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Author Rudrappa, Sharmila, 1966-

Title Ethnic routes to becoming American : Indian immigrants and the cultures of citizenship / Sharmila Rudrappa.

Imprint New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, c2004.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  305.8914073 R835e 2004    ---  Available
Description viii, 239 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-231) and index.
Contents Introduction -- Finding our home in this world -- Workers at Apna Ghar -- The Indo American center -- The politics of cultural authenticity -- Becoming American -- Not white in public, not ethnic at home -- The cultural turn in politics and community organizing.
Subject East Indian Americans -- Cultural assimilation.
East Indian Americans -- Politics and government.
East Indian Americans -- Social conditions.
Immigrants -- Political activity.
Immigrants -- Social conditions.
Citizenship.
ISBN 0813533716 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0813533708 (hardcover : alk. paper)

 
    
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