Desi land : teen culture, class, and success in Silicon Valley

Desi land : teen culture, class, and success in Silicon Valley / Shalini Shankar.

Author/creator	Shankar, Shalini, 1972-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Durham : Duke University Press, 2008.
Description	xi, 275 pages ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	South Asian American teenagers--California --Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County) --Social conditions. South Asian American teenagers--California --Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County) --Ethnic identity. South Asian Americans--California --Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County) --Social conditions. South Asian Americans--California --Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County) --Ethnic identity. Ethnicity--California --Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County) Subculture--California --Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)

Contents	Introduction: Welcome to Desi land -- California, here we come, right back where we started from -- Defining Desi teen culture -- Living and desiring the Desi bling life -- Desi fashions of speaking -- Being fobulous on multicultural day -- Remodeling the model minority stereotype -- Dating on the DL and arranged marriages -- In the new millennium.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-261) and index.
LCCN	2008028432
ISBN	9780822343004 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0822343002 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780822343158 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	0822343150 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E 184.S69 S55 2008	✔ Available	Place Hold