研究者目的是藉由檢視譚艾美的著作《喜福會》以闡述跨文化溝通及文化認同的議題。藉由深入專研這部由第二代華裔美籍作家的小說，研究者得以獲得跨文化領域相當具有價值的結論。因此，對那些對此領域感興趣的人而言，他們也可以在第二代華裔美籍人士面臨的議題上獲得實用的見解。這些議題主要圍繞在第二代華裔美藉人士與移民雙親的溝通及其文化認同的議題。由於中國目前是蓬勃發展的經濟強權，越來越多中國人懷抱著美國夢湧入美國，因此使跨文化溝通成為一項重要的議題，此議題無可避免地對移民者日常生活造成重大的影響。
研究者透過愛德華•霍爾的高低語境理論及霍夫斯泰德的文化面向模組以清楚瞭解導致文化差異的基本因素。此外，此論文也提及了幾項與第二代華裔美藉人士相關的社會與文化議題。
在經過仔細的比較及分析後，研究者得到的結論是該小說舉證說明瞭多文化主義不是阻礙，而是兩個文化之間的橋樑，文化之間得以借此互補而非對抗。此外，研究者認為不只是《喜福會》當中的母女關係屬於跨文化溝通，連華裔二代女子與白人男子的跨國婚姻某種程度上也屬於跨文化溝通

The researcher is aimed to shed light on the intercultural communication and cultural identity by examining Amy Tan's widely-acclaimed novel The Joy Luck Club. By delving into this novel written by a second generation Chinese American, the researcher is able to reach some conclusions that are of great value in the field of intercultural communication. Therefore, people who are also interested in this field of study can gain useful insight into the issues confronted by second generation Chinese Americans. These issues revolve around the second-generation Chinese Americans' communication with their immigrant parents and also their cultural identity. Due to the fact that China is now an emerging and booming economic powerhouse, more and more people in China flock to the US harboring their American dreams, thus making intercultural communication an important issue that inevitably has a great impact on their daily life.
The researcher investigates the issues related to intercultural communication based on Edward T. Hall’s high-context and low-context orientation and Hofstede's model of cultural dimensions with a view to getting a clear understanding of the fundamental factors that bring about the cultural difference. In addition, several social and cultural issues related to second-generation Chinese Americans have also been dealt with in this thesis paper.
After a thorough comparison and analysis, the researcher has come to the conclusion that Amy Tan seeks to illustrate multiculturalism not as a hindrance, but a bridge through which cultural differences become complementary rather than conflicting with each other. In addition, the researcher is of the opinion that not only the mother-daughter relationships in The Joy Luck Club can fall into the category of intercultural communication but intermarriage where second-generation Chinese American daughters marry white husbands can also be described as intercultural to a certain extent, which is a point that the researcher tries to prove in this thesis paper.

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