The Politics of Desi Voice(s)

Episode 3: Cracking the Model Minority Mirror

Duration 13m 24s

We take a look at the debates on South Asian Americans as a model minority politically. Does economic inclusion really ensure other kinds of inclusion? Do we stick together as a community when the going get tough?
Sources:
Jasbir Puar & Amit Rai. "The Remaking of a Model Minority" in Social Text Vol 22, No. 3 Fall 2004
Biju Mathew & Vijay Prashad. "The protean forms of Yankee Hindutva." Ethnic and Racial Studies. Volume 23, No. 3. Spring 2000
Wikipedia, "Indian Americans." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_American
Francis Assisi. "Are Desis White?" www.despardes.com/articles/feb06/20060212-are-desis-white.asp