Bilingualism is common among second-generation children. Most children who grow up in immigrant households speak an immigrant language at home, but almost all are proficient in English.
English-only is the predominant pattern by the third…
"[The Kaimal's] Enjoying the Christmas tree in their Seattle apartment. Note the television in the background. They were able to buy their first TV set with the tax rebate check they received for having a dependent (Padma). It was exactly enough…
"Couch Potatoes and Super-Women": Gender,
Migration, and the Emerging Discourse on
Housework among Asian Indian Immigrants
VIBHA BHALLA
IN APRIL 1991 a letter written by Ms. Subbi Mathur and titled "Couch
Potatoes and Super-Women" appeared in…
Sixty digitized photographs of the Patel family, owners of the Patel Brothers chain of Indian grocery stores. Donated by Susan Patel, daughter of co-founder Tulasi Patel, the images primarily document the domestic aspects of Patel family life, but…