A Post/Decolonial View of Race and Identity Through the Narratives of U.S. International Students from the Global South

Using postcolonial and decolonial theory as a framework, this study focuses on the lived experiences of international students of color entering the United States for the first time in their lives from the global South. Our goal was to understand how they communicate/perform their dis/located identities in relation to “race” when immersed for the first time in a White settler society context. Findings from this qualitative study underscore discomfort with U.S.-centric race logics, production of ambiguity in relation to identity and race, and the growth of compassion for cultural Others as a result of becoming racial Other. The decolonial implications of such dis-identification with U.S. colonial race categories are discussed.     

如何解决独立学院大一新生适应性问题

大学是人生发展的关键时期,也是人生观、世界观和价值观形成的关键时间.成功的大学是人生成功的一半,而成功的大一是成功大学的一半.但是在大一新生进校后,面对陌生的环境,陌生的同学和陌生的生活方式,学习方式,很多同学不同程度、不同方面表现出不适应.老师和同学都应该积极重视,调整心态,正确面对理想和现实的落差,正识自我,找准目标,积极适应大学生活.     

Reading The Waterfall as a Female Bildungsroman

British novelist Margaret Drabble’s The Waterfall can be interpreted as a female Bildungsroman. This essay attempts to explore how the protagonist’s identity problem is finally resolved through the analysis of the characteristics and elements of female Bildungsroman as reflected in TheWaterfall.     

南诏大理国时期白族文化认同教育的特征探析简

南诏大理国时期白族文化认同呈现出开放性与民族性的辩证统一,形成这一文化认同个性的白族教育具有以下特征：“开放、包容”的教育人文环境;“儒、释、道、‘土’”兼具的多元教育内容;“释儒”结合的交融教育形式;制度教育与习俗教育并存的教育形态。     

城市形象视觉识别系统对广府古城文化产业发展的影响

城市形象识别系统是城市文化的重要载体,对城市文化的塑造与传播起着重要的作用。城市视觉识别系统是通过具体的视觉化手段,有组织、有计划、有条理地传达城市理念。把城市视觉识别系统应用于广府古城的文化产业开发将会有深远的意义。     

Finding Home in Migration: Montagnard Refugees and Post-Migration Identity

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This essay examines post-migration identity of the Montagnard men who came to the United States as refugees. In particular, given the salience of home to identity, interview participants' notions of home space are explored. Findings are discussed first in terms of emotional, relational, sociocultural and political significance of home spaces that were identified by the participants. Then, the articulations of home are discussed in terms of implications they have for the current post-migration theories of cross-cultural adaptation and diaspora. The Montagnard men's experiences with and views of home shed light on applicability and limitations of the theories.     

The Effects of Gender and Power Distance on Nonverbal Immediacy in Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Power Conditions: A Cross-Cultural Study of Classrooms and Friendships

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This essay examines the relationship between globalization and the diasporic movements of cultural groups as manifested in their communication practices of identity. I argue that diasporic groups dynamically reconstitute their understandings of cultural tradition, authenticity, and identity in line with their diasporic contexts and experiences. I frame my argument around two different diasporic Pacific Islander groups Tongans and Hawaiians—each situated in a particular kind of diasporic/global movement with specific historical, political, and economic dimensions. Qualitative in-depth interviews were conducted with each of these groups in this study.     

Stages and Transitions of Relational Identity Formation in Intercultural Friendship: Implications for Identity Management Theory

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In light of identity management theory (IMT), this research seeks to uncover the stages and transitions that explain the process of relational identity formation within intercultural friendships. Three stages (i.e., initial encounter, interaction, and involvement) and two transition phases emerged within the intercultural friendships of this research. This study concludes that while IMT contributes to our understanding of the process of intercultural relationship formation, it overlooks how intercultural relationships transition from one stage to another and the influences of networks and a third cultural context.     

Attracting solutions in crowdsourcing contests: The role of knowledge distance,identity disclosure,and seeker status

We investigate in the context of crowdsourcing how seekers can increase open innovation performance, measured as received solver attention, by making two strategic decisions: selecting innovation tasks that are well suited for crowdsourcing and choosing between the potentials of status signalling through identity disclosure versus enjoying the benefits of anonymity. Drawing on uncertainty reduction theory, we suggest that a well-articulated problem statement reduces uncertainties of potential solvers and increases their willingness to participate. We argue that the ability of seekers to draft high-quality problem statements depends on the distance between the problem domain and their current knowledge stock. An analysis of 637 crowdsourcing projects finds that problem-seeker knowledge distance and received solver attention are curvilinear related such that moderate levels of knowledge distance maximize solver participation. However, high-status seekers who engage in identity-based status signalling are able to benefit from crowdsourcing across all levels of problem-seeker knowledge distance.