美国语境里的中国文化:华裔文化

美国华裔文学中的文化身份认同问题关系到如何界定异国文化中的中国文化问题。在美国的语境中,华裔所指的中国文化实际上是美国华裔文化,并非我们所认识的中国文化,其间的差异被想当然地忽略了。正因为如此,美国华裔作家所声称的身份认同往往与中国读者所理解的有很大的差异。讨论美国华裔作家的文化身份认同,首先要确定美国华裔作者所指的中国文化的内涵,以及其间的差异所具有的意义。提出“美国华裔文化”的概念适可解决这一问题。

Chinese American Culture- Chinese Culture in America

When Chinese American writers say that they identify themselves with Chinese culture in terms of cultural identification, they mean Chinese American culture. Chinese American culture, which is taken for granted as Chinese culture, is based on the experience of the Chinese Americans living in the United States, which is different from the Chinese culture we know of in China. It is important that we see the differences and the significance of the differences. For this reason, the author of the essay proposes the term "Chinese American culture".