Transnational Immigrants Redefining Identity and Citizenship
This book provides a detailed account of transnational practices undertaken by Indian ‘high-tech’ workers living in the United States. It describes the complexities and challenges of adapting to a new culture while clinging to tradition. Asian-Indians rep
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Transnational Immigrants Redefining Identity and Citizenship
Transnational Immigrants
Uma Sarmistha
Transnational Immigrants Redefining Identity and Citizenship
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Uma Sarmistha Department of Urban and Regional Planning University of Florida Gainesville, FL, USA
ISBN 978-981-13-8541-4 ISBN 978-981-13-8542-1 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8542-1
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This book is dedicated to my Daughter: Kaayana, who keeps my priorities in order!!
Preface
Asian Indians represent an important component in the new immigrant era of the USA. Majority of these immigrants went to the USA with a high level of educational degree (IT professionals) and a well-paying job on a temporary/contractual H1B work visa category. This visa category has its own rules and restrictions. Further, it is not unusual for this group of immigrants to get married and have children while they are in the USA. As such, they must learn to adapt the US culture at both places, i.e., their workplace and home. This encourages them to become “transnational” by developing identities and engaging in cultural and social practices from two very different nations, namely India and the USA. With this background, this book tries to investigate the nature and extent of transnational practices adopted by high-tech Indian workers employed in the US firms. The research for this book was conducted in the year 2012–2013 under the aegis of my Ph.D. dissertation. Follow-up interviews were conducted in 2018 (as discussed in the postscript of the book). I would like to express my deepest appreciation for major advisor, Dr. Rich
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