ABSTRACT
Increasing transnational migration has invalidated the assumption that people will live all their lives in one place, within fixed national borders, following one set of national and cultural norms. Autoethnography involves analyzing personal experience to make sense of cultural experience and challenges universal, canonical narratives often yielded by sterile, objective, impartial scientific research. Autoethnography also communicates real and lived experiences to broader audiences than traditional academic writing through the use of engaging, evocative, relatable personal narratives, accompanied by in-depth analysis. The United States is the chief destination for international students worldwide, and attracting international students is central to the internationalization strategies of many US universities. The term “academic apartheid” refers to the peripheral, expendable role of international faculty at Japanese universities.
