美国华人社会阶级研究_以个人访谈为主分析_赵小建.pdf

2009 3 March 2009 1 Overseas Chinese History tudies No. 1 以 个人访谈为主的分析 赵小建 ( ) [ ] ; ; ; ; ; ; [ ] , ; , , , , , , [ ] D6343712 [ ] A [ ] 1002- 5162 ( 2009) 01- 0001- 10 Class in the Chinese American Society: A Study Based on the Individual Interviews ZHAO Xiao-jian ( Department of Asian American tudies, University of California, anta Barbara, U A) Key words: ethnic Chinese studies; Chinese American community; class status; undocumented migrants; migrant stratum; individual interview Abstract: Class or class relations as a research concept has largely been absent in the study of Chinese America. This article looks into the development and changes of the concept and its different forms exhibited. Issues examined include class characteristics and the concept of class in the Chinese American society, the importance of class in the ethnic community, class relations among Chinese Americans, and class status of undocumented migrants. The article concludes that after World War II, the concept of class among Chinese Americans has become increasingly important. Meanwhile, the ways that individuals draw lines of class distinctions have also become more complex. Aside from wealth, factors such as family background, migration history, levels of assimilation and legal status also play important roles in shaping class identifications among Chinese Americans. [ ] 2008-07-28 [] , , , , , Remaking ChineseAmerica: I mmigration, Family and Community , 1940 - 1965 (: , 1940- 1965) , 2006 1 , , , , , , ,