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| Chinese Students Studying in the USA in the New generation: Influence, Characteristics and Trend |
| LINGHU Ping |
| History Department, Truman State University, the US |
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Abstract By analyzing interviews with Chinese students studying in the United States, local students in the United States, faculty and staff of American colleges and universities, and parents of Chinese students studying in the United States, data reports from official institutions and private research think tanks in China and the United States, and the observation reports of Chinese and English newspapers and magazines as well as the research papers published in Chinese and English academic journals, we can find that the new generation of Chinese students studying in the USA are different from previous Chinese overseas students. The new generation of Chinese students studying in the USA is financially well-off, familiar with American pop culture, adept at the application of network software, and attaches importance to social media and practical disciplines and knowledge. Due to its large number, the new generation is more patchy than previous generations. Due to the political, economic and cultural changes and development of China and the world, the new generation of Chinese students studying in the USA are more complex and multifaceted than previous overseas students. They have many new characteristics in college and after graduation. For example, they often switch majors during schooling period, and they have a wider variety of choices of employment upon graduation. Therefore, when they go job hunting, they should put efforts in various aspects such as getting American qualification certificates, grasping opportunities presented by “the Belt and Road Initiative”, gaining bonus points for overseas work experience, and engaging in “beneficial” social activities. Through observing and evaluating the characteristics and development trend of the new generation of Chinese students in the United States, we hope to draw lessons and experience from the study, and put forward suggestions for the perceptions and practices of Chinese overseas students.
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Received: 20 July 2018
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