Full Description
This edited volume powerfully captures autoethnographies of international doctoral students in the U.S. and unravels a plethora of their experiences that oscillate between challenges and triumphs of navigating in-betweenness in their unique journeys. The concepts of border-crossing and in-betweenness encapsulate more than just a mere geographic displacement. Rather, they delineate the intricate dance of cultural, emotional, intellectual, and oftentimes, spiritual, transitions, often fraught with tension and self-reflection. As such, 12 chapters in this book will provide the readers with invaluable insights and foster a deeper empathy and understanding of the complexities faced by international students in the U.S.
Contributors are: Saurabh Anand, Nadia Bhuiyan, Miriam Furlan Brighente, Heewon Chang, Suparna Chatterjee, Hanh Dinh, Sumeyra Gok, Monisha Issano Jackson, Grace Jue Yeon Kim, Nasiba Norova, Luis Javier Pentón Herrera, Lakmini Grant Siriwardana, Natalie Thibault, Ethan Trinh, Ngoc Tung Vu, Abir Ward, Zhenjie Weng, Bedrettin Yazan, Eun Young Yeom, Jing Yu and Jingyi Zhu.
Contents
List of Figures
Notes on Contributors
Introduction: Autoethnographies of Border-Crossing and In-Betweenness of International Doctoral Students' Voices in the United States
Ethan Trinh, Luis Javier Pentón Herrera and Bedrettin Yazan
1 Taking Space: A Autoethnography about the Reconceptualization of Identity as an International Doctoral Student
Sumeyra Gok
2 Academic Socialization and Agency of Three Asian International Doctoral Students in the U.S.
Zhenjie Weng, Jingyi Zhu and Grace Jue Yeon Kim
3 Bumpy Roads: A Reflection of a Chinese Doctoral Student's Research Journey in America
Jing Yu
4 A Journey of Transition: A Transnational Educator Navigating the U.S. Education System
Suparna Chatterjee
5 Moving between Two Worlds: From a One Room School in Brazil to a Second Ph.D. in the United States
Miriam Furlan Brighente
6 "It Feels Like We Have Hit the Tipping Point So Many Times": A Duoethnographic Inquiry about the Well-Being and Resilience of Two Vietnamese Doctoral Students
Hanh Dinh and Ngoc Tung Vu
7 Dissertating in the Midst of Multiple Crises: A Collaborative Autoethnography of Two Transnational Doctoral Students
Nadia Bhuiyan and Abir Ward
8 Insights from Graduate School: Unconventional Mama Ph.D. Student during the Pandemic
Nasiba Norova
9 From One Imperial Centre to An(Other): Navigating Academia as a Diasporic Multiracial Lesbian
Monisha Issano Jackson Persaud
10 A South Korean International Doctoral Student's Navigation of Racialized Experiences in the U.S. Society and Higher Education
Eun Young Yeom
11 Send Me a Screenshot, Send Me a Hug: Developing a Sense of Belongingness through WhatsApp While Pursuing a Doctorate Online
Natalie Thibault
12 Unsilencing "Not Native Enough" Experiences via a Duoethnography between South Asian International Students
Saurabh Anand and Lakmini Grant Siriwardana
Afterword
Heewon Chang
Index
