Over the last thirty years, the Indian population in the United States has grown from a few thousand scattered individuals to more than a million people.  This quiet migration has brought extraordinary professional and business talents to this country, as well as a new set of social, cultural, and religious sensibilities.  Moreover, Indian immigrants are themselves quite diverse, bringing with them a multiplicity of religions, languages, social classes, and cultural traditions.

Some of the important themes in the Indian immigrant experience explored here are: journeys and aspirations; family and the home; intergenerational conflict and change; religious ritual and community; resisting stereotypes and racism; work and the marketplace; and the expressive traditions of everyday life.