This person is a Chinese student, who is also a circular migrant between China and America. Circular migration (Miller, 341) is defined as a regular pattern of population movement between two or more places. It may occur within or between countries. She comes to the U.S. every January and August and goes back to China every December and May for vacation. This may be one of the most dominant circular migration waves in the world. China is the leading source of international students for foreign universities and colleges, and even more of its young people are preparing to go abroad to study over the next five years, according to an education policy adviser. Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference’s National Committee estimates that the number of Chinese studying abroad each year will peak at between 700,000 and 800,000. Considering China’s economic growth and rising household incomes, the annual amount of Chinese studying abroad will come to a head within five years. Studying overseas fosters a global outlook and broadens students’ minds. The Chinese government tries to promote this kind of circular migration since there will be more and more educated students coming back to devote their energy to this country. We have the visiting scholar program, which will allow thousands of students studying abroad without paying tuitions. Last year, the Chinese government also proposed and launched a regional economic strategy, The belt and Road Initiative. The Initiative will boost further opportunities for students to pursue the education in countries and regions along the routes of the initiative. As a circular migrant, I am so thrilled to have the chance touching a completely different culture. The experience will enable me to be more inclusive, and provide me with a broader range to develop.
As one of the international students in America, she is also related to institutional migrants (Miller，343). As mentioned by Professor Miller, International students face severe challenges of spatial and cultural relocation. They are at greater risk of adjustment stress than are local students. Chinese students who pursue their higher education in America benefit from the high quality of education in this country, which includes a richness and diversity of subjects, facility of research resources, and high academic standards. At the same time, they are under pressure, which results from culture shock and includes fear of failing, the language barrier, lack of class participation, homesickness, and isolation from their host culture, resulting in mental problems such as depression, frustration, and students dropping out. The negative influence of Chinese cultural values on these students in American higher education is significant, which also involves Chinese students’ dependence on their family, the Confucian middle way, the concept of “mianzi,” and filial piety. For example, plagiarism. In a lot of schools in China, it seems that they teach students by having them memorize stuff. The closer their answers are to the book, the higher the score they receive. On top of that, teachers in China seem not to enforce academic integrity as much as in the U.S. While in the U.S., copying a book or any other source without citing it is plagiarism. Many Chinese students every year are expelled or fail classes for plagiarism. Some of them don't want to write the paper, so they copy the textbook. Some of them conducted plagiarism action accidentally; they think wording their sentences like the textbook makes their sentences more correct, but they aren't intentionally cheating). International administrators would need to understand better how to assess and resolve the problems that Chinese students face, thereby minimizing cultural clash and the difficulties of acclimating to a new environment. By addressing these problems, American universities will be better able to accept the incoming multicultural students, the majority of whom are Chinese, and bridge the gap that separates them from their American counterparts to enhance the learning environment for all students.
