s History

Chapter Two A Mixed Racial Identity： the “Double Consciousness” of Young Chinese Women during Their Assimilation to Contemporary America

Chapter Three Coding and Decoding the “Dear Diane” Letters：Race， Gender， and Culture

 3.1 A Critical Examination of Sojourning， Transnationalism，and Assimilation Theory

3.1.1 A Sojourning Theory

3.1.2 A Transnational Theory

3.1.3 Assimilation Theory

 3.2 An Examination of the “Dear Diane” Letters

Chapter Four The Chinese “Dear Diane” Letters： A Social and Cultural Exploration

 4.1 The Construction of the “Dear Diane” Book—An Introduction

 4.2 The Chinese Translation of the “Dear Diane” Letters—A Social and Transcultural Perspective

Chapter Five The “Bintel Brief” and the “Dear Diane” Letters in Comparative Perspective

 5.1 The Construction of the “Bintel Brief” Letters

 5.2 A Comparative View of the “Dear Diane” Letters and the “Bintel Brief” Letters

 5.3 A Summing-up

Conclusion Afterthought to the “Dear Diane” Letters

Appendix 1 Letter Summaries of the English “Dear Diane” Book

Appendix 2 Letter Summaries of the Chinese “Dear Diane” Book

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