| List of Figures and Tables | 第1-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| Abstract | 第10-12页 |
| 1. INTRODUCTION | 第12-14页 |
| 2. BIOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH | 第14-30页 |
| ·Development of biographical research | 第16-21页 |
| ·The current subject of biographical research and the interested sciences | 第21-30页 |
| ·The subject of biographical research | 第21-24页 |
| ·Biographical research as an interest field of different disciplines | 第24-25页 |
| ·Biographical research in migration studies | 第25-30页 |
| 3. QUALITATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH | 第30-37页 |
| ·Qualitative research | 第30-31页 |
| ·Biographical research as a qualitative research | 第31-34页 |
| ·Qualitative interviews in biographical research | 第34-37页 |
| 4. OVERSEAS CHINESE STUDENTS AS A RESEARCH OBJECT | 第37-44页 |
| ·Definition of overseas Chinese | 第37-39页 |
| ·Overseas Chinese students in China | 第39页 |
| ·Four migration waves of overseas Chinese | 第39-40页 |
| ·Different generations of migrants | 第40-44页 |
| 5. EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION | 第44-65页 |
| ·Questions and aim of the study | 第44-47页 |
| ·Overview of the interviews | 第47-63页 |
| ·Migration background | 第49-53页 |
| ·Contact with China | 第53-55页 |
| ·Geographical place and biographical construction | 第55-58页 |
| ·Language and biographical construction | 第58-61页 |
| ·Social environment and biographical construction | 第61-63页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第63-65页 |
| References | 第65-70页 |
