Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Prologue -- Section I: The Lived Experiences of Chinese Women Scientists and Engineers -- Introduction: Chinese Dreams, American Dreams -- Historical Overview -- Structure of the Book -- The Women I Studied and My Own Family History -- The Alleged Traitor 所谓的叛徒 -- The Chinese Women Scientists and Engineers I Studied -- My Family History -- Intersectionality and the Culture of Science -- The Intersectionality of Gender with Race, Nationality, and Socioeconomic Status -- Perceptions of Science -- Behind the Scenes, Yet Critical Factors -- Gender and Science in a Non-Euro-American Context -- The Experiences of Chinese Women Scientists -- Section II: The Academic Environment and Graduate Studies -- Women in Academia -- Academic Professions and the Importance of Graduate School -- Women in Graduate Science and Engineering Programs -- Glass Ceilings: Barriers to Faculty Careers for Women -- The Influence of Chinese Academia and Culture -- Chinese Women -- Background on Chinese Academia -- History of Women’s Participation in Chinese Higher Education -- The Cultural Revolution -- Chinese Graduate Education Since the 1970s -- Age and Gender Discrimination -- Confucian Education Philosophy and Student-Professor Relationships -- Role of Teachers -- Communication in the Classroom -- Social Relations and Holidays -- Disadvantages and Exploitation of Chinese Women Students -- Adulthood and Marriage -- China’s Investment in Science and Engineering -- Academic Corruption and Dishonesty -- American Academia: Doctoral Programs -- Historical Overview of American Graduate Schools -- Doctoral Programs in the Twenty-First Century -- Finance and Funding -- Postdoctoral Adventures -- Section III: Chinese Women’s Lived Experiences -- Mentoring and Informal Socialization -- Mentoring -- Informal Socialization -- Gendered Mentoring -- Interactions and Communication with Advisers -- Dysfunctional Adviser-Advisee Relationships: Impact of a Lack of Mentoring -- Advisers’ and Mentors’ Value for Networking -- NSF ADVANCE: Where Are the Foreign-Born Women -- Career Paths -- Common Career Paths -- Discussing Career Expectations with Advisers -- Student Perceptions of Academic Careers -- Career Alternatives -- Challenges and Stereotypes -- Work-Life Balance -- Children -- Dropping out and Mental Health -- Stereotypes of Docile Chinese Women -- Chinese Bias -- Intellectual Property Theft -- Sexual Harassment -- Tacit Knowledge Sharing and Negotiations -- Imposter Syndrome and Peer Networks -- Switching Advisers -- Harmony and Conflict -- Sea Turtles Return to China -- Dual Career Couples -- Chinese Government-Initiated Projects to Attract American-Educated Chinese Scientists and Engineers -- Characteristics of These Initiatives -- Challenges Faced by Haigui -- Sheng Nü (剩女): Leftover Women -- Section IV: Gendered Transnational Networks, Guanxi, and The Power of Reversed Migration -- Guanxi: Cultural and Social Networks among Chinese Women -- The Chinese Diaspora Knowledge Network -- Social Capital and Guanxi -- National Identity and Generational Differences -- Novel Ways of Funding -- Global Scientific Meshworks and Women’s Careers -- Meshworks -- Importance of Professional Conferences -- The Benefits of Long-Term Collegiality -- Women Peers and Career Development -- Career Decisions and Connections -- Women’s Transnational Networks -- Feminization of Migration -- A Global Network of Women: How Do They Advance Their Careers beyond National Boundaries -- Transnational Network Formation and Globalization of Science and Engineering Knowledge -- Section V: Reflections and Conclusions: Chinese Feminist Perspectives -- Reflections -- Asian Scientists in the U.S. -- Disciplinary Differences -- Gendered Communications -- Informal Yet Strong Transnational Ties: Family and Romantic Relationships -- Research and Industry Collaborations -- Marginalization and Tacit Knowledge - Further Research -- Identity Transformation: Chinese Feminist Perspectives -- Postcolonial Feminism and Women of Color -- Intersectionality and Feminist Theory -- History and Current Discourses of Chinese Feminism -- Globalization and Gender Equality -- The Uniqueness of Chinese Feminism -- Conclusion -- Never the Main Player: The Reality -- Returning to China -- Moving Forward -- Proactive Solutions -- References.