Becoming American, being Indian: an immigrant community in New York City

Name: Becoming American, being Indian: an immigrant community in New York City
Author: Khandelwal, Madhulika S.

Khandelwal, Madhulika S.

Becoming American, being Indian: an immigrant community in New York City

Permanent Link(s)

https://hdl.handle.net/1813/112312

Collections

Race & Ethnicity

Author

Khandelwal, Madhulika S.

Abstract

Since the 1960s the number of Indian immigrants and their descendants living in the United States has grown dramatically. Madhulika S. Khandelwal explores the ways in which their world has evolved over four decades.

Journal / Series

Anthropology of contemporary issues

Description

Contents: Ch. 1. The Landscape of South Asian New York -- Ch. 2. Transplanting Indian Culture -- Ch. 3. Worship and Community -- Ch. 4. Building Careers, Encountering Class -- Ch. 5. Family and Gender -- Ch. 6. Elders and Youth -- Ch. 7. The Evolution of South Asian Organizations.

Date Issued

2002

Publisher

Cornell University Press

Keywords

East Indian Americans--New York (State)--New York--Ethnic identity

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East Indian Americans--Cultural assimilation--New York (State)--New York

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East Indian Americans--New York (State)--New York--Social conditions

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Asian Americans--New York (State)--New York--Ethnic identity