Open AccessUnsilencing the Migratory Grief of International Students
Author(s) -
Asuka Ichikawa
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of international students
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.47
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2166-3750
pISSN - 2162-3104
DOI - 10.32674/jis.v11i4.3032
Subject(s) - grief , narrative , relevance (law) , psychology , pandemic , covid-19 , pedagogy , psychotherapist , political science , medicine , linguistics , philosophy , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law
This reflective essay explores the experience of international students’ migratory grief. Through a personal narrative, it describes the tendency among Asian international students to withhold help-seeking and transnational challenges that further complicate the grieving process among international students. Anticipating its relevance with the campus reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic, the article highlights the need for higher education institutions to foster an evidence-based and culturally-informed grief support.