1. Para1-2
   1. Family ties are maintained across national boundaries.(para1)
   2. Immigration causes two different family life:
      1. Integration/bicultural
      2. Assimilation
2. Para3-8 From general to specific
   1. Cultural background,social and economic circumstances,and the legal system create an integrated or bicultural family.(para3)
      1. example：cultural background:seeking a marital partner from the home country.
   2. Values:Young immigrants vs their parents；women vs men,may incorporate Western values.（para4）
   3. Legal system:certain cultural system May act as illegal.（para5）
   4. Economic circumstances shape family life:Altering traditional patterns of authority in the family.（para6）
      1. Husband &wife
      2. The elderly &The younger
   5. Economic viability:To find financial sponsor,switch from kinship to family in-law.（para7）
   6. Family or ethnic business:viewed as an optimal solution for new immigrants who have difficulty obtaining employment in nonethnic labor markets that require language fluency and other language.（para8）
      1. Mutual support：the children &their parents
   7. Economic influences in immigrated family life
3. Para9
   1. Similarities across the ethnically diverse waves of immigrants.
      1. Similar motivations （economic and war dislocations）
      2. Common experiences:cultural differences,resulting in discrimination,exclusion and so on.
      3. Cultural conflicts:between generations and within one's beliefs.
      4. The success of immigrants.
      5. The similar processes of becoming part of the new country.