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Examining the Multicultural Experiences of Chinese Graduate Students at the University of Toronto Through the Lens of Critical Multiculturalism

Jingjing Li

出版	University of Toronto, 2015
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=zJpRzwEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋

This research project investigates Chinese international students multicultural experiences. The existing literature shows that language barrier, cultural adjustment and social support are the major factors that influence international studentsâ life abroad. However, with liberal multiculturalism as the mainstream ideology, multicultural research appears to have a liberal multiculturalism tendency. In this research project, critical multiculturalism is employed as the theoretical framework to avoid the negative impacts from liberal multiculturalism. The study is based on the narratives of four Chinese international students at the University of Toronto. The results of the study show that the lack of recognition of cultural diversity, the evaluation of cultural diversity in a deficit model, failure to show empathy with students from different cultural backgrounds, the assumption of a â samenessâ among international and domestic students, and stress to assimilate into the dominant culture in the public sphere contribute to the pressure faced by international students.