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Where Did All My Sweet, Shy Chinese Students Go?

The long and winding saga of the Chinese student in American colleges.
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Where Did All My Sweet, Shy Chinese Students Go?
Students walk across the Ohio State University campus in Columbus, Ohio, on Nov. 6, 2023. Megan Jelinger/AFP via Getty Images
Lucia Dunn
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I have taught economics in large American universities for over 40 years. I often taught very large classes and thus probably encountered several thousand Chinese students over the years. Some of the nicest students I have ever known were Chinese and so were some of the least nice.

Lucia Dunn
Lucia Dunn
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Lucia Dunn is professor emerita of economics at The Ohio State University, Columbus. Prof. Dunn received her Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. She was previously on the faculties of Purdue, Northwestern, and the University of Florida, Gainesville where she was the director of the Survey Program for the University of Florida Business School. Most of her published research has focused on labor market and consumer debt issues.