Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents IX
3. List of Illustrations XIII
4. Foreword XV
5. Introduction 1
6. I. EXOTIC AMERICA
7. Introduction 15
8. George Washington and the American Political System 19
9. Trains and Treaties 25
10. Strange Customs 31
11. Glimpses of a Modern Society 41
12. Travel in the Interior 49
13. How to Cope with Western Dinner Parties 53
14. II. MENACING AMERICA
15. Introduction 57
16. Two Poems 61
17. Chinese in America 71
18. Translator's Notes to Uncle Tom's Cabin 77
19. The Power and Threat of America 81
20. III. MODEL AMERICA
21. Introduction 97
22. Report of an Investigation of American Education 99
23. The American Woman 107
24. The Contradictory American Character 119
25. "Things About America and Americans" 129
26. Presidential Elections 137
27. IV. FLAWED AMERICA
28. Introduction 143
29. The American Family: Individualismi Material Wealth, and Pleasure-Seeking 145
30. Alabama: Reds and Blacks 151
31. Impressions on Reaching America 159
32. Burlesque 165
33. The Shallowness of Cultural Tradition 171
34. Some Judgments About America 183
35. Betty: A Portrait of Loneliness 193
36. V. FAMILIAR AMERICA: THE VIEW FROM TAIWAN
37. Introduction 201
38. A Day in the Country 203
39. Americans' Lack of Personal Style 209
40. Black Ghost 213
41. Eating in America 219
42. A Family Christmas 227
43. America, America 235
44. VI. AMERICA REDISCOVERED: TRAVELERS FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC
45. Introduction 241
46. Cold War Denunciations 243
47. A Glimpse of America 259
48. Working Students 267
49. America Revisited 271
50. I Do Not Regret Visiting New York 281
51. America, Spacious Yet Confining 287
52. Six Don'ts for Chinese Students in America 293
53. Private Ownership and Public Ownership 295
54. Afterword 299
55. Source Notes 305