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Acknowledgements My deepest gratitude goes first and foremost to my supervisor Professor Zhu Quanhong for his enlightening suggestion, constant encouragement and patient guidance in helping me accomplish the graduation thesis and other academic researches during my three-year postgraduate study. I am also deeply grateful to American Fulbright Scholar Professor John Resch for his inspiring courses of American history and valuable help in my study. My thanks also go to all the teachers who taught me during my study in East China Normal University. Their courses and lectures have broadened my vision and enabled me to gain a deeper understanding of language learning and culture studies. Moreover, I would like to extend my thanks to my mother and my friends who always have confidence in me. Without their constant support, I could not have finished my thesis smoothly. Finally, I would like to express my appreciation to all the members of the defense committee for sparing their valuable time reading my paper, and for granting me an opportunity to defend my thesis. i Abstract From the late 19th century to the mid-twentieth century, Asian Americans were viewed as the “yellow peril” and were legally, socially and economically excluded from the main stage of American life. However, since the middle of the 1960s, Asian Americans have been portrayed as the “model minority” in the mass media, indicating that they have achieved the “American Dream” and full integration into the mainstream life of the United