Abstract: According to the theory of Spatial Criticism, the space is a referential system containing multidimensional cultural meanings instead of a quiescent container, which pays attention to the social and cultural attributes of the space in the text. Therefore, analyzing the social space and the space of individual psych, which are presented in the short story Birthday by David Wong Louie, through the perspective of Spatial Criticism would successfully find the theme manifesting in this novel, that is, the exhibition of Chinese Americans real life and their inner world in the American society.

Key words: spatial criticism, Birthday, minority group

摘要： 从空间批评视角看，文本中的空间不再是静止的“容器”，而是一种蕴含多维文化信息的指涉系统，注重文本中空间的社会、文化属性。在美国华裔作家雷祖威的短篇小说《生日》中，与华裔青年华莱士·王的爱情故事相关的几个空间场景不仅再现了华裔的现实生活世界，更充分展示了他们居于社会边缘的处境与内心疏离的痛苦。

关键词: 空间批评, 《生日》, 族裔