Interview with GB : In Transit: An Oral History Project about Crossing Borders
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- GB speaks about her time at Stanford University as an international student from Canada. While Canadian citizens do not need to have a visa interview to enter the US and enjoy a level of privilege, GB describes the enormous fear and anxiety she experienced given all the rules one needs to follow to maintain one’s legal status as an international student in the United States. GB also talks about the experience of finishing up her PhD and applying for Optional Practical Training (OPT) in the middle of the pandemic, and the challenges she faced in wrapping up her writing with limited resources. She explains how she relied on help from the Bechtel International Center at many junctures and offers a sense of the challenges faced by international students at Stanford. GB also points out the positive aspects of immigration-related processes in Canada, and compares and contrasts them with processes in the US. In terms of improving the system, she suggests borrowing from industry best practices to further automate systems and speed up document processing.
Description
| Type of resource | sound recording-nonmusical, text |
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| Extent | 1 audio file; 1 text file |
| Place | Stanford (Calif.) |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
| Date created | February 25, 2021 |
| Language | English |
| Digital origin | born digital |
Creators/Contributors
| Interviewee | GB | |
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| Creator | GB | |
| Interviewer | Jayasinghe, D. Lakmali | |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Subjects
| Subject | Students, Foreign > Canada, Western |
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| Subject | Canadian students |
| Subject | Visas > United States |
| Subject | Student passports |
| Genre | Interview |
Bibliographic information
| Conditions Governing Access | Due to the personal nature of the interviews, all content has been embargoed until at least September 2026, with some content embargoed for longer or indefinitely. All materials are restricted to users with a Stanford University ID. |
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| Transcript |
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| Finding Aid |
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| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/kx763rg4857 |
| Location | SC1581 |
| Repository | Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- The materials are open for research use and may be used freely for non-commercial purposes with an attribution. For commercial permission requests, please contact the Stanford University Archives (universityarchives@stanford.edu).
- Copyright
- Copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
Collection
In Transit: An Oral History Project about Crossing Borders
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