| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 164 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 171). |
| Summary |
"This book sheds new light on the pursuit of the American dream for the estimated 1.7 million Indians living in the United States. Suburban Sahibs delves into how immigration has altered the American suburb, and how the suburb, in turn, has altered the immigrant." "America has long been a destination for newcomers seeking better lives. In recent years, immigration by South Asians to the United States has increased dramatically, doubling between the 1990 and 2000 censuses. Unlike most of the European immigrants of the last century, however, many South Asians are moving directly to the suburbs rather than settling in large cities." "S. Mitra Kalita focuses on three waves of modern-day immigration through the stories of three families: the Kotharis, Patels, and Sahibs. Readers learn why these families decided to leave India, experience the tensions they encountered upon their arrival in the U.S. and witness the realities of life here for South Asians."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
East Indian Americans -- New Jersey -- Middlesex County -- Social conditions.
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East Indian Americans. |
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New Jersey -- Middlesex County. |
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Social conditions. |
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East Indian Americans -- Cultural assimilation -- New Jersey -- Middlesex County.
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East Indian Americans -- Cultural assimilation. |
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East Indian Americans -- New Jersey -- Middlesex County -- Biography.
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Biographies.
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| Subject |
Immigrants -- New Jersey -- Middlesex County -- Social conditions.
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Immigrants. |
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Immigrants -- New Jersey -- Middlesex County -- Biography.
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New Jersey -- Emigration and immigration -- Case studies.
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New Jersey. |
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Emigration and immigration. |
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India -- Emigration and immigration -- Case studies.
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India. |
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Asian American families -- New Jersey -- Middlesex County -- Case studies.
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Asian American families. |
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Suburban life -- New Jersey -- Middlesex County -- Case studies.
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Suburban life. |
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Middlesex County (N.J.) -- Ethnic relations.
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New Jersey -- Emigration and immigration. |
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India -- Emigration and immigration. |
| Indexed Term |
Humaniora Historie. |
| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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Case studies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Kalita, S. Mitra, 1976- Suburban Sahibs. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2003 081353318X (DLC) 2003005658 (OCoLC)51886263 |
| ISBN |
0813535239 (electronic book) |
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9780813535234 (electronic book) |
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081353318X (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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9780813533186 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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