“The Other Side of the Pacific”——Social construction of reality of Chinese students in the United States

Author

Su Y. McGowan, University of the PacificFollow

Date of Award

2021

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (M.A.)

Department

Communication

First Advisor

Teresa Bergman

First Committee Member

Teresa Bergman

Second Committee Member

Qingwen Dong

Third Committee Member

Graham Carpenter

Abstract

The film addresses the problem of why it is challenging for Chinese

college students to study, socialize and succeed in American universities

and how language barriers, differences in family communication,

educational systems and socialization between the United States and

China contributes to the challenges that Chinese students are facing in the

The United States. Some of the problems that Chinese students encounter are

getting worse, leading to serious mental health problems or even

Chinese students committing suicide.

Recommended Citation

McGowan, Su Y.. (2021). “The Other Side of the Pacific”——Social construction of reality of Chinese students in the United States. University of the Pacific, Thesis. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/3752