Emerging Voices : South Asian American Women Redefine Self, Family and Community Book

Introduction - Sangeeta R Gupta PART ONE: REDEFINING SELF Adolescent Development for South Asian American Girls - Kauser Ahmed In Search of Self - Sabah Aafreen A Generation in Transition - Lalita Subrahmanyan Gender Ideology of Graduate Students from India at an American University Fragments of a Hybrid's Discourse - Lubna Chaudhry From Starbucks to a Sangeet - R Kamna Narain Whether at a Trendy Western Spot or Traditional Eastern Gathering, South Asian Women Are Dealing with the Same Issues Every Moment of Their Lives PART TWO: REDEFINING FAMILY The Management of Desire - Karen Leonard Sexuality and Marriage for Young South Asian Women in America Walking on the Edge - Sangeeta R Gupta Indian-American Women Speak Out on Dating and Marriage The Case of the Brown Memsahib - Sudha Sethu Balagopal Issues that Confront Working South Asian Wives and Mothers The Paradoxes of the Kama Sutra and the Veil - Mantosh Singh Devji Asian-Indian Women and Marital Sexuality Forged by Fire - Sangeeta R Gupta Indian-American Women Reflect on Their Marriages, Divorces and on Rebuilding Lives The Life Waiting for Me - Pooja K PART THREE: REDEFINING COMMUNITY The Habit of Ex-Nomination - Anannya Bhattacharjee Nation, Woman and the Indian Immigrant Bourgeoisie