Desis in the House Indian American Youth Culture in Nyc

Name: Desis in the House Indian American Youth Culture in Nyc
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ISBN: 9781566399272

ISBN-10: 1566399270

ISBN-13: 9781566399272

Edition: 2002

Authors: Sunaina Maira

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This work explores the world of Indian American youth in New York to learn how they manage the contradictions of gender roles and sexuality and how they handle their model minority status in a society that still racialises in terms of black or white.

Book details

List price: $28.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Temple University Press
Publication date: 2/1/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Acknowledgments



Introduction



To Be Young, Brown, and Hip: Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Indian American Youth Culture



Nostalgia: Ideology and Performance



Chaste Identities: The Eroticization of Nostalgia



Conclusion: Critical Nostalgia and Commodified Cool


App.: Notes on Research Methods


Notes


References


Index