Preface
Introduction SHAMITA DAS DASGUPTA
Who Am I? Re-Questing Identity -
The Language of Identity GRACE POORE
Being "Amreekan": Fried Chicken versus Chicken Tikka NAHEED HASNAT
"We Are Graceful Swans Who Can Also Be Crows": Hybrid Identities of Pakistani Muslim Women LUBNA CHAUDHRY
Sexual Exiles SURINA KHAN
Naming Desire, Shaping Identity: Tracing the Experiences of Indian Lesbians in the United States NAHEED ISLAM
Me and We: Family and Community -
Mothers and Daughters in Indian-American Families: A Failed Communication? MANISHA ROY
Sex, Lies, and Women's Lives: An Intergenerational Dialogue SAYANTANI DASGUPTA, SHAMITA DAS DASGUPTA
Marital Rape: Some Ethical and Cultural Considerations RINITA MAZUMDAR
Lifting the Veil of Secrecy: Domestic Violence Against South Asian Women in the United States SATYA P. KRISHNAN, MALAHAT BAIG-AMIN, LOUISA GILBERT, NABILA EL-BASSEL, ANNE WATERS
Nation and Immigration: Rethinking the "Model Minority" -
The Habit of Ex-Nomination: Nation, Woman, and the Indian Immigrant Bourgeoisie ANANNYA BHATTACHARJEE
"Underneath My Blouse Beats My Indian Heart": Sexuality, Nationalism, and Indian Womanhood in the United States SUNITA SUNDER MUKHI
Three Hot Meals and a Full Day at Work: South Asian Women's Labor in the United States SONIA SHAH
About the Contributors
Index