American Karma: Race, Culture, and Identity in the Indian Diaspora (Qualitative Studies in Psychology)

Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 10
Introduction......Page 14
1 American Karma: Race, Place, and Identity in the Indian Diaspora......Page 25
2 Qualitative Inquiry and Psychology: Doing Ethnography in Transnational Cultures......Page 55
3 Des-Pardes in the American Suburbia: Narratives from the Suburban Indian Diaspora......Page 87
4 Saris, Chutney Sandwiches, and “Thick Accents”: Constructing Difference......Page 125
5 Racism and Glass Ceilings: Repositioning Difference......Page 168
6 Analyzing Assignations and Assertions: The Enigma of Brown Privilege......Page 197
7 Imagining Homes: Identity in Transnational Diasporas......Page 233
Notes......Page 248
Bibliography......Page 256
Index......Page 270
About the Author......Page 284