ABSTRACT
This chapter continues to explore the various meanings of Minzu while describing the influence that Minzu educational contexts can have on ‘outsiders’, that is, international students at an ethnic-minority serving institution in China. The concept of superdiversity is used to problematize the students’ experiences - a popular concept rarely used to discuss the context of China, especially in relation to Minzu. A group of 17 international students were interviewed to find out how their stay at a Minzu university increased both their intercultural awareness and knowledge of the diversity of China. The interview analysis reveals that, although the students did not meet or interact with many Minzu students on campus, their critical awareness of Chinese interculturality was raised. One student appeared to be very active in terms of Minzu encounters. For the students from countries across the border from China, their experience at a Minzu university helped them reflect on their own identity as a ‘minority’ and/or member of the ‘majority’ in China and back in their country.
