Constant scrutiny, vigilance, and self-talk: The burdens of linguistic racism for international students at a predominantly white institution

Gengqi Xiao, Jing Yu, Hailing Wang, Doctoral Program in Second Language Acquisition, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin

Ethnicities

Published online on June 23, 2026

Abstract

Ethnicities, Ahead of Print.
This article examines how linguistic racism shapes the emotional and institutional experiences of international students at a predominantly white university in the United States. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with 24 students from Asia, Latin ...