Interview with Lily Liu : In Transit: An Oral History Project about Crossing Borders
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Lily Liu reflects on her identity as an international student and describes the process of obtaining permanent resident status in the United States. In talking about her experiences with different visas, Liu uses words such as “scary,” “stressful,” “high-stakes,” and “convoluted.” She discusses the benefits of being a Chinese citizen with permanent residency status in the US, as well as some of the challenges, including limitations on travel flexibility and career options. Speaking about possible changes to the visa process, she highlights the importance of developing accountability measures, a desire for more human interaction and assistance, and the need for transitioning to digitized forms and systems.
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 | March 5, 2021 |
| Language | English |
| Digital origin | born digital |
Creators/Contributors
| Interviewee | Liu, Lily | |
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| Creator | Liu, Lily | |
| Interviewer | Jayasinghe, D. Lakmali | |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Subjects
| Subject | Students, Foreign > China |
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| Subject | Chinese American college 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/zb500pb9803 |
| 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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