Namasté America: Indian Immigrants in an American Metropolis

by Padma Rangaswamy

Book Overview

At some point during the 1990s the size of the Asian Indian population in the United States surpassed the one million mark. Today's Indians in America are a diverse group. They come from every state in India as well as from around the globe: England, Canada, South Africa, Tanzania, Fiji, Guyana, and Trinidad. They also belong to many religious faiths, including Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Jainism, Christianity, and Zoroastrianism. Many have high professional...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271027754
• ISBN13: 9780271027753
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"