Introduction
Development of Chinese American Literature
Prominent Positions of Kingston and Tan in Chinese
American Literature
Definitions of Chinese American Literature
Literature Review and the Writing Purpose
Chapter One Silence-Breaking
Layers of Silencing
Impetus for Breaking the Silence
Ways of Breaking the Silence
Chapter Two Identity-Seeking
Stages of Identity Formation
Identity Dilemma of Chinese Americans
Identity-Seeking as Seen in Chinese American
Womens Writings
Seeking an Ethnic Identity
Seeking a Gender Identity
Chapter Three Storytelling
Strategy of Ambiguity
Multi-Versions of Stories
Rewriting Chinese Myths and Literary Classics
Rewriting Western Classics and Myths
Conclusion
Bibliography
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