Namasté America: Indian Immigrants in an American Metropolis

by Padma Rangaswamy

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: 0271019816
• ISBN13: 9780271019819
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Understanding Asian Indian Americans

This is a very good book to understand lhe new wave of immigation from India. She puts forth a balanced and understandable view of the new immigrations.A sympahetic ooutstanding unbiasedd accoount

Interesting but . . .

I found te book interesting but I did have my problems with it. First off though she does a fine job organizing her immense data into a easily readable narrative/descriptive hybrid. She explains how things are and then enters into her interviews which make a great mix. The only bad part I thought was her failure to enter any important conclusions to the end of her work. However I do recommend this book especially for the South Asian in urban areas dealing with identity.