Rebekah Nathan's Differences: What American Students Think About International Students

Differences: What American Students think about International Students

Recent years have witnessed more and more international students study in the United States. From my personal experience as an international student, I recognized the differences in culture between the international students and the American students. Likewise, a Rebekah Nathan’s chapter, “As Others See Us,” demonstrates that how an international student as minorities see American students. Nathan, a professor who goes undercover as a student in her university, conducts an ethnographic study to examine the interaction between American students and international students. Nathan shows how international students have problems with American students because American students tend to form superficial relationship. This is because American students do not express the close relationship within family and friends. Moreover, international students have a difficult time making friends because American only seems care about themselves, they do not seem to care about the rest of the world. Nathan claims that international students usually stay within their own ethnic group is valid. However, Nathan claims that Americans do not make the effort to make friends with international

However, her opinion that the American does not try to know other ethics group is not valid. As my personal experience, I know many Chinese students that spend time with Chinese students. They still have American friends. But, in daily life we almost walk and study with Chinese student. Thus, I think that Nathan’s claim is valid. Moreover, one of the reason why there is a difference between Nathan’s finding and mine is because Nathan only interview thirteen international students’ experience. It is not enough evidence. You cannot make a claim only in thirteen students. She does not gather information from American students. It is not effective as