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Interview with 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
Recommended Citation
Hui, Shen, "Interview with Shen Hui" (2024). Telling Our Stories: A Video Collection Celebrating AAPI Heritage. 7.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/our-stories-aapi/7
Length of video
0:24:07
Length of video log
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