Interview with Shen Hui

Interview with Shen Hui

Shen Hui

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Interviewers

Rohan Bennett, Christian Granstrom, Peyton Pascoe

Description

Interview with Shen Hui recorded on March 25, 2024 at Forest Hills Northern High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Ms. Hui is interviewed by Forest Hills Northern High School students Rohan Bennett, Christian Granstrom, and Peyton Pascoe as a part of WMU’s Telling Our Stories: A Video Collection Celebrating AAPI Heritage. During the interview Ms. Hui discusses the following topics:

  • A brief overview of her immigration history;
  • Her English-learning journey;
  • Experiences in both Chinese and American education systems;
  • Coming to the U.S. without a plan and how she found her career path;
  • Being a professor at Van Andel;
  • The complications of coming and going to and from the U.S. on a student visa;
  • Experiences with prejudice against Chinese people and academics;
  • Encouraging students to come to the U.S. to study;
  • Differences between American and Chinese culture;
  • Reminiscing on her trips to Italy;
  • Hopes for better attitudes and ideologies toward Asians in America; and
  • Views on U.S.-China relations and ideologies.

Date of Interview

3-25-2024

Location of Interview

Grand Rapids, MI

Series

Telling Our Stories

Keywords

Asian American and Pacific Islander, Immigration, Immigrants, China

Disciplines

Asian American Studies | Asian History | Language and Literacy Education | Oral History | Secondary Education

Language

ENG

Document Type

Interview

Length of video

0:24:07

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Interview with Shen Hui

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