Interview with Irene Alisjahbana : In Transit: An Oral History Project about Crossing Borders
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Irene Alisjahbana speaks about her experience of being an international student at Stanford University and the process of adjusting to a new culture when she first arrived in the US. She also describes her experiences of traveling during the pandemic to visit her family in Indonesia, her views of the proposed visa rules and restrictions related to international students that came out in 2020, and the uncertainty she experienced as an international student during the pandemic. She speaks about her volunteer work that focuses on helping international students, and offers advice to other students applying for visas. Additionally, she explains the process of applying for the American visa in Indonesia, including the long lines that start forming at about 6:00 a.m. to enter the American Embassy and the tight security that applicants must go through when entering the Embassy premises. She identifies the visa process as “complex,” “stressful,” and “expensive.”
Description
| Type of resource | sound recording-nonmusical, text, still image |
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| Extent | 1 audio file; 1 text file; 1 photograph |
| Place | Stanford (Calif.) |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
| Date created | February 4, 2021 |
| Language | English |
| Digital origin | born digital |
Creators/Contributors
| Interviewee | Alisjahbana, Irene | |
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| Creator | Alisjahbana, Irene | |
| Interviewer | Jayasinghe, D. Lakmali | |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Subjects
| Subject | Students, Foreign > Indonesia |
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| Subject | Indonesian 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/yf357gt3811 |
| 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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