Asian Indians in Michigan [[electronic resource] /] / Arthur W. Helweg

• Autore: Helweg Arthur Wesley <1940->
• Pubblicazione: East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, c2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (105 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.891/4110774
• Soggetto topico: East Indian Americans - Michigan - History; East Indian Americans - Michigan - Social conditions; Immigrants - Michigan - History; Immigrants - Michigan - Social conditions
• Soggetto geografico: Michigan Ethnic relations
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-89) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Sidebars; Introduction; Origins; The Old Immigration, before 1968; The Mythology of Emigration and Immigration; Population Profile: Asian Indian Americans; The New Immigration, 1968 and After ; Asians in Michigan; Profile of Asian Indians in the United States; Life in Michigan; Ties with the Homeland; Accomplishments and Contributions; Summary; Appendices; Notes; For Further Reference; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Since 1970, a growing number of Asian Indians have called Michigan home. Representative of the "new immigration," Asian Indians come from a democratic country, are well-educated, and come from middle- and upper-class families. Unlike older immigrant groups, Asian Indians do not form urban ethnic enclaves or found their own communities to meet the challenges of living in a new society. As Arthur W. Helweg shows, Asian Indians contribute to the richness and diversity of Michigan's culture through active participation in local institutions, while maintaining a strong ethnic identity rooted in In
• Titolo autorizzato: Asian Indians in Michigan
• ISBN: 1-60917-048-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910824820203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Discovering the peoples of Michigan.