03044nam 2200697Ia 450 991077926590332120230126202846.00-8047-8202-410.1515/9780804782029(CKB)2550000000104185(EBL)877800(OCoLC)782879937(SSID)ssj0000738164(PQKBManifestationID)11974241(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000738164(PQKBWorkID)10792881(PQKB)10640741(SSID)ssj0000663221(PQKBManifestationID)12264985(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000663221(PQKBWorkID)10602791(PQKB)11330261(MiAaPQ)EBC877800(DE-B1597)564605(DE-B1597)9780804782029(Au-PeEL)EBL877800(CaPaEBR)ebr10571081(OCoLC)1198931884(EXLCZ)99255000000010418520110922d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLife behind the lobby[electronic resource] Indian motel owners and the American dream /Pawan DhingraStanford, California Stanford University Press20121 online resource (265 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8047-7882-5 0-8047-7883-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexIndian 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 exceptionaliEast Indian American businesspeopleEast Indian AmericansEconomic conditionsEast Indian AmericansSocial conditionsMotelsUnited StatesEast Indian American businesspeople.East Indian AmericansEconomic conditions.East Indian AmericansSocial conditions.Motels647.94089/91411073Dhingra Pawan1569754MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779265903321Life behind the lobby3842824UNINA