American-born Chinese or “ABC” is called “土生土长的美国华人”. These Chinese are born and bred in the United States. They are also called “黄香蕉”, meaning that they have yellow skin but with the culture and life style of white people.

Dr. Carole T. Gee is an American-born Chinese. Carole completed her undergraduate study in Pomona College, California and got her B.A. in Biology (Concentration in Botany) in 1981. Carole got his Ph. D. in Botany (Research Specialization in Paleobotany) from University of Texas at Austin in 1987. Her supervisor was world-famous palaeobotanist Professor Theodore Delevoryas（1929--）.  

The following is the basic information of Dr. Carole T. Gee’s Ph.D. dissertation cited from the Library of University of Texas at Austin:

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Author: Gee, Carole Terry, 1959-

Title: Revision of the early Cretaceous flora from Hope Bay, Antarctica / by Carole Terry Gee.

Publication: 1987

Description: viii, 155 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm.

Thesis: Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 1987.

Bibliography: Bibliography: leaves 146-154.

Subject: Paleobotany -- Antarctica -- Hope Bay -- Classification.

Paleobotany -- Antarctica.

Paleobotany -- Cretaceous.

Department: Plant Biology.

OCLC: 20158536

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Since 1990 Dr. Carole T. Gee has been working in the Institute of Paleontology of the University of Bonn in Germany. Dr. Gee’s research field covers the Tertiary fruits and seeds of the Lower Rhine Embayment, Germany;  Actuopaleobotany of recent carpological deposits;  Eocene Nypa mangroves; morphology and systematics of Mesozoic plants as well as ancient Araucaria as a potential sauropod dinosaur food plant.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American-born_Chinese

http://www.paleontology.uni-bonn.de/paleontology/Gee2/index.html

古植物学的故事（123）期

美国当代古植物学家（之二）

古植物学名师Theodore Delevoryas（1929--）

Story of Palaeobotany Series (123):

Modern American palaeobotanist (Part II)

Famous American palaeobotanist Theodore Delevoryas（1929--）[In Chinese]

http://blog.sciencenet.cn/home.php?mod=space&uid=225931&do=blog&id=465670

2011-7-17 17:50

黄香蕉

http://baike.baidu.com/view/2410718.htm

         国际上对海外华人移民下一代的戏谑。是一种西方对东方移民下一代的比喻。

　　中国人黄皮肤黑眼睛的外貌特征。好比黄香蕉的皮。

　　从小生长在海外的小华裔们，受着西方白人的文化、教育、生活方式影响，骨子里和西方白人的思维方式、礼仪、生化方式没有太大差异。好比黄香蕉的瓤。

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