| Acknowledgements | 第1-3页 |
| Abstract | 第3-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Table of Contents | 第5-6页 |
| Introduction | 第6-11页 |
| Chapter One A Bimodal Occupational Pattern of Chinese Americans | 第11-27页 |
| ·The Composition of Chinese Americans | 第11-15页 |
| ·Native-born Chinese Americans | 第12-13页 |
| ·Chinese Immigrants from the Chinese Mainland | 第13-14页 |
| ·Chinese Immigrants from Taiwan | 第14-15页 |
| ·Chinese Immigrants from Hong Kong | 第15页 |
| ·A Historical Review of Chinese Americans | 第15-22页 |
| ·The Laissez-faire Period (1785-1882) | 第16-17页 |
| ·The Exclusion Period (1882-1943) | 第17-18页 |
| ·The Partial Acceptance Period (1943-1965) | 第18-20页 |
| ·The Equal Immigration Period (1965-present) | 第20-22页 |
| ·A Bimodal Occupational Pattern of Chinese Americans | 第22-27页 |
| ·The Socioeconomic Index as the Measurement | 第23-24页 |
| ·The Bimodal Occupational Pattern of Chinese Americans | 第24-27页 |
| Chapter Two Causes of Bimodality in the Occupational Pattern | 第27-39页 |
| ·The Impact of the US Immigration Policy | 第27-31页 |
| ·The US Immigration Policy Attracting Professionals | 第28-30页 |
| ·The US Immigration Policy Encouraging Low-skilled Immigrants | 第30-31页 |
| ·A Big Educational Gap Among Chinese Americans | 第31-35页 |
| ·A Marked Bimodal Educational Distribution | 第32-33页 |
| ·Factors Causing High Educational Attainment | 第33-35页 |
| ·The Characteristics of Chinese Americans | 第35-39页 |
| ·The Influence of Chinese-American Traditions | 第35-37页 |
| ·The Influence of the National Character of Chinese | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter Three Segmented Assimilation of Chinese Americans | 第39-48页 |
| ·Centripetal Force and Repulsive Force | 第39-42页 |
| ·Centripetal Force | 第40-41页 |
| ·Repulsive Force | 第41-42页 |
| ·Segmented Assimilation of Chinese Americans | 第42-44页 |
| ·Measures to Promote Upward Social Mobility | 第44-48页 |
| ·The Development of the US Society | 第44-46页 |
| ·The Improvement of the Chinese Community | 第46-48页 |
| Conclusion | 第48-50页 |
| Bibliography | 第50-52页 |
