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Desis in the House: Indian American Youth Culture in New York City Book

Desis in the House: Indian American Youth Culture in New York City
Desis in the House: Indian American Youth Culture in New York City, She sports a nose-ring and duppat (a scarf worn by South Asian women) along with the latest fashion in slinky club wear; he's decked out in Tommy gear. Their moves on the crowded dance floor, blending Indian film dance with break-dancing, attract no parti, Desis in the House: Indian American Youth Culture in New York City has a rating of 2.5 stars
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  • Desis in the House: Indian American Youth Culture in New York City
  • Written by author Sunaina Marr Maira
  • Published by Temple University Press, February 2002
  • She sports a nose-ring and duppat (a scarf worn by South Asian women) along with the latest fashion in slinky club wear; he's decked out in Tommy gear. Their moves on the crowded dance floor, blending Indian film dance with break-dancing, attract no parti
  • Making the desi scene in New York Library Journal In this thorough academic study, Maira (Asian American studies, Univ. of Massachusetts) explores the cultural dynamics found among Desis, second-generation South Asian American youth. Herse
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Acknowledgments
1Introduction1
2To Be Young, Brown, and Hip: Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Indian American Youth Culture29
3Nostalgia: Ideology and Performance83
4Chaste Identities: The Eroticization of Nostalgia149
5Conclusion: Critical Nostalgia and Commodified Cool189
App.: Notes on Research Methods205
Notes211
References217
Index239


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