Asian international students comprise more than 10% of enrollments at predominantly White institutions of higher education (PW-IHE) in the United States and are primarily enrolled at research IHE (Institute for International Education, 1999). They face cross cultural problems while studying at PW-IHE and communication difficulties often due to a lack of English proficiency. International students often face financial issues while attending graduate school at PW-IHE. This is compounded because they are not eligible for support from U.S. federal funding programs. Asian international students are more often dissatisfied with their experiences on PW-IHE campuses than other groups (Bennett & Okinaka, 1990 ). This study used an explanatory (holistic) multiple case study design (Yin, 2003). The principle premise of case study method is to better understand some complex social phenomena—while retaining the holistic and meaningful particularities of real-life circumstances (Yin, 2003). In this study, the purpose was to describe and explain Asian international doctoral students' assimilation into Adapted Physical Activity graduate programs while attending PW-IHE within the Big Ten Conference.In this study, a nomination process was used (Yin, 2003). The nomination process consisted of collecting relevant information (Asian international doctoral students) about Adapted Physical Activity programs at Big Ten Conference (Yin, 2003). Total 7 participants from APA programs at The Ohio Sate University and Indiana University were nominated and selected for this study. A demographic questionnaire “Survey on Doctoral Education and Career Preparation” (Gold & Dore, 2001) and a consent form (agreement of participation form) were mailed to each participant's address. Open-ended focused interviews (between 60-90 minutes) were conducted. A combining of the interview questionnaires developed by Lewis et al. (2004) and Gonzalez et al. (2001) was used in this study. Each student was asked to choose the language of his/her preference from either English or his/her native language. All participants preferred to use English during the interview. All interview responses from the students were audio taped. Constant comparative analysis (Glaser & Strauss, 1967) and cross case analysis (Miles & Huberman,1994) were used for examining and refining variations in emergent. From a constant comparison analysis (Glaser & Strauss, 1967) and a cross case analysis (Miles & Huberman, 1994)identifiable and emergent themes were: (a) socio economical assimilation within APA doctoral programs, (b) academic assimilation within research and course works, and (c) language assimilation within communication with other students and faculty members from APA doctoral programs. Keyword(s): adapted physical activity, college level issues, multiculturalism/cultural diversity