导　　师： 王寅

学科专业： F0108

授予学位： 硕士

作　　者： ;

机构地区： 华东师范大学

摘　　要： The United States welcomes immigrants from around the world, who, in turn, contribute greatly to the splendid culture. East Indian immigrant group is one of the most particular ethnic groups. After World WarⅡ, the United States passed the 1946 Luce-Cellar Act allowing naturalization for East Indians. The 1965 Immigration Act was the watershed for East Indian immigration. It touched off a wave of Indian immigration to the United States. The East Indian population was the third largest Asian American group until 2000, behind the Chinese and the Filipinnos. The thesis introduces the East Indians who entered the United States after 1965. It introduces the East Indian immigration history to the United States, analyses their success and reasons from economy, politics and culture, understands their Indian feeling. The thesis includes four chapters with additional preface and conclusion. The preface narrates the conditions of East Indians, explains the reason and significance of studying the East Indians in the United States, reviews the present research sitution. Chapter one overviews the migrant experience of the East Indians and the brief history of new immigrants. By discussing the development and changes of economy, politics in India and the opportunities of economy and jobs in the United States, the policies carried out by the United States. It explores why East Indians migrated to the United States. It provides a further analysis of the history of the new East Indian immigrants. Chapter two shows new East Indian sucessful performance in the economic sphere. New East Indians made good use of their advantages and opportunities in American society, at last they succeeded. Chapter three exhibits new East Indians political activities. New East Indians began to pay attention to their political forces when they succeeded in economic sphere. They were classified into Asian Americans and they formed political organizations to enhance their political image. New East Indians demonstrated their advantages in political sphere. Chapter four deals with East Indian cultural identity. By discussing the reason for their cultural identity, and reveals that East Indians have a strong ethnic consciousness and national pride. The concluding chapter summarizes the specific experiences and ethnic characteristics of the East Idians, points out that religion take an important role in keeping cultural identity.

关 键 词： 美国 美国移民 印度移民 文化认同 多元文化

分 类 号： [TV2 TQ4]

领　　域： [水利工程] [化学工程]