Crossing Customs
International Students Write on U.S. College Life and Culture
1st Edition
Published on 1. April 1999
Book
Hardback
296 pages
978-0-8153-3162-9 (ISBN)
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.
Reviews / Votes
"A sequence of lively, haunting, and immensely informative essays by a variety of bright students from around the globe... This is a remarkable book on many levels." -- Jay Parini, author of Robert Frost and editor of The Norton Book of American Autobiography"A sequence of lively, haunting, and immensely informative essays by a variety of bright students from around the globe... This is a remarkable book on many levels." -- Joy Parini, author of Robert Frost and editor of The Norton Book of American Autobiography
"In this collection of essays, thirteen foreign exchange students write their compelling stories detailing their experiences studying at Darthmouth College. They do not only convey their own jobs and sorrows, but illuminate U.S. culture from a perspective not seen by many American students or citizens." -- Addescene
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
506 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8153-3162-9 (9780815331629)
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Jay Davis | Andrew Garrod
Crossing Customs
International Students Write on U.S. College Life and Culture
E-Book
09/2013
1st Edition
Routledge
€40.99
Available for download
Jay Davis | Andrew Garrod
Crossing Customs
International Students Write on U.S. College Life and Culture
E-Book
09/2013
1st Edition
Routledge
€40.99
Available for download
Jay Davis | Andrew Garrod
Crossing Customs
International Students Write on U.S. College Life and Culture
Book
04/1999
1st Edition
Routledge
€46.00
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Persons
Andrew Garrod, Jay Davis
Content
Contents Foreword, Marianne Hirsch * Preface * IntroductionOpening 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