| Becoming American, Being Indian: An Immigrant Community in New York City Subjects: East Indian Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Ethnic identity; East Indian Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Cultural assimilation; East Indian Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social conditions; Asian Americans -- New Yo; Since the 1960s the number of Indian immigrants and their descendants living in the United States has grown dramatically. During the same period, the make-up of this community has also changed--the highly educated professional elite who came to this... Madhulika S. Khandelwal is Assistant Professor of Asian American Studies in the College of Public and Community Service at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. |