International, Female, First-Generation Scholars' Resilience and Search for Love

Abstract

Imagine yourself as an international, female student. As the first in your family to attend college, you have high hopes for your future. You know it's going to take work––not just to excel in your studies, but to overcome the social, institutional, and familial pressures and inequalities you encounter every day. Despite it all, however, you remain driven to achieve your dreams, and, in the end, that's exactly what you do. This is the experience Marty authentically represents through a comparative analysis of two international, female, first-gen scholars. Advancing an argument for the power of "anxiety-ridden resilience," Marty explores the unstoppable nature of first-gen women in higher education around the globe.