The major task of this report is to describe and evaluate the participation and status achievements of Orientals in the labor market, with particular attention to factors affecting such participation and whether differences in participation as compared to that of whites reflect discrimination. Inequalities and discrimination are examined in terms of labor force participation, occupational achievement, occupational mobility, and earnings. A brief resume of Oriental immigration is followed by descriptions of settlement patterns and socioeconomic characteristics. Differences in participation between whites and Orientals are examined and the relationship of participation to sociodemographic determinants are investigated. Levels of occupational status reached by Oriental workers in the U.S. are described and documented and the dynamics of the occupational structure, conditions influencing mobility, and the consequences of these for achievement are examined. Earnings from wages and salaries in 1969 serve as a measure in the differential analysis of income. A final chapter presents a brief profile of the status achievements of Orientals and a discussion of the implications of contemporary oriental achievement. Appendixes include descriptions of three measures used, occupation scores and frequencies, a description of the sample, and ideas for further research. (Author/NJ)