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Get Ready to Be Confused: Understanding the Effects of Racialization on African International Students' Identity

Sun, April 16, 11:40am to 1:10pm CDT (11:40am to 1:10pm CDT), Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk, Floor: Level 4, Sheraton Ballroom IV and V

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The growing African demand for education in the US raises the need for further examination of the psychosocial educational experiences of African international students. This qualitative work-in-progress aims understand the lived experiences of Black African international students as they undergo racialization in the US while drawing attention to the implications on self-identity.

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