华美文学是美国的一种少数民族文学,但它与中国文学有着密切的关系,因此荷载着特殊的文化内涵。最近二三十年,这种文学呈现出了茁壮发展的势头,已开始引起海外学术界的重视。何谓“华美文学”从词源上看,“华美文学”来自英文“Chinese American Litera-ture”。这种对译貌似简单,实际上所涉问题颇为复杂。直接为之 Chinese and American literature is a kind of minority literature in the United States. However, it is closely related to Chinese literature and therefore carries a special cultural connotation. In the recent two or three decades, this literature has shown a strong momentum of development and has begun to attract the attention of overseas academic circles. What is “” Chinese and American Literature “From the etymological point of view, ” Chinese and American Literature “from English ” Chinese American Litera-ture ". This translation seems simple, in fact, the problem involved is quite complicated. Directly for it