Part 1: Spreading Culture to the Southern Land ........................................................................................1
Southeast Asian Chinese Literature —The Transformation of Ethnic Chinese Identity ............... 2
“Narratives of Ethnic Others” in Southeast Asian Chinese Literature —Examples from the
Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand............................................................................... 15
The “Longing” and “Homeland” in Southeast Asian Chinese-Language Literature ...................29
Divergence and Convergence —A Trend in the Development of Chinese-Language Literature in
Southeast Asia....................................................................................................................................... 42
Malaysia: The Dialogue Between Chinese Literature and Malaysian-Chinese Literature ..........52
The Cultural Identity of Malaysian Chinese-Language Literature ................................................61
Revisiting North Borneo’s Colonial Past —A Study of Malaysian Chinese Writer Li Yongping’s
Fiction.................................................................................................................................................... 69
Cultural Trajectories of Filipino-Chinese Literature in the Global Era ........................................ 78
“Father’s Back Trend” in Philippine Chinese-Language Literature ..............................................87
Chinese Literature and Philippine Chinese-Language Literature ..................................................93
Cultural Orientation of Singaporean Chinese-Language Literature ............................................110
A Cultural Strategy in 1980s Singaporean Chinese-Language Microfiction............................... 119
The Distant Homeland Longed for Yet Hard to Return —The “Root-Seeking” Map of
Indonesian Peranakan Chinese Literature ......................................................................................129
Part 2: Border-Crossing Narratives and Alternative Kinship...............................................................139
“Alternative Kinship” in North American New Immigrant Literature ....................................... 140
Crossing Boundaries: Familiar Strangers —A Comparative Study of the Fiction of Zeng
Xiaowen and Chen He ........................................................................................................................153
Dwelling and Travel Literature —Reflections on Su Wei’s Entering Yale .................................161
“Interracial Romance” and Post-Study-Abroad Era in North American Immigrant Literature —A Case Study of Zeng Xiaowen’s Fiction..................................................................................... 170
The Evolution of Death Narratives and Their Connection to Novelistic Aesthetics —On the
Depiction of Death in North American Student Novels..................................................................179
Part 3: Explorations into Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau Literature ................................................189
Religion in Taiwan and Taiwanese Writers......................................................................................190
Scholastic Confucian Philosophy, Zen Studies and Taiwanese Literature ...................................196
The Maternal Gaze in Taiwanese Women’s Literature ..................................................................207
The Confusion of Expiation and the Rational Quest —A Critical Overview of Ang Li’s Works220
Christian Culture and Hong Kong Literature ................................................................................ 232
Writing in a Commercial Context and Its Domain —Centered on Macao Daily ........................ 242
Appendix ......................................................................................................................................................255
The Development and Characteristics of Overseas Chinese Literature —With Additional
Reflections on Newly Compiled Histories of Chinese Literature and Chinese-Language Literary
Histories...............................................................................................................................................256
Wang Lieyao’s Academic Chronology ..............................................................................................265
Postscript..................................................................................................................................................... 268
Southeast Asian Chinese Literature —The Transformation of Ethnic Chinese Identity ............... 2
“Narratives of Ethnic Others” in Southeast Asian Chinese Literature —Examples from the
Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand............................................................................... 15
The “Longing” and “Homeland” in Southeast Asian Chinese-Language Literature ...................29
Divergence and Convergence —A Trend in the Development of Chinese-Language Literature in
Southeast Asia....................................................................................................................................... 42
Malaysia: The Dialogue Between Chinese Literature and Malaysian-Chinese Literature ..........52
The Cultural Identity of Malaysian Chinese-Language Literature ................................................61
Revisiting North Borneo’s Colonial Past —A Study of Malaysian Chinese Writer Li Yongping’s
Fiction.................................................................................................................................................... 69
Cultural Trajectories of Filipino-Chinese Literature in the Global Era ........................................ 78
“Father’s Back Trend” in Philippine Chinese-Language Literature ..............................................87
Chinese Literature and Philippine Chinese-Language Literature ..................................................93
Cultural Orientation of Singaporean Chinese-Language Literature ............................................110
A Cultural Strategy in 1980s Singaporean Chinese-Language Microfiction............................... 119
The Distant Homeland Longed for Yet Hard to Return —The “Root-Seeking” Map of
Indonesian Peranakan Chinese Literature ......................................................................................129
Part 2: Border-Crossing Narratives and Alternative Kinship...............................................................139
“Alternative Kinship” in North American New Immigrant Literature ....................................... 140
Crossing Boundaries: Familiar Strangers —A Comparative Study of the Fiction of Zeng
Xiaowen and Chen He ........................................................................................................................153
Dwelling and Travel Literature —Reflections on Su Wei’s Entering Yale .................................161
“Interracial Romance” and Post-Study-Abroad Era in North American Immigrant Literature —A Case Study of Zeng Xiaowen’s Fiction..................................................................................... 170
The Evolution of Death Narratives and Their Connection to Novelistic Aesthetics —On the
Depiction of Death in North American Student Novels..................................................................179
Part 3: Explorations into Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau Literature ................................................189
Religion in Taiwan and Taiwanese Writers......................................................................................190
Scholastic Confucian Philosophy, Zen Studies and Taiwanese Literature ...................................196
The Maternal Gaze in Taiwanese Women’s Literature ..................................................................207
The Confusion of Expiation and the Rational Quest —A Critical Overview of Ang Li’s Works220
Christian Culture and Hong Kong Literature ................................................................................ 232
Writing in a Commercial Context and Its Domain —Centered on Macao Daily ........................ 242
Appendix ......................................................................................................................................................255
The Development and Characteristics of Overseas Chinese Literature —With Additional
Reflections on Newly Compiled Histories of Chinese Literature and Chinese-Language Literary
Histories...............................................................................................................................................256
Wang Lieyao’s Academic Chronology ..............................................................................................265
Postscript..................................................................................................................................................... 268
Zhengrui Han is a full professor of English linguistics at Jinan University’s College of Foreign Studies. His research interests are applied linguistics, pragmatics, genre analysis, critical discourse studies, and language and professional communication. He publishes in Journal of Pragmatics, Pragmatics, Pragmatics and Society, Discourse & Society, Discourse and Communication, Critical Discourse Studies and other peer-reviewed journals.