News India Times: Early Birds: Immigrants Who Came In 1960s, 1970s.
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News India Times: Early Birds: Immigrants Who Came In 1960s, 1970s.
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Reporter: Lee, Erika
Interviewed: Bhattacharjya, Sarmishtha
Krishnamurthy, Ravi
Patel, Manu
Mangrulkar, Latika
Joshi, Kailash
Mallick, Sunanda
Interviewed: Bhattacharjya, Sarmishtha
Krishnamurthy, Ravi
Patel, Manu
Mangrulkar, Latika
Joshi, Kailash
Mallick, Sunanda
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Indian Immigration
Cultural change
Cultural change
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Indian Legacies Of The 1965 Immigration Act On Its 50th Anniversary
At the same time, countless Indian and other South Asian immigrants struggle at the economic, social, and political margins of American society. Many labor in exploitative work conditions, are not proficient in English, and are victims of violent hate crimes, like the a shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, that claimed the lives of six worshippers in 2012. And according to a recent report by the Migration Policy Institute, the unauthorized Indian immigrant population experiences the greatest growth rate amongst all unauthorized immigrants, increasing by 914 percent since 1990. New South Asian Americans join a new “nation of immigrants” in America that is increasingly diverse and global. The foreign-born population in the U.S. now numbers nearly 41 million, or around 13 percent of the total U.S. population. South Asian Americans have long roots in this country, but the past fifty years have been especially important to this long and rich history. As we mark the fiftieth anniversary of the 1965 Immigration Act, let’s reflect on how far Asian Americans have come, but also, how far there is yet to go.
At the same time, countless Indian and other South Asian immigrants struggle at the economic, social, and political margins of American society. Many labor in exploitative work conditions, are not proficient in English, and are victims of violent hate crimes, like the a shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, that claimed the lives of six worshippers in 2012. And according to a recent report by the Migration Policy Institute, the unauthorized Indian immigrant population experiences the greatest growth rate amongst all unauthorized immigrants, increasing by 914 percent since 1990. New South Asian Americans join a new “nation of immigrants” in America that is increasingly diverse and global. The foreign-born population in the U.S. now numbers nearly 41 million, or around 13 percent of the total U.S. population. South Asian Americans have long roots in this country, but the past fifty years have been especially important to this long and rich history. As we mark the fiftieth anniversary of the 1965 Immigration Act, let’s reflect on how far Asian Americans have come, but also, how far there is yet to go.
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News India Times
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2015 - 10 - 16
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Reporter: Lee, Erika
Interviewed: Bhattacharjya, Sarmishtha
Krishnamurthy, Ravi
Patel, Manu
Mangrulkar, Latika
Joshi, Kailash
Mallick, Sunanda
, “News India Times: Early Birds: Immigrants Who Came In 1960s, 1970s.,” Santa Clara University Digital Exhibits, accessed November 22, 2024, https://dh.scu.edu/exhibits/items/show/5184.
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