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A Place at the Multicultural Table : the Development of an American Hinduism /
Multiculturalism in the United States is commonly lauded as a positive social ideal celebrating the diversity of our nation. But, in reality, immigrants often feel pressured to create a singular formulation of their identity that does not reflect the diversity of cultures that exist in their homelan...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Piscataway :
Rutgers University Press,
2007.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Multiculturalism in the United States is commonly lauded as a positive social ideal celebrating the diversity of our nation. But, in reality, immigrants often feel pressured to create a singular formulation of their identity that does not reflect the diversity of cultures that exist in their homeland. Hindu Americans have faced this challenge over the last fifteen years, as the number of Indians that have immigrated to this country has more than doubled. In A Place at the Multicultural Table, Prema A. Kurien shows how various Hindu American organizationsreligious, cultural, and politicalare. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (318 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-284) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780813541617 0813541611 1281092630 9781281092632 9786611092634 6611092633 |