本文以於梨華長篇小說《又見棕櫚，又見棕櫚》作為分析文本，運用文化震盪及華人面子觀作為研究途徑，探討於梨華如何從這兩個角度出發，一方面呈現留學生身處異國，在雙重文化震盪的影響下，心境上失根的徬徨、掙扎與不安，以及他們在異文化的刻意阻隔下所產生的疏離感和殷切地思鄉之苦；另一方面呈現留學生在美國個人主義的浸染下，如何以新的思維方式批評受美國文化侵擾而變質的臺灣，以及返鄉後對傳統價值觀產生的不適與不滿。從中關注到於梨華如何透過描寫人物複雜的內心世界，傳達她對人物生命與情感依歸的深刻關懷，亦可看到她的書寫反映出對臺灣社會受異文化影響的真實觀察，即便時過境遷，仍提供我們在接納異文化時有更寬廣的反思空間，以中立客觀的角度去認知新文化，而非全盤接收或過度迷戀，避免因過度崇拜造成畸形心理的產生。

This essay analyzes Yu Lihua’s long-form fiction piece, Again the Palm Trees. Through the lenses of culture shock and the Chinese concept of face, this essay discusses how Lihua portrays the rootlessness, struggle, and anxiety of Chinese students abroad experiencing a double culture shock. She describes their alienation resulting from a foreign culture’s exclusion and their resulting homesickness. Lihua portrays how these students—equipped with a new way of thinking influenced by American individualism —criticized Taiwan as it changed due to the invasion of American culture. The students experience maladjustment and discontentment regarding the traditional value system when they return home. This essay focuses on how Lihua’s portrait of the characters’ complicated inner worlds reflects her deep involvement in their destinies and their emotional belonging. Her writing also includes an in-depth observation of Taiwanese society under the influence of foreign cultures. Even as times have changed, Lihua inspires us to be more introspective when accepting foreign cultures. She teaches us to get to know a new culture from a neutral angle instead of accepting it uncritically or becoming obsessed with it. Her work also suggests that we should avoid unhealthy psychological outcomes resulting from idolization of a foreign culture.