| Informant | Country | Language | Years in US | Age learned English | Other countries | Education |
| Angela | Greece | Greek | 13 (3 in Greece) 2 | In kindergarten | BA English (concentration in Creative Writing); Minor Business | |
| Anna | Russia | Russian | 1 | 10; school | N/A | Undergrad in Sociology |
| Ayesha | Pakistan | Urdu | 6 | 4; montessori | N/A | BA Commerce; Undergrad Accounting |
| Cheryl | Singapore | Chinese | BA Mass Communication; MA Instruct’l Technol; CentAsiaSpecEconCoop | |||
| Diana | Colombia | Spanish | 2 | 8; school | N/A | Grad Counseling |
| Efrata | Ethiopia/Russia | Amharic/Russian | 6 | 10; school | Ethiopia 3; Russia 10 | Undergrad in Russian Studies and Global Affairs |
| Haifeng | China | Chinese | 2 | 10; school | N/A | BS Engineering; MA Mngmt Sc; PhD candidate PubPol |
| Hanyan | China | Chinese | 3 | 13; school | N/A | Undergrad in Nursing |
| Ignacio | Spain | Spanish | 2 | 6; school | France;1yr | Exchange student (Law/Govt/PoliSci) |
| Kanishka | Sri Lanka | Sinhalese | 4 | From birth in family | Nigeria;2 yrs | Law from Sri Lanka; MA in Intn’tl Relations; PhD candidate PubPol |
| Karimatu | Nigeria | Hausa | 9 | 6; school (first grade) | N/A | Undergrad Health System Management |
| Kumiko | Japan | Japanese | BS; MS; PhD Psychology | |||
| Luis H. B. | Chile | Spanish | 4 months | 5; in school | Switzerland;1or7? | Undergrad in Business |
| Luis M. G.N. | Peru | Spanish | 8 | 3 or 4; through father | El Salvador1; Bangladesh3; Philippines4; Bolivia2 | Undergrad in Global Affairs |
| Malak | Saudi Arabia | Arabic | BA; MA Public Admin | |||
| Minh | Vietnam | Vietnamese/French | Undergrad in Biochemistry | |||
| Minhee | S. Korea | Korean | BA Philosophy; MA Arts Administration | |||
| Monique | Rwanda | Kinyarwanda/French | 7 | 15; social | Ivory Coast3; France 6months | Undergrad in Conflict Analysis / Resolution |
| Sandarshi | Sri Lanka | Sinhalese | Assistant Director, Office of Intern’tl Programs and Services | |||
| Shen-Shyang | Singapore | Chinese | BSC; MSC; PhD Computer Science | |||
| Somkuan | Thailand | Thai | BA English; MA Applied Linguistics | |||
| Sri | India | Telugu/Hindi | BA History / PoliSci; MA Archeology; MAIS Interdisciplinary Anthro | |||
| Ting | China | Chinese | BA | |||
| Tonka | Bulgaria | Bulgarian | 4 | 10; school | N/A | Undergrad in Government and Intern’tl Relations |
| Yoon | S. Korea | Korean | 4 | 8; school | Singapore; 5 when very young | Communication |
| Ying | China | Chinese | Institutional Assessment |
Background information for informants:
Our informants have been in the US between 1-9 years. Most learned English in school at the elementary level. Approximately half of those who reported this information indicated that they have lived in countries other than their home country and the US, while the others have only lived in their home country and the US.