Becoming American, Being Indian : An Immigrant Community in New York City / Madhulika S. Khandelwal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Khandelwal, Madhulika S., author.

Series:

The Anthropology of Contemporary Issues Series

The Anthropology of Contemporary Issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immigrants--New York (State)--New York--Social conditions.

Immigrants.

Asian Americans--New York (State)--New York--Social conditions.

Asian Americans.

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

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

East Indian Americans.

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

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

New York (N.Y.)--Social conditions.

New York (N.Y.).

New York (N.Y.)--Ethnic relations.

Queens (New York, N.Y.)--Social conditions.

Queens (New York, N.Y.).

Queens (New York, N.Y.)--Ethnic relations.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 198 p. :) ill., maps ;

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Since the 1960s the number of Indian immigrants and their descendants living in the United States has grown dramatically. During the same period, the make-up of this community has also changed-the highly educated professional elite who came to this country from the subcontinent in the 1960s has given way to a population encompassing many from the working and middle classes. In her fascinating account of Indian immigrants in New York City, Madhulika S. Khandelwal explores the ways in which their world has evolved over four decades.How did this highly diverse ethnic group form an identity and community? Drawing on her extensive interviews with immigrants, Khandelwal examines the transplanting of Indian culture onto the Manhattan and Queens landscapes. She considers festivals and media, food and dress, religious activities of followers of different faiths, work and class, gender and generational differences, and the emergence of a variety of associations.Khandelwal analyzes how this growing ethnic community has gradually become "more Indian," with a stronger religious focus, larger family networks, and increasingly traditional marriage patterns. She discusses as well the ways in which the American experience has altered the lives of her subjects.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Introduction

[I]. The Landscape of South Asian New York

[2]. Transplanting Indian Culture

[3]. Worship and Community

[4]. Building Careers, Encountering Class

[5]. Famlly and Gender

[6]. Elders and Youth

[7]. The Evolution of South Asian Organizations

Notes

References

Index

The Anthropology of Contemporary Issues

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781501722028

1501722026

OCLC:

1080552009