Format:
Online-Ressource (259 p.)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9780804778824
Content:
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 exceptionalism-that this
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Building the Diaspora; Reaching for the American Dream; Business Hardships andImmigrant Realities; Professional Appearances andBackstage Hierarchies; The Possibility of Belonging; Conclusion; Notes;
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780804782029
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780804778824
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Life Behind the Lobby : Indian American Motel Owners and the American Dream
Language:
English
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