中華民族具有"多元一體"的屬性, 海外華僑華人實質上也存在著"多元一體"屬性, 海外華僑華人中包含著漢族也包含著為祖國建設做出傑出貢獻的少數民族, 缺少少數民族的華僑華人的研究並不完整。經過改革開放之後的提倡與努力, 學術界對海外少數民族華僑華人的研究取得了長足進步。正確認知少數民族華僑華人, 對做好海外少數民族僑胞的僑務工作, 團結海外少數民族僑胞, 共謀實現中華民族偉大復興宏圖都具有重大意義。

The Chinese nation is provided with the property of "unity in diversity" and so does the Overseas Chinese. In addition to the Han Chinese, the Overseas Chinese also includes ethnic minorities who have made outstanding contributions to the construction of our motherland, thus the Overseas Chinese studies which lack of research on ethnic minorities are incomplete. The academic circle has made considerable progresses on the research of minority Overseas Chinese through encouragement and arduous efforts after the reform and opening up. The correct understanding of minority Overseas Chinese is of great significance to the works for them, to the unity of the fellow minority Overseas Chinese and to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.