Journal
JOURNAL OF DIVERSITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Volume 16, Issue 3, Pages 284-296Publisher
EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING FOUNDATION-AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1037/dhe0000343
Keywords
COVID-19; international students; students of color; racism; discrimination
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Using neoracism as a theoretical framework, this study examined international students' experiences of racism and racial discrimination during COVID-19 in the U.S. Through virtual focus group interviews, three key themes were identified: explicit discrimination and fear of threats, feelings of being unwelcome and unsafe, and the tensions between relief and isolation during quarantine. Implications for supporting international students were discussed.
Using neoracism (Lee & Rice, 2007) as a theoretical framework, this study explored international students' experiences, challenges, and perceptions of racism and racial discrimination during COVID-19 in the U.S. By conducting three virtual focus group interviews with 18 international students in total, we identified three key themes that encapsulated participants' challenges and experiences of perceived racism: perceptions of racism-explicit discrimination and fear of threats, feelings of being unwelcome and unsafe, and two faces of quarantine-navigating tensions of relief and isolation. Implications for research and practice to support international students are discussed.
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