Suburban Sahibs : three immigrant families and their passage from India to America /

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"This book sheds new light on the pursuit of the American dream for the estimated 1.7 million Indians living in the United States. Suburban Sahibs delves into how immigration has altered the American suburb, and how the suburb, in turn, has altered the immigrant." "America has long be...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kalita, S. Mitra, 1976-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2003.
Temas:
East Indian Americans > New Jersey > Middlesex County > Social conditions.
East Indian Americans > Cultural assimilation > New Jersey > Middlesex County.
East Indian Americans > New Jersey > Middlesex County > Biography.
Immigrants > New Jersey > Middlesex County > Social conditions.
Immigrants > New Jersey > Middlesex County > Biography.
Asian American families > New Jersey > Middlesex County > Case studies.
Suburban life > New Jersey > Middlesex County > Case studies.
Américains d'origine indienne > New Jersey > Middlesex (Comté) > Conditions sociales.
Américains d'origine indienne > Acculturation > New Jersey > Middlesex (Comté)
Américains d'origine indienne > New Jersey > Middlesex (Comté) > Biographies.
Familles américaines d'origine asiatique > New Jersey > Middlesex (Comté) > Études de cas.
Vie de la banlieue > New Jersey > Middlesex (Comté) > Études de cas.
REFERENCE > Genealogy & Heraldry.
Asian American families
East Indian Americans
East Indian Americans > Cultural assimilation
East Indian Americans > Social conditions
Emigration and immigration
Ethnic relations
Immigrants
Immigrants > Social conditions
Suburban life
New Jersey > Emigration and immigration > Case studies.
India > Emigration and immigration > Case studies.
Middlesex County (N.J.) > Ethnic relations.
New Jersey > Émigration et immigration > Études de cas.
India
New Jersey
New Jersey > Middlesex County
Humaniora > Historie.
Biographies
Case studies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Prologue: A New Year
  • Chapter 1: Deported from Home
  • Chapter 2: The Patels' Journey
  • Chapter 3: A Gold-Paved Entry
  • Chapter 4: Exercising Rights
  • Chapter 5: Wanting More
  • Chapter 6: Shaky Ground
  • Chapter 7: Destructive Times
  • Chapter 8: Standing Room Only
  • Chapter 9: Downturns
  • Chapter 10: Under a Mango Tree
  • Chapter 11: Meeting Elephants
  • Chapter 12: Farewells
  • Chapter 13: The Festival Family
  • Chapter 14: Classified
  • Chapter 15: The Victor
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • About the Author.

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