Life behind the lobby [[electronic resource] ] : Indian motel owners and the American dream / / Pawan Dhingra

• Autore: Dhingra Pawan
• Pubblicazione: Stanford, California, : Stanford University Press, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (265 p.)
• Disciplina: 647.94089/91411073
• Soggetto topico: East Indian American businesspeople; East Indian Americans - Economic conditions; East Indian Americans - Social conditions; Motels - United States
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Life behind the lobby
• ISBN: 0-8047-8202-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910779265903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II