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In the opening part of the book, I provide the rationale for carrying out this research. My interest in this topic is closely related to my own experience as an international student in Canada. Like my research participants, I was also learning about the Canadian school and culture by cross-referencing them with Chinese school and culture. My research questions grew out of my lived experience in Canada and could be viewed as an entry point in getting to know the family life of Chinese immigrant students. Chinese immigrant parents are in the vantage point of observing and reflecting on the respective features of Canadian and Chinese cultures and school systems, but their voice has not reached beyond the Chinese community due to the language barrier. I feel better positioned to understand and interpret the cross-cultural experiences of these immigrant parents.

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Chi, X. (2020). Introduction. In: Cross-Cultural Experiences of Chinese Immigrant Mothers in Canada. Intercultural Reciprocal Learning in Chinese and Western Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46977-1_1

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