Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Introduction: Claiming Space, Making Race 1
6. 1. Alternative Ethnics: Rotten Coconuts and Ethnic Hip Hop 37
7. 2. Making Race: Desi Racial Identities, South Asian and Black Relations, and Racialized Hip Hop 88
8. 3. Flipping the Gender Script: Gender and Sexuality in South Asian and Hip Hop America 138
9. 4. The Appeal of Hip Hop, Ownership, and the Politics of Location 190
10. 5. Sampling South Asians: Dual Flows of Appropriation and the Possibilities of Authenticity 234
11. Conclusion: Turning Thoughts into Action through the Politics of Identification 283
12. Notes 301
13. References 315
14. Index 335