Face, Identity, Nationalism and Internationalism
Location
Session 4 Presentations - Linguistic & Ethnic Diversity
Proposal Track
Research Project
Session Format
Presentation
Abstract
Physical appearance (face) is one representation of identity entailing where we come from (nation). I love China and U.S, however, as an exile in-between (He, 2003, 2007, 2010 & 2013), my panic began with the trade war and the outbreaks of COVID-19. Increasingly intense relation between the two countries makes me nervous, fear, and trauma.
Blind nationalism leads to hatred, such as BLM and Anti-Asian racism. I fear of being deported from the U. S. without finishing my degree due to the rules on July 6, 2020. I am worried that my Asian fellows might be attacked again somewhere in this country; I am also concerned that my six-year-old son would be isolated from his friends because he wears a mask. My Asian fellows, my son and I are all innocent, but we are undertaking the unnecessary but avoidable outcomes, because we are other people’s children (Delpit, 1995). The stress and trauma of exiles-in between like us need to be recognized for better social emotional learning. Racism is a disease, hatred society, our body, mind, and soul need educating and healing. So do our faces! 21st century is an era of nationalism and internationalism, rather than versus!
Keywords
identity, nationalism, internationalism, trauma, social emotional
Professional Bio
I am a doctoral candidate in curriculum studies and an international student who works as a doctoral fellow in department of Curriculum Studies, Foundation and Readings at Georgia Southern University, and also works on my dissertation writing with a focus on educational experience of international students in the U.S. South. I had my Bachelor’s degree in English Education and Master’s in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics (majoring in Translation Theory and Practice). I had been teaching English in a university back in China for more than 15 years and three years of teaching Chinese at the Department of Foreign Languages in Georgia Southern from 2016 till 2019. I had been working for Dr. Ming Fang He on the Journal of Educational Studies as an editorial assistant since fall 2019.
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Recommended Citation
Li, Ru, "Face, Identity, Nationalism and Internationalism" (2021). Georgia Educational Research Association Conference. 66.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gera/2021/2021/66
Face, Identity, Nationalism and Internationalism
Session 4 Presentations - Linguistic & Ethnic Diversity
Physical appearance (face) is one representation of identity entailing where we come from (nation). I love China and U.S, however, as an exile in-between (He, 2003, 2007, 2010 & 2013), my panic began with the trade war and the outbreaks of COVID-19. Increasingly intense relation between the two countries makes me nervous, fear, and trauma.
Blind nationalism leads to hatred, such as BLM and Anti-Asian racism. I fear of being deported from the U. S. without finishing my degree due to the rules on July 6, 2020. I am worried that my Asian fellows might be attacked again somewhere in this country; I am also concerned that my six-year-old son would be isolated from his friends because he wears a mask. My Asian fellows, my son and I are all innocent, but we are undertaking the unnecessary but avoidable outcomes, because we are other people’s children (Delpit, 1995). The stress and trauma of exiles-in between like us need to be recognized for better social emotional learning. Racism is a disease, hatred society, our body, mind, and soul need educating and healing. So do our faces! 21st century is an era of nationalism and internationalism, rather than versus!
