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Author

Shankar, Shalini, 1972-

Title Desi land [electronic resource] : teen culture, class, and success in Silicon Valley / Shalini Shankar.

Imprint

Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press, 2008.

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Available to Pittsburg State University patrons only.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	xi, 274 p.
Series	e-Duke books scholarly collection.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Introduction: Welcome to Desi land -- California, here we come, right back where we started from -- Defining Desi teen culture -- Living and desiring the Desi bling life -- Desi fashions of speaking -- Being fobulous on multicultural day -- Remodeling the model minority stereotype -- Dating on the DL and arranged marriages -- In the new millennium.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	South Asian American teenagers -- California -- Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County) -- Social conditions.
	South Asian American teenagers -- California -- Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County) -- Ethnic identity.
	South Asian Americans -- California -- Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County) -- Social conditions.
	South Asian Americans -- California -- Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County) -- Ethnic identity.
	Ethnicity -- California -- Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
	Subculture -- California -- Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	9780822389231
	0822389231
	9780822343004 (cloth : alk. paper)
	0822343002 (cloth : alk. paper)
	9780822343158 (pbk. : alk. paper)
	0822343150 (pbk. : alk. paper)