- Introduction
a. Purpose and Background of the Study
b. Significance of the Study
c. Research of Immigrant Identity Through Asian American Literature
d. Scope of the Study
e. Methodology
f. Structure of the Paper - Chapter One: Literature Review
a. Ethical Identity: What is It and How is It Formed?
b. Potential Consequences of the Non-Observance of Ethnic Identity
c. Ethnic Foods and Food Culture: How Ethnic Identity is Influenced?
d. Historical Context and Overview of Immigration and Emergence of Cultural Diversity in America
e. Influences of Immigration on the American Culinary Landscape
f. Conservative Viewpoints on Immigration and Cultural Diversity
g. The possibility of Interaction of People from Different Cultural and Social Backgrounds
h. Communication Through Ethnic Food Among Different Ethnicities
i. Culmination of the Chapter - Chapter Two: Introduction to Asian American Authors’ Works
a. Authors’ Opinions Regarding Immigrant System and Food Culture
b. Review of Primary Literature
i. John Okada’s No-No Boy
ii. Bharati Mukherjee’s Works
iii. Jhumpa Lahiri’s Interpreter of Maladies
iv. Maxine Hong Kingston’s The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood among Ghosts
v. Frank Chin’s Donald Duk
vi. Mei Ng’s Eating Chinese Food Naked
vii. Amy Tan’s The Bonesetter’s Daughter
c. Understanding Food Culture through Asian American Literature
d. Examples from Works of Other Asian American Writers
e. Culmination of the Chapter - Chapter Three: Major Themes Identified Through Semantic Analysis
a. Ethnic Identity Conflict
i. Comparison of Examples from Primary Sources
ii. Summary
b. Gender Identity Conflict
i. Comparison of Examples from Primary Sources
ii. Summary
iii. Search for Identity
iv. Comparison of Examples from Primary Sources - Ethnic Identity Exploration through Personal Relationships
- Assimilation and Psychological Coping through Cultural Practices
v. Summary
c. Culmination of the Chapter - Conclusion
- Recommendation
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