SW 3200: Cultural Diversity: Asian Indian Americans

Excellent information from the Pew research Center

Indian migrants began arriving in the United States as early as 1820. Though few in number at the time, the Indian population has surged since the 1990s to become the second-largest immigrant group in the country......

This is a long article about all aspect of culture, history, etc. OVERVIEW
HISTORY OF THE PEOPLE
SETTLEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES
LANGUAGE
RELIGION
CULTURE AND ASSIMILATION
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY LIFE
EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT,NOTABLE INDIVIDUALS,MEDIA,ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS,MUSEUMS AND RESEARCH CENTERS

This article is an edited chapter on the major historical events and contemporary characteristics of the Indian American community, excerpted from The New Face of Asian Pacific America: Numbers, Diversity, and Change in the 21st Century, edited by Eric Lai and Dennis Arguelles in conjunction with AsianWeek Magazine and published by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center.

At the Second National Asian Indian American conference, "Explorations in Identity," at Rutgers University, Harvard University Professor and Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen said that the Indian identity is not just a “surviving identity but an absorbing identity.”

[Published in Live Like the Banyan Tree: Images of the Indian American Experience, ed. Leela Prasad (Philadelphia: Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, 1999):42-48.]
Includes considerable amount of information about immigration.

Long article on Indian migration to U.S.
Immigration from the subcontinent of South Asia began early in U.S. history but did not acquire significant dimensions until the late twentieth century.
... by fiscal year 1998 India was the third-largest national source of immigration to the United States, behind only Mexico and mainland China

U.S. Immigration and Migration Reference Library
Asian Indian, Korean, and Southeast Asian Immigration
U.S. Immigration and Migration Reference Library
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Ed. Lawrence W. Baker, Sonia Benson, James L. Outman, Rebecca Valentine, and Roger Matuz. Vol. 2: Vol. 2: Almanac. Detroit: UXL, 2004. p581-616. COPYRIGHT 2004 U*X*L, COPYRIGHT 2006 Gale, COPYRIGHT 2007 Gale, Cengage Learning

This study describes Asian Indian immigrant perspectives surrounding dietary beliefs and practices to identify intervention targets for diabetes and heart disease prevention.

Includes information about Asian Indians

A large group with a voluminous history and culture, this article is an introduction to the culture and the implications for health care of this population.

The objective of this study is to obtain and discuss in-depth information on mental health problems, including the status, barriers, and potential solutions in 1.5 and 2nd generation Asian American young adults

Socialization of emotion is implicated in a variety of child outcomes, yet few studies have examined parental emotion socialization in ethnic minority families in the United States. In this study, we compared Indian immigrant (n = 40) and White American (n = 54) mothers' parental meta-emotion philosophies using the Parental Meta-Emotion Interview (Katz & Gottman, 1996) to specifically examine how differences in these philosophies may be related to reports of social competence and behavior problems in school-age children

The often-contrasting worlds of the interdependent and the independent cause Indian immigrant families considerable challenges. As they negotiate the acculturation process in North America, these families may experience some difficulty embracing the individualistic values of North America in the face of their familiar South Asian collectivistic values.

This study investigates the meaning construction of the South Asian Indian term izzat
or face in intergenerational contexts. Interpretive thematic analysis revealed six themes.
Key findings indicate: (1) for both older and younger South Asian Indian American
(SAIA) generations, family izzat is of primary importance; (2) the motif of “respect” is
central to both SAIA generations’ in their narratives of izzat; (3) both older and
younger SAIAs use the concealment-preventative and diversion-restorative facework
strategies to save face. These findings uncover intergenerational communication
challenges ......

This article examines drumnyc.org, the website of New York–based South Asian
activist organization Desis Rising Up and Moving (DRUM), and interrogates the
politics of the site within the overlapping contexts of the racialization of South
Asian immigrants, online activism, and desi cultures in the United States

The youngest of the world religions, Sikhism has existed for only about five hundred years. Sikhism derives from the Sanskrit word sishyas, which means "disciple"; in the Punjabi language, it also means "disciple."

With their distinctive appearance and religious practices, Sikh-Americans often find themselves at the center of workplace discrimination cases and other controversies involving their religious rights

Sikh Americans are part of a religious and cultural group that traces its origins to the Punjab, a cross-national region on the Indian subcontinent that includes northern India and eastern Pakistan. This links to an extensive article about all aspects of life, culture, and history.

The sources of the Sikh tradition, Sikh history ,Sikh beliefs, institutions, and rituals,Sikh society.The Sikh diaspora, Sikh diversity
Conclusion : Sikhs in the twenty-first century.

Sikhs think religion should be practised by living in the world and coping with life's everyday problems.

A progressive religion well ahead of its time when it was founded over 500 years ago, The Sikh religion today has a following of over 20 million people worldwide and is ranked as the worlds 5th largest religion.

Ed. James Ciment. Vol. 3: Immigration Issues, Part III; Immigrant Groups in America, Part I. Armonk, NY: Sharpe Reference, 2001. p881-885. COPYRIGHT 2001 M.E. Sharpe, Inc.
Prema Ann Kurien

Jainism is an ancient religion from India that teaches that the way to liberation and bliss is to live a life of harmlessness and renunciation.
The aim of Jain life is to achieve liberation of the soul.

Compassion and non-violence towards all living beings are the fundamental principles of Jain philosophy. Our mission is to propagate Jainism and its values through art, culture and education.

Article about the Hindu Religion

Media outreach to South Asian market