Seeking the common dreams between the worlds : stories of Chinese immigrant faculty in North American higher education

• Other Authors: Wang, Yan (Professor of education) (Editor), Zhao, Yali (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2013]
• Subjects: Chinese American college teachers.; Chinese Americans > Social conditions.; Chinese Americans > Ethnic identity.; Chinese > United States.; Education > Schools > Levels > Higher.; Education.; Higher education, tertiary education.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806613595
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-62396-354-5
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 255 pages)

This is the first book that probes the lived experiences of Chinese immigrant faculty in North American higher education institutions: their struggles, challenges, successes, etc. It explores how their past experiences in China have shaped who they are now, what they do and how they pursue their tea...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• List of contributors
• Introduction: Reseeking dreams and the lived experience of Chinese immigrant faculty / Yan Wang and Yali Zhao
• Part I. Reflection on teaching and learning
• Chapter 2. Walking between two worlds: My cross-cultural experience in academia / Hong Wang
• Chapter 3. Sweet potatoes: A great education by accident / Yong Zhao
• Part II. Revelation in two worlds
• Chapter 4. A journey of self-discovery: From China to the United States / Tiantian Zheng
• Chapter 5. A professor's revelation: From China to the United States / Linda Wang
• Chapter 6. Discovering the third history in America: From self history to other history and the grand history / Chuxiong Wei
• Part III. Building cultural bridges
• Chapter 7. Straddling multiple culture worlds and promoting cross-cultural understanding as a social science educator / Yali Zhao
• Chapter 8. A personal journey of cultural evolution and professional transformation / Binbin Jiang
• Part IV. Moving forward steadfast and undauntedly
• Chapter 9. Overcoming roadblocks on my cross-cultural journey / Lin Lin
• Chapter 10. A journey across the nations to make a life / Ronghua Ouyang
• Part V. Returning to the roots
• Chapter 11. Longing, seeking, and learning: A voyage of departure and return / Yan Wang
• Chapter 12. An almost circular journey / Qin Jin (Junda Lin)
• Chapter 13. Multiple paths and common dreams: Chinese immigrant faculty in North America / Yan Wang and Yali Zhao.