Eleanor Fapohunda Colloquium Series

Dr. Shan Siddiqui, “Labor Conditions, Immigration Policy, and Mental Health among Asian International Students in the U.S.”.

Over 1 million international students work in U.S. higher education—the vast majority from Asia. Little is known about the social/policy environments in which these students work and how they contribute to inequality. The current project investigates: 1) working conditions for Asian international students 2) the ways the model minority myth shapes expectations about labor output, and 3) how changing immigration policy/enforcement impacts students’ mental health. This research sheds light on an understudied group and offers implications for improving equality in higher education.