Chinese Immigrant Adaptation in Western Societies

Sin Yi Cheung taught at Oxford Brookes University before taking up a senior lectureship in Sociology at University of Birmingham, UK. Her research interests are in the areas of social stratification, sociology of education and social inequalities, with a specific focus on ethnic minorities in western countries and in comparative research. Her most recent work, Unequal Chances: Ethnic Minorities in Western Labour Markets (British Academy and Oxford University Press, 2007), was a comparative study co-led with Professor Anthony Heath at University of Oxford.

1. Chinese Immigrants in Western Societies: A Cross-National Perspective 2. Diverse Origins and Destinations 3. Education and Qualification 4. Employment and Occupations 5. Earnings and Income 6. Conclusion: Chinese Adaptation in Western Societies – Towards a Middle Class Dream? Technical Appendix