Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2021

DOI

10.32674/jis.v11i3.3743

Publication Title

Journal of International Students

Volume

11

Issue

3

Pages

757-760

Abstract

In this new publication, Syracuse University Associate Professor Yingyi Ma employs a mixed-method research design to examine and analyze the educational motivations, experiences, and trajectories of a new wave of Chinese undergraduate students from diverse family backgrounds with an emphasis on “the duality of ambition and anxiety” (p. 7). This book challenges the stereotyped expectations of Americans in regards to Chinese students (for instance, that all are from well-off families and have poor English skills). Ma argues that it is pivotal to consider the educational, social, and cultural backgrounds of Chinese internationals in their processes of self-formation in order to have a well-rounded and diverse understanding of Chinese undergraduate students.

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ORCID

0000-0003-0383-1646 (Hou)

Original Publication Citation

Hou, M. H. (2021). Ambitious and anxious: How Chinese college students succeed and struggle in American higher education. Journal of International Students, 11(3), 757-760. https://doi.org/10.32674/jis.v11i3.3743

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