Title Desis in the house : Indian American youth culture in New York City / Sunaina Marr Maira

Published Philadelphia : Temple University Press, ©2002

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 244 pages) : illustrations Series Asian American history and culture Asian American history and culture. Contents Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- To be young, brown, and hip: race, gender, and sexuality in Indian American youth culture -- Nostalgia: ideology and performance -- Chaste identities: the eroticization of nostalgia -- Conclusion: critical nostalgia and commodified cool -- Appendix: notes on research methods -- Notes -- References -- Index Summary Making the desi scene in New York Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject East Indian Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Ethnic identity East Indian Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social conditions East Indian Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs Youth -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs Children of immigrants -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs Youth -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social conditions Children of immigrants -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social conditions Subculture -- New York (State) -- New York SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General. Children of immigrants -- Social conditions. East Indian Americans -- Ethnic identity. East Indian Americans -- Social conditions. East Indian Americans -- Social life and customs. Manners and customs. Social conditions. Subculture. Youth -- Social conditions. Youth -- Social life and customs. Ethnische Identität Soziale Situation Einwanderung Subkultur Jugendkultur SUBJECT New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85091434 New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 21st century Subject New York (State) -- New York. New York, NY USA Inder. Form Electronic book ISBN 9781439906736 1439906734

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