Journalist Kalita (Washington Post) considers how immigration by South Asians has altered the American suburb, and how the suburb has in turn altered these immigrants. The text focuses on the stories of three Indian families who settled in Middlesex County in central New Jersey. Kalita is the daughter of immigrants from the Indian state of Assam. The volume is not indexed. Annotation #160;2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

The immigrant experience in modern America is increasingly a suburban one, and Middlesex County in central New Jersey has been a popular destination for many recent immigrant families, particularly from South Asia. Education reporter Kalita (Washington Post) has skillfully traced the lives of three such families over a period of several years. She sheds light on the struggles faced by these families, whether working class or professional-a strength of her book is that she does not ignore the former. She shows how even well-educated immigrants, who are at the mercy of the company sponsoring their visa, typically have many hurdles to overcome to succeed in America. Kalita explores how such traditionally suburban issues as the lack of affordable housing, dependence on the privately owned automobile, and limited access to the political process affect the lives of her three immigrant families. Throughout, she succeeds admirably in portraying their stories sympathetically yet dispassionately. Recommended for academic libraries and public libraries serving significant immigrant populations.-David A. Timko, U.S. Census Bureau Lib., Washington, DCCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From: Reed Elsevier Inc. Copyright Reed Business Information

Suburban Sahibs
Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	1
Prologue: a New Year	15
1 Deported from Home	32
2 The Patels Journey	47
3 A Gold-Paved Entry	65
4 Exercising Rights	86
5 Wanting More	92
6 Shaky Ground	98
7 Destructive Times	104
8 Standing Room Only	107
9 Downturns	122
10 Under a Mango Tree	128
11 Meeting Elephants	138
12 Farewells	147
13 The Festival Family	151
14 Classified	155
15 The Victor	158
Epilogue	162
Notes	165
Selected Bibliography	171
About the Author	172

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