Always an Academic Immigrant

"This pioneer journey by Dafna Lemish—half research, half reflexive memoir—highlights private struggles and invaluable contributions of migrant academics to American, European, Australian, and other 'Western' universities as professors and researchers. Outsiders socialized in non-Western contexts, academic immigrants introduce alternative agendas and new insights on old issues. Unable to fully assimilate, they often challenge and 'shake' the established paradigms and mindsets among their colleagues and students alike. This is an equally exciting read for academics in the fields of immigration and higher education and broad audiences interested in intellectual diversity and intercultural dialogue." ~Larissa Remennick, author of Russian Jews on Three Continents: Identity, Integration, and Conflict

"This book is a tour de force on migrant scholars, a critical and understudied topic. Lemish deftly weaves personal narratives from an impressive set of interviews with perceptive observations and arguments. It powerfully shows why 'the personal is intellectual and political' and reveals its impact on personal lives and scholarship. A must-read for anyone interested in academic globalization." ~Silvio Waisbord, professor of media and public affairs at The George Washington University