IT'S ALL ABOUT THE DESI WORLD
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September 2012 -
Uncle Swami: South Asians in America Today has essays on hate crimes, terrorism, profiling, class divisions, patriotism, and activism. Also a novel of Afghanistan, two children's books, and a cookbook.
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August 2012 -
Have a hankering for Railway mutton curry, Aloo chop, Bengal Lancers shrimp curry, or even Hurry-Burry chicken curry? In pockets of India, Anglo-Indian cuisine retains a hold long after the passing of the British Raj.
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August 2012 -
When U.K.-based Harli Jordean, dubbed the Marble King because of his obsession with marbles, became a CEO this year, he was just shy of his 9th birthday.
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August 2012 -
Following the Pew survey of Asian Americans (the “Rise of Asian Americans” study), another Pew survey (“Asian Americans: A Mosaic of Faiths”) considers religion. Will it also generate debate?
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August 2012 -
Only Mexican-Americans form a greater share of immigrant business owners than Indian-Americans, as per a new report put out by the Fiscal Policy Institute.
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August 2012 -
Anuradha Roy’s The Folded Earth (Free Press), Akash Kapoor’s India Becoming
(Riverhead Books), Thrity Umrigar's The World We Found (Harper Perennial), and Katherine Boo’s Behind the Beautiful Forevers (Random House).
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July 2012 -
Family is first for Indian-Americans. A Pew Research Center survey of Asian Americans looks at marriage, parenting, values, and whether immigrants strengthen the U.S.
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July 2012 -
An exhibit on the legacy of Punjabi and other immigrant pioneers was unveiled in Yuba City, California (known for its annual Sikh parade). And "Homespun" will be a Smithsonian exhibit on migrants from India.
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July 2012 -
Clean sweeps for Indian-Americans: the top three places at the 2012 National Spelling Bee championship AND the National Geographic Bee were Indian-American--and there were seven Indian-Americans in the top 10 of the latter!
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July 2012 -
The Economic Times and IMRB International have again done their surveys to determine the top 10 Global Indian Thought Leaders, Global Business Leaders, CEOs in India, and Women CEOs in India.
