Doctoral Dissertation Reseach in Geography and Regional Science

尽管人们从亚洲移民到美国， 在过去两个世纪的大部分时间里， 移民和移民定居的地理研究 美国主要关注欧洲的重新安置， 到北美。 本博士论文项目将 研究中国人的迁徙， 1860年至1920年的宾夕法尼亚州。 文件和档案 研究将用于检查个人的作用， 机构在搬迁到美国特别注意 将给予中国和美国机构 影响中国人的家庭结构和位置模式 移民. 这个项目将增加我们对相互作用的理解 个人动机和制度因素之间的关系， 影响移民和定居的时间和地点。 它 将拓宽我们对移民和定居的本质的看法 在美国，通过提出一个平衡的观点， 中国人，一个历史上代表性不足的民族。 这 项目也将提供一个很好的机会， 有前途的年轻学者继续独立发展 研究技能。

Although people have migrated to the U.S. from Asia throughout most of the last two centuries, historical and geographical studies of immigration and immigrant settlement in the United States have focused primarily on European relocation to North America. This doctoral dissertation project will examine the migration of the Chinese who came to live in Pennsylvania between 1860 and 1920. Documentary and archival research will be used to examine the roles of individuals and institutions in the relocation to the U.S. Special attention will be given to the ways that Chinese and American institutions affected family structures and locational patterns of Chinese immigrants. This project will add to our understanding of the interplay between individual motivations and institutional elements that influence the time and place of migration and settlement. It will broaden our view of the nature of migration and settlement in the United States by presenting a balanced view of the Chinese, an historically underrepresented ethnic group. This project also will provide an excellent opportunity for a promising young scholar to continue to develop independent research skills.