Negotiating Ethnicity : : Second-Generation South Asians Traverse a Transnational World / / Bandana Purkayastha.
In the continuing debates on the topic of racial and ethnic identity in the United States, there are some that argue that ethnicity is an ascribed reality. To the contrary, others claim that individuals are becoming increasingly active in choosing and constructing their ethnic identities.Focusing on...
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Place / Publishing House: | New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2005] ©2005 |
Year of Publication: | 2005 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Racial Boundaries and Ethnic Binds
- 3. Maintaining Meaningful Connections
- 4. Constructing Ethnic Boundaries: Negotiations and Conflicts over Gender, Religion, Race, and Nationality
- 5. Ethnic Practices, Cultural Consumption
- 6. Sifting Through “Traditions”
- 7. Bridges and Chasms
- Appendix
- Notes
- References
- Index
- About the Author