Title: Desis in the house : Indian American youth culture in New York City /
Authors: Maira, Sunaina, 1969-
Publisher: Temple University Press,
Year: 2002
Subjects: East Indian Americans New York (State) New York Ethnic identity.; East Indian Americans New York (State) New York Social conditions.; East Indian Americans New York (State) New York Social life and customs.; Youth New York (State) New York Social life and customs.; Children of immigrants New York (State) New York Social life and customs.; Youth New York (State) New York Social conditions.; Children of immigrants New York (State) New York Social conditions.; Subculture New York (State) New York.; New York (N.Y.) Social life and customs; New York (N.Y.) Social conditions
Contents: Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments ix -- 1 Introduction 1 -- 2 To Be Young, Brown, and Hip: Race, Gender, -- and Sexuality in Indian American Youth Culture 29 -- 3 Nostalgia: Ideology and Performance 83 -- 4 Chaste Identities: The Eroticization of Nostalgia 149 -- 5 Conclusion: Critical Nostalgia and -- Commodified Cool 189 -- Appendix: Notes on Research Methods 205 -- Notes 211 -- References 217 -- Index 239.