Abstract
The everyday lives of international graduate students are often assumed to be similar to their American-born colleagues and therefore rendered invisible. In a post-9/11 America, juggling various uncertainties including social conservatism in small college towns and immigration restrictions on employment can truly test the limits of an international graduate student’s sanity. However, student resources including international student groups can provide the space for a more comfortable dialogue between them and their American peers as well as among international students. This essay highlights some of the issues I have faced as an Indian graduate student, and provides pointers for other international students in coping with stresses and maintaining sanity. As we solemnly mark the tenth year anniversary of the September 11th attacks, this essay is dedicated to all those international students who have lived through these painful yet transformative years.
Recommended Citation
Subanthore, Aswin
(2011)
"Graduate Student Life in a Post-9/11 World: An Indian Graduate Student's Reflection in Finding Sanity and Staying with it,"
The Geographical Bulletin: Vol. 52:
Iss.
2, Article 10.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/thegeographicalbulletin/vol52/iss2/10