An interesting history of Indian Immigration in the USA,
in "Oh, Issac, Oh, Bernard, Oh, Mohan", by Bharati Mukherjee,
in "Consuming Desires", edited by Roger Rosenblatt.
Published 1999, by Island Press.
Some excerpts...
"In 1920, the California Alien Land Law and a series of US Supreme Court rulings deprived them of the right to own land" (page 79)
"The physical intimidation and the legislated restrictions worked. By 1940, there were fewer than 2,500 South Asians in the United States,.." (page 80)
"Robert Kennedy changed the culture, structure, and the size of South Asian immigrant population........" (page 80)
"In the 1960s, Americans tended to credit all Indians with having automatic access to wisdom and serenity." (page 81)
Regards,
Satish |
