{"id":5025,"date":"2024-04-25T06:54:31","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T10:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soc.hamiltonlits.org\/sharingsociology\/?p=5025"},"modified":"2024-05-01T14:36:29","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T18:36:29","slug":"first-year-east-asian-students-hidden-struggles-in-us-colleges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soc.hamiltonlits.org\/sharingsociology\/fall-2022\/first-year-east-asian-students-hidden-struggles-in-us-colleges\/","title":{"rendered":"First-year, East Asian Students&#8217; Hidden Struggles in US Colleges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/soc.hamiltonlits.org\/sharingsociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soc.hamiltonlits.org\/sharingsociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture1.png 936w, https:\/\/soc.hamiltonlits.org\/sharingsociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture1-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/soc.hamiltonlits.org\/sharingsociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture1-768x445.png 768w, https:\/\/soc.hamiltonlits.org\/sharingsociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture1-230x133.png 230w, https:\/\/soc.hamiltonlits.org\/sharingsociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture1-350x203.png 350w, https:\/\/soc.hamiltonlits.org\/sharingsociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Picture1-480x278.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Greetings from the USA! I landed at John F. Kennedy Airport as an 18-year-old Chinese student from the opposite side of the world, with three heavily packed suitcases, ready to enter a new world of unknowns. Though my heart was racing with anticipation, I soon realized that things would not go as smoothly as I had hoped. I was frustrated by the daunting struggles that arose at first. Conquering these challenges, however, has been rewarding in the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">According to the latest<a href=\"https:\/\/opendoorsdata.org\/data\/international-students\/all-places-of-origin\/\"> Open Doors Report<\/a>, the United States hosted nearly 400,000 East Asian international students in the 2022-2023 academic year, which make up 36% of all&nbsp; international students. From navigating the maze of student visa requirements to communicating with American peers, first-year East Asian students find themselves on a transformative journey that can be as daunting as it is rewarding. These students aren\u2019t just learners in a classroom, they are real adventurers, expanding their horizons and bridging Eastern and Western cultural gaps, and, quite often, wrestling with a host of obstacles along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">What inner struggles do East Asian students face, unbeknownst to those around them?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Culture Shock<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Culture shock refers to people feeling some degree of emotional disturbance when adapting to an unfamiliar cultural environment (Mumford, 1997). East Asian students often experience culture shock when studying abroad. Language barriers are the main source of cultural shock, which can generate anxiety. Lifestyle differences can also cause culture shock, as many East Asian students are not accustomed to the new diet of daily Western food, transportation, and academic schedule (Xia, 2020:338).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Challenge of Small Talk&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Small talk differs by culture. For example, when greeting each other, even for students who they don\u2019t know well, US students often say, \u201cHi! How are you?\u201d or \u201cWhat\u2019s up, bro?\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">However, in China, only typically asks \u4f60\u5403\u996d\u4e86\u5417\uff1f Have you eaten? (Anon, 2022). In Japan, one might say     \u6691\u3044(it\u2019s hot) or \u5bd2\u3044( it\u2019s cold), depending on the weather (Coslett, 2019). For Korean students, small talk is uncommon in their home country (Gobillykorean, 2022). So even the first step of getting to know someone is a challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Different Structures<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">International students, such as East Asian students, face some pragmatic obstacles as well. One difference is in how things are measured (Buchholz et al., 2019). Most East Asian students are unfamiliar with imperial measurements like inches and feet, which are not used in most of the world (Haytova, 2020).&nbsp; If American students ask about their height in feet and inches, some East Asian students may honestly reply that they only know their height in centimeters. However, this reply can be embarrassing, so they may estimate inaccurately in inches and reply to American students. As a result, domestic students may get the false impression that the student is lying about their height, creating an initially bad impression and mistrust (Chen, 2023).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Navigating Asian American Stereotypes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">College experiences in the U.S. provide a unique opportunity for East Asian students to be immersed in an ethnically diverse environment, where they can explore their own cultural identities (Milem, Umbach, and Liang, 2003).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">However, they often face American students\u2019 stereotypes of Asian American international students as smart (e.g., naturally good at math and sciences\u201d), hardworking or self-sufficient (e.g., \u201cbusy-bee\u201d or \u201cstraight-A student\u201d), and passive or obedient (e.g., never \u201crock a boat\u201d or complaint) (Oyserman &amp; Sakamoto 1997; Thompson &amp; Kiang, 2010).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Such stereotypes fail to recognize how diverse Asian American students are. Besides that, East Asian students also face more othering stereotypes such as being presumed to be \u201cfresh off the boat, hard to comprehend, and weird\u201d (Yeo et al. 2019:53) .