Geetika Rudra

Here to Stay

Uncovering South Asian American History

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Produktbeschreibung

In Here to Stay, Geetika Rudra takes readers on a journey across the United States to unearth the little-known histories of South Asian Americans in the first half of the twentieth century. She shows how South Asians made a home for themselves in America, despite racist laws that only granted citizenship to European immigrants.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 147mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 340g
• ISBN-13: 9780813584034
• ISBN-10: 0813584035
• Artikelnr.: 63246424

Autorenporträt

GEETIKA RUDRA is an amateur history buff with a deep love of American history. She is the daughter of Indian immigrants from Queens, New York, and she lives in Manhattan with her book collection. Find her on Instagram or Twitter at @GGGeetika.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Who Gets to be American?
2. Mozumdar Crosses the Pacific
3. The American Dream
4. Where Are You From?
5. Defining Whiteness
6. The Differences Between Daylight and Darkness
7. The Dilemma
8. Return to Hindoo Alley
9. Freedom Fighters
10. Citizenship on Trial
11. The Aftermath
12. The Path to Acceptance
13. War
14. Resolution
A Note on Research
Acknowledgements