介绍了经典华裔作家水仙花、雷霆超、黎锦扬、黄玉雪、赵健秀、汤亭亭、谭恩美、任碧莲、林露德、李健孙、徐忠雄、雷祖威、伍慧明和黄哲伦，选取了他们代表作品中有代表性的章节，并提供评述、注释、思考题以及参考书目，以便于广大读者进行教学与研究。(Chinese American writers named Shui Xianhua, Lei Tingchao, Li Jinyang, Huang Yuxue, Zhao Jianxiu, Tang Tingting, Tan Enmei, Ren Bilian, Lin Lude, Li Jiansun, Xu Zhongxiong, Lei Zuwei, Wu Huiming and Huang Zhelun are introduced in the book, with their representative chapters from respective works, along with review, comments, reflection questions and bibliography, for the majority readers to undergo teaching and research. )