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Crossing Customs International Students Write on U. S. College Life and Culture

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ISBN-10: 0815333951

ISBN-13: 9780815333951

Edition: 1999

Authors: Andrew Garrod, Jay Davis, Marianne Hirsch, Jay Davis, Marianne Hirsch

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Description:

In this collection of essays, 13 foreign exchange students write their compelling stories detailing their experiences studying at Dartmouth College. They not only convey their own joys and sorrows, but illuminate U.S. culture from a perspective not seen by many American students or citizens.
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Book details

List price: $59.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 4/1/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 296
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.858
Language: English

Andrew Garrod is Professor Emeritus of Education at Dartmouth College. He is coeditor of Growing Up Muslim: Muslim College Students in America Tell Their Life Stories , First Person, First Peoples: Native American College Graduates Tell Their Life Stories , Balancing Two Worlds: Asian American College Students Tell Their Life Stories , Mi Voz, Mi Vida: Latino College Students Tell Their Life Stories , and Mixed: Multiracial College Students Tell Their Life Stories , all from Cornell.

Foreword
Preface
Introduction Opening WorldsThe Presence of the Past, Stephen Kouborov (Bulgaria)
An Escape to Return, Aassia Haroon (Pakistan)
Drinking at the River of Knowledge, "James" (Nigeria)
Living by Leaving Behind, Devyani Sharma (India)
Chasing the Dog's Tail, Maria Popova(Bulgaria) Challenging ExpectationsChanging Stencils of the Past, Georgina Gemmill (South Africa)
In Search of My Voice, "Devneesh" (Bulgaria)
A Little Voice, "Misun Kim" (South Korea)
Sing the Unsung Songs, Yu Chen (China) Re-Viewing IdentityFrom the Death Line to Dartmouth, Almin Hodzic (Bosnia)
Finding Solace in the Familiarity, Lai Heng Foong
Battles Without Battles Within, Frode Eilertsen (Norway)
Coming to Terms, Ian Sue Wing (Trinidad)
Afterword, Mervyn Morris