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Subject: 2015 Undergraduate Rhetoric Conference Request

 

Dear Convention Committee:

My name is Lisa Zhao. I am taking RHET102 with Mary Hays this semester. I am interested in participating in this year’s undergraduate rhetoric conference, and present my research result to people. The working thesis of my research paper is “Asian International Students: Mental Stress Is Serious” I will mainly about four main stressors Asian international college students have, and possible ways to improve the situation. Here are some examples of my resources in MLA format:

Iwamoto, Derek Kenji, and Liu William Ming. “The Impact Of Racial Identity, Ethnic Identity, Asian Values, And Race-Related Stress On Asian Americans And Asian International College Students’ Psychological Well-Being.” Journal Of Counseling Psychology 57.1 (2010): 79-91. Academic Search Complete. Web. 9 Mar. 2015.

“Living Life In Two Worlds: Acculturative Stress Among Asian International Graduate Student Parents And Spouses.” Journal Of Comparative Family Studies 42.4 (2011): 455-478. Academic Search Complete. Web. 27 Feb. 2015.

Nilsson, Johanna E., et al. “The Relationships Among Perfectionism, Acculturation, And Stress In Asian International Students.” Journal Of College Counseling 11.2 (2008): 147-158. Academic Search Complete. Web. 27 Feb. 2015.

Park, Namkee, Hayeon Song, and Kwan Min Lee. “Social Networking Sites And Other Media Use, Acculturation Stress, And Psychological Well-Being Among East Asian College Students In The United States.” Computers In Human Behavior 36.(2014): 138-146. Academic Search Complete. Web. 8 Mar. 2015.

I will be available any time from 3-6PM on May 1st. I prefer to present my research in a poster form.

Thank you for your time and consideration. I really hope I can get this valuable opportunity. Looking forward to hear back from you soon.

 

Best,

Lisa Zhao

 

* The four MLA citations should be in hanging format. Due to the limitation of editing ability of this website, I cannot type them in correct format. Please be aware of the fact. Thanks!