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In order to complete an empirical study on the subject of "The Views and Contributions of Chinese Students and Intellectuals in the United States," initially over one hundred Chinese both in Taiwan and in the United States were personally interviewed. In addition, 1500 copies of a lengthy questionnaire were mailed in May 1970 to equal numbers of Chinese students and intellectuals in the United States including lawyers, doctors, engineers, scholars, business executives, etc. Five hundred usable copies were returned, which were then tabulated and programmed for computer processing. The data thus gathered cover many demographic factors, such as age, sex, birthplace, nationality, residence, marital status, income, religion, education, and occupation. The survey also investigated the reasons for migration, problems faced in a newly adopted country, attitudes on current policies, and opinions on important issues. The observations and conclusions in this dissertation are based on these factual and objective data. The general history of Chinese intellectuals in the United States is outlined, and both the Chinese rules permitting talented persons to study or be trained abroad and American stipulations in regard to Chinese students and scholars in this country are presented. The material gathered in this survey reveals this problems and contributions of American-educated Chinese who are now living in the United States. Their views regarding the social and political policies of Taiwan, mainland China, and the United States are tabulated and examined carefully. The study concludes that Chinese intellectuals have migrated to the United States in increasing numbers each year. The choicest students, scholars, scientists, and other professionals from mainland China and Taiwan clearly prefer to remain and work in this much more advanced and industrialized nation. The Chinese Ministry of Education has encouraged them and selected the country's most highly qualified individuals to continue their training abroad. while United States immigration regulations have made it relatively easy for them to stay here and be assimilated. During the period of their study in the United States, Chinese intellectuals have enjoyed more chances for academic advancement and more freedom and security to pursue educational activities and to participate socially in community life than they had at home, despite some trouble with the language, financial difficulties, discrimination, and most of them have been able to find highly professional and lucrative employment in the fields of science, education, medicine, and engineering. Consequently, they have made tremendouse professional contributions to American society. The majority, however, have expressed their desire to do the same for their other contry and thus contribute to mutual cooperation and peaceful coexistence in the world community. |
