Religion, ethnicity and politics: Hindu and Muslim Indian immigrants in the United States

Kurien, Prema

doi:10.1080/01419870020023445

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“…It is constituted negatively by experiences of discrimination and exclusion and positively by identification with a historical heritage (such as 'Indian civilisation') or contemporary world cultural or political forces such as ''Islam''' (1999: 8, emphasis original). Others (e.g., Kurien 2001) have argued that diasporic consciousness is strengthened rather than automatically constituted by marginalisation.…”

Section: Diaspora and The Question Of Hindu And Indian Identity In MImentioning

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Global Indian Diasporas : Exploring Trajectories of Migration and Theory

Oonk¹

2007

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Section: Diaspora and The Question Of Hindu And Indian Identity In MImentioning

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Global Indian Diasporas : Exploring Trajectories of Migration and Theory

Oonk¹

2007

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“…Although such traditions vary widely in practice, they reinforce independent religious and community based identities (Fry 2000;Kurien 2001;Yeh et al 2005). To illustrate the point, Indians as a whole, and particularly Gujarati Hindus are divided into castes.…”

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Identity and difference – re-thinking UK South Asian entrepreneurship

McPherson

2017

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Purpose This paper, which is part of a larger study, aims to discuss from an ethno-cultural perspective, the notion of self-identification and difference pertaining to first and second-generation South Asian male entrepreneurs. In essence, previous studies have not explored this dimension to any sufficient depth. Therefore, evidence is unclear as to how ethno-culture has informed entrepreneurial identity and difference. Design/methodology/approach Adopting a phenomenological research paradigm, 42 semi-structured interviews were conducted with first- and second-generation Sikh and Pakistani Muslim male entrepreneurs in Greater London. A typology of second-generation entrepreneurs is developed and a research agenda proposed. Findings First-generation respondents regard the UK as home and do not suffer from shifts in identity. These particular respondents identify themselves as Sikh or Pakistani Muslim or a Businessman. However, the second-generation identify themselves via three distinct labels. Here respondents stress their ethnicity by using Hyphenated British identities or hide their ethnicity behind the term a Normal Businessman, or appear opportunists by using ethnicity as a resource to espouse a true entrepreneurial identity. Research limitations/implications The research environment within the Greater London area where the respondents are located may not be as generalisable when compared with other parts of the UK. Originality/value This paper offers a unique insight into self-prescribed identity and difference noted among London’s ethnic entrepreneurs.

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“…A major distinction might be made between Muslims in majority-Islamic nations versus Muslims living in societies as religious or ethnic minorities. In recent years, there has been a surge in scholarship on Muslim minorities in western countries, particularly European nations (Abbas 2004(Abbas , 2007Khan 2000;Husain and O'Brien 2000;Peach and Glebe 1995) and also the United States (Haniff 2003;Kurien 2001;Maira 2005;Schmidt 2004). Although the breadth and variety of such studies defy easy categorization, those that have examined Muslim immigrant integration in western environments and effects on religious values have confirmed trends aligning with classical assimilationist theories (Maliepaard et al 2010;Van Tubergen 2007), as well as more segmented assimilation patterns dependent on individual level characteristics or post-immigration environmental contexts (Fleischmann and Phalet 2012;Güveli and Platt 2011;Smits et al 2010).…”

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Investigating preferences for patriarchal values among Muslim university students in southern Thailand

2017

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Recent research on Muslim populations has offered interesting but limited insights about values preferences. This mixed-methods study examines the prevalence of support for patriarchy among a sample of religious Muslim university students in Southern Thailand using items from the World Values Survey. It also investigates the durability of these preferences by examining correlations between support or opposition to patriarchal values with preferences towards courtship practices, and elements that influence respondents' views on gender roles, particularly related to the contemporary socioeconomic and political situation facing the Muslim minority of Southern Thailand.

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Religion, ethnicity and politics: Hindu and Muslim Indian immigrants in the United States

Cited by 64 publications

References 13 publications

Global Indian Diasporas : Exploring Trajectories of Migration and Theory

Global Indian Diasporas : Exploring Trajectories of Migration and Theory

Identity and difference – re-thinking UK South Asian entrepreneurship

Investigating preferences for patriarchal values among Muslim university students in southern Thailand

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