中文摘要 4-5 Abstract 5-6 Chapter 1 Introduction 9-14 1.1 The Author and the Text 9-11 1.2 Literature Review 11-12 1.3 Significance and Layout of the Thesis 12-14 Chapter 2 "Motherless Children" in Vietnam 14-24 2.1 Abandoned by Biological Mothers 14-17 2.1.1 Discarded as "Dust" 14-16 2.1.2 Maltreated as "Vent" 16-17 2.2 Ostracized by Motherland—Vietnam 17-20 2.2.1 Citizenship Denied by Jus Sanguinis 17-18 2.2.2 Being in a Pariah Status 18-20 2.3 Reasons of Being "Motherless" 20-24 2.3.1 Helpless Mothers 20-21 2.3.2 Anti-colonialism of Vietnam 21-24 Chapter 3 "Fatherless Children" in America 24-36 3.1 Disregared by Biological Fathers 24-27 3.1.1 Unwittingly Denying Paternity 24-26 3.1.2 Wittingly Evading Paternity 26-27 3.2 Marginalized by Fatherland—America 27-32 3.2.1 Citizenship Denied by Jus Soli 27-30 3.2.2 Treated as Refugees 30-32 3.3 Reasons of Being "Fatherless" 32-36 3.3.1 Self-centered Fathers 32-34 3.3.2 Hegemony of America 34-36 Chapter 4 Battle Cry of "Homeless Children" 36-46 4.1 Failed Struggle to Be Vietnamese 36-39 4.1.1 Endeavoring to Be Descendants 36-37 4.1.2 Mixed Sense of Belonging 37-39 4.2 Failed Struggle to Be Americans 39-42 4.2.1 Striving for Survival 39-41 4.2.2 Struggling for Acceptance 41-42 4.3 Resons of Being "Homeless" 42-46 4.3.1 Deserted by "Families" 43-44 4.3.2 "Legacy" of the Vietnam War 44-46 Chapter 5 Conclusion 46-48 5.1 Summary and Limitations 46-47 5.2 Further Study 47-48 Acknowledgements 48-49 Bibliography 49-51 |
