Interview with Anding Shen
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Interviewers
Aaron Chrenka, Summer Khan, Violet Ottenwess
Description
Interview with Anding Shen recorded on April 10, 2023 at Forest Hills Northern High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Anding Shen is interviewed by Forest Hills Northern High School students Aaron Chrenka, Summer Khan, and Violet Ottenwess as a part of WMU’s Telling Our Stories: A Video Collection Celebrating AAPI Heritage. During the interview Anding Shen discusses the following topics:
- being an exchange student in the U.S. for her senior year of high school;
- deciding to pursue her Ph.D.;
- her struggle to assimilate to the life and culture of the U.S.;
- experience with host families;
- taking a job at Calvin College; and
- pursuing citizenship.
Date of Interview
4-10-2023
Location of Interview
Grand Rapids, MI
Series
Telling Our Stories
Keywords
Asian American and Pacific Islander, Immigration, Immigrants, China
Disciplines
Asian American Studies | Language and Literacy Education | Oral History
Language
ENG
Document Type
Interview
Recommended Citation
Shen, Anding, "Interview with Anding Shen" (2023). Telling Our Stories: A Video Collection Celebrating AAPI Heritage. 8.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/our-stories-aapi/8
Length of video
0:35:46
Length of video log
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