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The South Asian Americans Karen Isaksen Leonard
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks E184.S69 L36 1997
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Leonard, Karen Isaksen, 1939-
- Series:
- New Americans (Westport, Conn.)
- The new Americans, 1092-6364
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Immigrants--United States.
- Immigrants.
- South Asian Americans.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 193 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1997.
- Contents:
- South Asian civilizations
- Religion and society
- Early South Asian immigrants, 1900-1947
- Religion and politics
- Dating and marriage
- The new South Asian immigrants
- Political and social organizations
- South Asian religions in America
- Cultural transitions: continuity and change
- Music, dance, and poetry
- Food, fashion, and yoga
- Keeping the family together
- Family issues
- Adolescence
- Making marriages
- Weddings.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-188) and index.
- Local Notes:
- The Balch Institute Library and Archives
- ISBN:
- 0313297886 (alk. paper)
- OCLC:
- 36327342
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