ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the trajectory of Dalhousie University’s engagement with international students over the last decade. Rather than treat the university in isolation from its urban setting, we consider experiences of racialization and institutional efforts aimed at internationalization in tandem with the development of racial politics in the city of Kjipuktuk (Halifax) on the eastern coast of Turtle Island (Canada). Drawing on insights from interviews with Chinese and Indian international students, this chapter highlights the gaps between internationalization at the institutional level and the lived experiences of students on and off campus within a rapidly changing and complexly contested racial milieu.
