Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Creating a Typical America: The Middletown Studies and Muncie; 2 Marring Typicality: South Asian Immigrants in Muncie; 3 Fitting In: Muncie South Asians and Childhood; 4 Navigating Rebellion and Respect: South Asian Teenagers and High School Life; 5 Cowpath Crossings: Postindustrial Work and Indian Doctors; 6 Knowing Your Place: Religious Identities and Differences; Conclusion: Race, Religion, and the Limits of Tolerance; Epilogue: An Unraveled America?; Appendix; Notes; Index
Summary
This work is a study of South Asian Americans in Muncie, Indiana - the author's hometown. Muncie is the small Midwestern city made famous for being 'typical America' through the Middletown studies