@article{oai:tsukuba.repo.nii.ac.jp:00041848,
 author = {HOMMADOVA, Anya},
 journal = {国際日本研究, Journal of International and advanced Japanese studies},
 month = {Feb},
 note = {There is a growing population of international students in the U.S. and although previously only elite or scholastically advanced students were able to study abroad, this experience is now becoming more accessible to a more diverse population. As this new demographic grows, questions arise on how to make the experience for international students in the U.S. more positive and less stressful. Asian students make up the largest demographic of students studying in U.S., and though there is a plethora of literature on Asian students studying in major cities in U.S., researchers have somewhat neglected the experiences of students in rural areas. This study looks at the process of cultural adjustment through ethnographic inquiry, exploring the process of adaptation through five phases of adjustment. Utilizing an ethnographic approach, one year of fieldwork was undertaken at a small-sized university in the rural U.S. The researcher examined the lives of 38 students from East Asia through observations, interviews, open-ended surveys, and other means. The students’ interactions with the local population are analyzed using the Interpersonal Adaptation Theory. Practical suggestions were made based on the students’ experiences and reflections on possible ways for sojourners to not only adjust, but to integrate into the local culture.},
 pages = {171--192},
 title = {<Article>Phases of Cultural Adjustment of East Asian Students : Intercultural Communication and Integration into American Culture},
 volume = {9},
 year = {2017}
}