The immigration and settlement of Asian Indians in Phoenix, Arizona, 1965-2011 : ethnic pride vs. racial discrimination in the suburbs /

A sociological examination of the immigration patterns of Asian Indians to the suburbs Phoenix, Arizona from 1965 to the present. It explores their housing patterns, as well as methods of overcoming racial, ethnic, and class barriers to their acceptance as American citizens, while also trying to hol...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Skop, Emily
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lewiston, NY : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2012.
Temas:
East Indians > Arizona > Phoenix.
Indiens (Habitants de l'Inde) > Arizona > Phoenix.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
East Indians
Ethnic relations
Phoenix (Ariz.) > Ethnic relations.
Arizona > Phoenix
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction ; Theorizing migrant communities ; The organization of the book
  • Chapter 2. Passage from India : migration to the United States ; Numbers ; Diversity ; Geography ; "Invisibility" ; Conclusion
  • Chapter 3. Creating Phoenix's Indian community ; Residential patterns of the Indian community ; Patterning of Indian community spaces ; The local process of settlement ; Shifting economic and urban structures ; National immigration policy ; The global context ; Conclusion
  • Chapter 4. Permanent spaces of community interaction ; The Indo-American cultural and religious center ; The building of a Hindu temple ; Indian commercial spaces ; A note on permanent community spaces ; Chapter 5. The transitory spaces of community interaction ; School auditoriums and Republic Day events ; School cafeterias and the Ganeshotsav festival ; The dollar cinema and Bollywood ; The public park and annual picnics ; Transitory space as place-making strategy
  • Chapter 6. Individual identity formation ; Narratives of traditions maintained, customs lost ; Shekhar and Chitra ; Prasanna ; Syed and Venu ; Prasad and Amrita ; Rama and Alka ; A continuum of cohesiveness
  • Chapter 7. Conclusion ; Implications of "invisibility" at the local level ; Implications of "invisibility" at the national scale
  • Conclusion
  • Afterword
  • Appendix. Research methodology
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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