Strangers in a Not-So-Strange Land Indian American Immigrants in the Global Age

Name: Strangers in a Not-So-Strange Land Indian American Immigrants in the Global Age
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ISBN: 9780534613129

ISBN-10: 0534613128

ISBN-13: 9780534613129

Edition: 2004

Authors: Arthur W. Helweg

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This text is a case study of the Asian Indians in the United States. Almost unheard of three decades ago and almost nonexistent in the United States in the 1970s, this community is, on the average, the highest educated and claims the highest average family income of any ethnic community in North America. They are part of and representative of the new kind of immigrant coming to America. This text delves into the subject of immigration by focusing on how the immigration of highly educated and professionally trained migrants, which began in the late 1960s/early 1970s, differs from and challenges the traditional concepts of migration studies. The case study takes a transnational perspective…

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List price: $62.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 1/8/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 6.50" wide x 10.50" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.484



Foreword


Preface


Introduction: New Land, New Laws, New People, New Theories



Strangers in a Not-So-Strange Land



The Indian Diaspora: A Global Tribe



Mother India: The Source and the Recipient



Life in the Land of Milk and Honey



A New Life in a New Land



Two Success Stories at Two Different Times



Asian Indians in the United States: An Overview



Ethnicity in the New World: With New People



Academic Scholarship and Sikhism: Conflict or Legitimization



Life in America: Asian Indian Style



Getting Organized



Issues


Epilogue



Profile of Asian Indian Community of Kalamazoo, Michigan



Profile of Asian Indian Population in the United States



Milestones in the History of Asian Indians in North America



History of Immigration Legislation



A Chronology of Some Events Related to India and Indians in the United States



An Immigrant Success Story



Remittances to India by Region of Origin and in U.S. Dollar Equivalents


References


Index