&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Coping and Learning to Thrive Abroad<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Coping with these struggles can be daunting, but most East Asian students also find the cultural adaptation process exhilarating. If you are an East Asian student, please give yourself some time, take care of yourself, be open-minded, speak up to break down stereotypes, and don\u2019t be afraid to seek professional support on college campuses if needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>References<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Opendoors. 2020. \u201cIIE Open Doors \/ All Places of Origin.\u201d IIE Open Doors \/ All Places of&nbsp; Origin. Retrieved March 30, 2024 (<a href=\"https:\/\/opendoorsdata.org\/data\/international-students\/all-places-of-origin\/\">https:\/\/opendoorsdata.org\/data\/international-students\/all-places-of-origin\/<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Buchholz, Katharina and Felix Richter. 2019. \u201cInfographic: Only Three Countries in the World (Officially) Still Use the Imperial System.\u201d Statista Daily Data. Retrieved March 10, 2024 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/chart\/18300\/countries-using-the-metric-or-the-imperial-system\/\">https:\/\/www.statista.com\/chart\/18300\/countries-using-the-metric-or-the-imperial-system\/<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Kiger, Patrick J. 2021a. \u201cWhy Does the U.S. Use Fahrenheit Instead of Celsius?\u201d HowStuffWorks Science. Retrieved March 9, 2024\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/science.howstuffworks.com\/nature\/climate-weather\/atmospheric\/us-use-fahrenheit.htm\">https:\/\/science.howstuffworks.com\/nature\/climate-weather\/atmospheric\/us-use-fahrenheit.htm<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">World Population Review.2024. \u201cCountries That Use Fahrenheit 2024.\u201d Worldpopulationreview.com. Retrieved March 30, 2024 (<a href=\"https:\/\/worldpopulationreview.com\/country-rankings\/countries-that-use-fahrenheit\">https:\/\/worldpopulationreview.com\/country-rankings\/countries-that-use-fahrenheit<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Gobillykorean. n.d. \u201cWhy Small Talk Is Different in Korea &#8211; Understanding the Culture.\u201d Koreabridge. Retrieved March 27, 2024 (<a href=\"https:\/\/koreabridge.net\/post\/why-small-talk-different-korea-understanding-culture-gobillykorean#:~:text=This%20is%20an%20aspect%20of,and%20in%20many%20other%20countries\">https:\/\/koreabridge.net\/post\/why-small-talk-different-korea-understanding-culture-gobillykorean#:~:text=This%20is%20an%20aspect%20of,and%20in%20many%20other%20countries<\/a>.).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Anon. 2022. \u201c5 Small Talk Phrases in Chinese.\u201d That\u2019s Mandarin. Retrieved March 27, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">(https:\/\/www.thatsmandarin.com\/chinese-language\/5-small-talk-phrases-in-chinese\/).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">NUMBEO. n.d. \u201cCost of Living.\u201d Cost of Living. Retrieved March 27, 2024 (https:\/\/www.numbeo.com\/cost-of-living\/country_price_rankings?itemId=7).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Chen, Xunyu, Xinran Wang, Lee Spitzley, and Jay Nunamaker. 2023. \u201cTrust and Deception with High Stakes: Evidence from the Friend or Foe Dataset.\u201d&nbsp;<em>Decision Support Systems<\/em>&nbsp;173(113997):113997. doi: 10.1016\/j.dss.2023.113997.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Haytova, Nikol. 2020. \u201cInching Our Way into the Peculiarities of Asian Systems of Measurement.\u201d&nbsp;Pulse of Asia. Retrieved March 30, 2024 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stopasia.com\/blog\/inching-our-way-into-the-peculiarities-of-asian-systems-of-measurement\/\">https:\/\/www.1stopasia.com\/blog\/inching-our-way-into-the-peculiarities-of-asian-systems-of-measurement\/<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Coslett, Matthew. 2019. \u201cHow to Make Small Talk in Japanese.\u201d&nbsp;GaijinPot Blog. Retrieved March 30, 2024 (<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gaijinpot.com\/how-to-make-small-talk-in-japanese\/\">https:\/\/blog.gaijinpot.com\/how-to-make-small-talk-in-japanese\/<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Milem, Jeffrey F., Paul D. Umbach, and Christopher T. H. Liang. 2004. \u201cExploring the Perpetuation Hypothesis: The Role of Colleges and Universities in Desegregating Society.\u201d&nbsp;<em>Journal of College Student Development&nbsp;<\/em>45(6):688\u2013700. doi: 10.1353\/csd.2004.0070.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Oyserman, Daphna, and Izumi Sakamoto. 1997. \u201cBeing Asian American: Identity, Cultural Constructs, and Stereotype Perception.\u201d&nbsp;<em>The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science<\/em>&nbsp;33(4):435\u201353. doi: 10.1177\/0021886397334002.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Thompson, Taylor L., and Lisa Kiang. 2010. \u201cThe Model Minority Stereotype: Adolescent Experiences and Links with Adjustment.\u201d&nbsp;<em>Asian American Journal of Psychology<\/em>&nbsp;1(2):119\u201328. doi: 10.1037\/a0019966.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Yeo, Hyejin Tina, Ruby Mendenhall, Stacy Anne Harwood, and Margaret Browne Huntt. 2019. \u201cAsian International Student and Asian American Student: Mistaken Identity and Racial Microaggressions.\u201d&nbsp;<em>Journal of International Students<\/em>&nbsp;9(1):39\u201365. doi: 10.32674\/jis.v9i1.278.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Furnham, Adrian. 2019. \u201cCulture Shock: A Review of the Literature for Practitioners.\u201d&nbsp;<em>Psychology (Irvine, Calif.)<\/em>&nbsp;10(13):1832\u201355. doi: 10.4236\/psych.2019.1013119.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greetings from the USA! 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