American Karma: Race, Culture, and Identity in the Indian Diaspora

by Sunil Bhatia and Sunil Bhatia

Book Overview

The Indian American community is one of the fastest growing immigrant communities in the U.S. Unlike previous generations, they are marked by a high degree of training as medical doctors, engineers, scientists, and university professors.
American Karma draws on participant observation and in-depth interviews to explore how these highly skilled professionals have been inserted into the racial dynamics of American society and transformed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814799590
• ISBN13: 9780814799598
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"