Consequently, the Internet has become one of the most popular media used by
immigrants, where they can electronically communicate with their family and friends in their
native countries as well as with the local people in the host countries. In an online environment,
the host social communication and the ethnic social communication are important components
that can facilitate or impede adaptation (Chen, W., 2009). Social media has a social, physical,
and cultural influence on intercultural adaptation. This study examines how Internet usage of
social media sites impacts the adaptation process for international students at a university in the
United States.
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