Interview with Anding Shen

Interview with Anding Shen

Interviewee

Anding Shen

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Interviewers

Aaron Chrenka, Summer Khan, Violet Ottenwess

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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

Length of video

0:35:46

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Interview with Anding Shen

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