2 Defining Desi Teen Culture

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface and Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction: Welcome to Desi Land 1
5. 1 California, Here We Come, Right Back Where We Started From 25
6. 2 Defining Desi Teen Culture 53
7. 3 Living and Desiring the Desi Bling Life 80
8. 4 Desi Fashions of Speaking 100
9. 5 Being fobulous on Multicultural Day 119
10. 6 Remodeling the Model Minority Stereotype 142
11. 7 Dating on the DL and Arranged Marriages 167
12. 8 In the New Millennium 193
13. Postscript 211
14. Appendix 1: Student Interview 213
15. Appendix 2: Faculty Interview 218
16. Appendix 3: Parent and Relative Interview 220
17. Appendix 4: Student Survey 223
18. Notes 225
19. Glossary of Hindi and Punjabi Terms 237
20. Bibliography 239
21. Index 263