Transnational Migrations

This book studies Indian diaspora, currenlty 20 million across the world, from various perspectives. It looks at the 'transnational' nature of the middle class worker. Other aspects include: post 9/11 challenges; ethnicity in USA; cultural identity versus national identity; gender issues amongst the diaspora communities. It argues that Indian middle classes have the unique advantages of skills, mobility, cultural rootedness and ethics of hard-work.

William Safran is Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Colorado, USA. Ajaya Kumar Sahoo is Lecturer, Centre for Study of Indian Diaspora, University of Hyderabad. Brij V. Lal, Professor is former Head of Pacific and Asian History, Australian National University.

Introduction 1. Examining the "Global" Indian Middle Class: Gender and Culture in the Silicon Valley/Bangalore Circuit Smitha Radhakrishnan 2. 9/11 and the Indian Diaspora: Narratives of Race, Place and Immigrant Identity Sunil Bhatia 3. Committed to Ethnicity, Committed to America: How Second-Generation Indian Americans' Ethnic Boundaries Further their Americanisation Pawan Dhingra 4. The Indian Diaspora in Transnational Context: Social Relations and Cultural Identities of Immigrants to New York City Gauri Bhattacharya 5. Transnationalism and the Indo-Fijian Diaspora: The Relationship of Indo-Fijian to India and its People Carmen Voight-Graf 6. Home and Away: Diasporas, Developments and Displacements in a Globalising World PabloShiladitya Bose. Index