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Muncie, India(na) : Middletown and Asian America /

This work is a study of South Asian Americans in Muncie, Indiana - the author's hometown. Muncie is the small Midwestern city made famous for being 'typical America' through the Middletown studies.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gupta-Carlson, Himanee (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2018]
Colección:Asian American experience.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Creating a typical America: the Middletown studies and Muncie
  • Marring typicality: South Asian immigrants in Muncie
  • Fitting in: Muncie South Asians and childhood
  • Navigating rebellion and respect: South Asian teenagers and high school life
  • Cowpath crossings: postindustrial work and Indian doctors
  • Knowing your place: religious identities and differences
  • Conclusion: race, religion, and the limits of tolerance
  • Epilogue: an unraveled America?.