This book examines the diversity of international student experiences in the top four destination countries in the English-speaking world. Bringing together scholars from various fields, this edited collection explores the challenges and opportunities of "international encounters" on college and university campuses.

Edited by CindyAnn Rose-Redwood and Reuben Rose-Redwood

List of Figures
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Acknowledgements
Section I: Higher Education and the International Student Experience
Chapter 1- International Student Experiences in Higher Education
Cindyann Rose-Redwood and Reuben Rose-Redwood
Section II: International Student Experiences in the United States
Chapter 2- Self-Segregation or Global Mixing? Social Interactions and the International Student Experience
Cindyann Rose-Redwood and Reuben Rose-Redwood
Chapter 3- Academic and Cultural Experiences of Chinese Students at an American University: A Qualitative Study
Wenli Yuan
Chapter 4- American Students' Cross-Cultural Competency Skills and the International Student as an Overlooked Asset
Andrea Nelson Trice and Cindyann Rose-Redwood
Section III: International Student Experiences In The United Kingdom
Chapter 5- International Students in the UK and EU: Fluid Contexts and Identities in a Changing Europe
Catherine Montgomery and Cosmin Nada
Chapter 6- (Re)imagining the "Host": The Integration Experiences of South Asian International Students in the UK
Jodi Gregory
Chapter 7- Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Quandary for Black-African International Students Studying in the UK
Denis Hyams-Ssekasi And Elizabeth Caldwell
Section IV: International Student Experiences In Australia
Chapter 8- Loneliness and International Students: An Australian Study
Erlenawati Sawir, Simon Marginson, Ana Deumert, Chris Nyland, and Gaby Ramia
Chapter 9- The Saudi Arabian International Student Experience: From a Gender-Segregated Society to Studying in a Mixed-Gender Environment
Ahmed Alhazmi and Berenice Nyland
Chapter 10- Voices of Dissent: Unpacking the Vietnamese International Student Experience
Huong Le, Fung Kuen Koo, Rodney Arambewela, and Ambika Zutshi
Section V- International Student Experiences in Canada
Chapter 11- Transforming Diversity in Canadian Higher Education: A Dialogue of Japanese Women Graduate Students
Kimine Mayuzumi, Kyoko Motobayashi, Chikako Nagayama, and Miwa Takeuchi
Chapter 12- A "Notch in Their Belt": Racism and Caribbean University Students in Canada
Camille Hernández-Ramdwar
Chapter 13- "What Am I Doing Here?" How International Students Negotiate Transitions to Work and Permanent Status in Canada
Bianca Gomez and Morgan Poteet
About the Editors
About the Contributors
Index