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Emerging voices : South Asian American women redefine self, family, and community / editor, Sangeeta R. Gupta.

Other author/creatorGuptā, Saṅgītā.
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoWalnut Creek, CA : AltaMira Press, ©1999.
Description259 pages ; 23 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Adolescent development for South Asian American girls / Kauser Ahmed -- In search of self / Sabah Aafreen -- A generation in transition: gender ideology of graduate students from India at an American university / Lalita Subrahmanyan -- Fragments of a hybrid's discourse / Lubna Chaudhry -- From Starbucks to a Sangeet: whether at a trendy Western spot or traditional Eastern gathering, South Asian women are dealing with the same issues every moment of their lives / R. Kamna Narain -- The management of desire: sexuality and marriage for young South Asian women in America / Karen Leonard -- Walking on the edge: Indian-American women speak out on dating and marriage / Sangeeta R. Gupta -- The case of the brown memsahib: issues that confront working South Asian wives and mothers / Sudha Sethu Balagopal -- The paradoxes of the Kama Sutra and the veil: Asian-indian women and marital sexuality / Mantosh Singh Devji -- Forged by fire: Indian-American women reflect on their marriages, divorces, and on rebuilding lives / Sangeeta R. Gupta -- The life waiting for me / Pooja K. -- The habit of ex-nomination: nation, woman, and the Indian immigrant bourgeoisie / Anannya Bhattacharjee.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 98037064
ISBN0761992952 (cloth)
ISBN0761992960 (pbk.)

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Joyner General Stacks E184.E2 E64 1999 ✔ Available Place Hold