Contours of the heart : South Asians map North America / edited by Sunaina Maira and Rajini Srikanth.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Maira, Sunaina, 1969-

Srikanth, Rajini.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

South Asians--United States--Social conditions.

South Asians.

South Asians--Canada--Social conditions.

Social conditions.

Canada.

United States.

Physical Description:

xxi, 480 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm

Other Title:

South Asians map North America

Place of Publication:

New York : Asian American Writers' Workshop : Distributed by Rutgers University Press, [1996]

Summary:

This book comes at a critical time in the history of South Asians in North America. As the number of South Asian immigrants increases in the United. States and Canada, a familiar tension has been the immigrant conflict between home as a physical site in North America and home as an emotional concept tied to the ancestral country, and the second generation's questioning of both notions. This anthology critically explores this familiar tension and the concept of "home". It focuses on the transformative experiences that lead individuals to declare or reject new forms of belonging in North America. Setting up "home" may require contesting existing roles, inventing hybrid identities, or seeking social and political change. The anthology challenges undifferentiated, stereotypical images of South Asians in North America, portraying instead the subtleties of their varied, sometimes invisible experiences. It includes fiction, poetry, essays, and photography.

ISBN:

1889876003

OCLC:

36565875