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Autore |
Dhingra Pawan |
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Titolo |
Life behind the lobby [[electronic resource] ] : Indian motel owners and the American dream / / Pawan Dhingra |
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Stanford, California, : Stanford University Press, 2012 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (265 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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East Indian American businesspeople |
East Indian Americans - Economic conditions |
East Indian Americans - Social conditions |
Motels - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Building the Diaspora; 2. Reaching for the American Dream; 3. Business Hardships and Immigrant Realities; 4. Professional Appearances and Backstage Hierarchies; 5. The Possibility of Belonging; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Indian Americans own about half of all the motels in the United States. Even more remarkable, most of these motel owners come from the same region in India and-although they are not all related-seventy percent of them share the surname of Patel. Most of these motel owners arrived in the United States with few resources and, broadly speaking, they are self-employed, self-sufficient immigrants who have become successful-they live the American dream. However, framing this group as embodying the American dream has profound implications. It perpetuates the idea of American exceptionali |
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