The Immigration and Settlement of Asian Indians in Phoenix, Arizona, 1965-2011: Ethnic Pride Vs. Racial Discrimination in the Suburbs
Skop, Emily

Description

A sociological examination of the immigration patterns of Asian Indians to the suburbs Phoenix, Arizona from 1965 to the present. It explores their housing patterns, as well as methods of overcoming racial, ethnic, and class barriers to their acceptance as American citizens, while also trying to hold onto their native born heritage. There is a lengthy discussion of the sociology of space, human geography, community formation, and native customs being transformed or even lost.

Reviews

“One interesting and original contribution is the distinction between enduring and transitory spaces of claims-making and hence community construction. Another original contribution is the focus on the concept of ‘invisibility’. Skop argues that this reinforces social fragmentation…and often precludes pan-ethnic Indian-ness.”
- Prof. Caroline W. Brettell
Southern Methodist University

“Skop frames her argument around what she calls the ‘ethnogenetic presumption.’ She defines this new concept as an understanding that ‘ethnicity is an entity that, even if it is constructed, exists despite of the wills and desires of the individuals.’ This view incorporates the various theoretical approaches espoused by constructionists, culturalists, and structionalists alike.”
- Prof. Susan Hardwick
- University of Oregon

Table of Contents

Foreword by Dr John W. Frazier
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Introduction
Theorizing Migrant Communities
The Socio-Spatial Behavior of Migrants
Ethnic Identity and the Racialization Process
The Socio-Spatial Dialectic
Chapter 2: Passage from India: Migration to the United States
Numbers
Pre-1965
1965-1990
1990-Present
Diversity
Region, Language and Religion
Social Class
Generation
Geography
State-Level Patterns
Metropolitan Level Patterns
Intra-Metropolitan Level Patterns
“Invisibility”
Chapter 3: Creating Phoenix’s Saffron Suburbs
Residential Patterns of the Indian Community Patterning of Indian Community Spaces The Local Process of Settlement Indian Migration to Phoenix: 1965-Present Socioeconomic Characteristics Buying a Home Shifting Economic and Urban Structures Economic Configurations Urban Geographies National Immigration Policy The Global Context Conclusion Chapter 4: Permanent Spaces of Community Interaction
The Indo-American Cultural and Religious Center The Building of a Hindu Temple Indian Commercial Spaces A Note on Permanent Community Spaces Chapter 5: The Transitory Spaces of Community Interaction
School Auditoriums and Republic Day Events School Cafeterias and the Ganeshotsav Festival The Dollar Cinema and Bollywood The Public Park and Annual Picnics Transitory Space as Place-Making Strategy Chapter 6: Individual Identity Formation
Narratives of Traditions Maintained, Customs Lost
Shekhar and Chitra
Prasanna
Syed and Venu
Prasad and Amrita
Rama and Alka
A Continuum of Cohesiveness
Chapter 7: Conclusion
Implications of “Invisibility” at the Local Level
Socio-Spatial Fragmentation
Emerging Identities
Rethinking the Other
Implications of “Invisibility” at the National Scale
Conclusion
Afterword
Appendix. Research Methodology
Interviewing
Field Work
Other Methods
Analysis
Positionality
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index

ISBN10:  0-7734-2632-9   ISBN13:  978-0-7734-2632-0    Pages:  376    Year:  2012   

Series: hors série Number: 0

Subject Areas:  20th Century Studies, Asian American Studies, Asian Studies - Anthropology, Class Studies, Cultural Studies, Ethnic and Immigrant Studies, Geography, North America - Anthropology, Sociology & Social Sciences, Southeast Asian Studies,

Imprint: Edwin Mellen Press

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