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Life Behind the Lobby: Indian American Motel Owners and the American Dream
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ISBN10: 0804778833
ISBN13: 9780804778831
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: Apr 25 2012
Pages: 264
Weight: 0.69
Height: 0.57 Width: 5.58 Depth: 8.49
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780804778831
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: Apr 25 2012
Pages: 264
Weight: 0.69
Height: 0.57 Width: 5.58 Depth: 8.49
Language: English
Indian Americans own about half of all the motels in the United States. Even more remarkable, most of these motel owners come from the same region in India and--although they are not all related--seventy percent of them share the surname of Patel. Most of these motel owners arrived in the United States with few resources and, broadly speaking, they are self-employed, self-sufficient immigrants who have become successful--they live the American dream. However, framing this group as embodying the American dream has profound implications. It perpetuates the idea of American exceptionalism--that this nation creates opportunities for newcomers unattainable elsewhere--and also downplays the inequalities of race, gender, culture, and globalization immigrants continue to face. Despite their dominance in the motel industry, Indian American moteliers are concentrated in lower- and mid-budget markets. Life Behind the Lobby explains Indian Americans' simultaneous accomplishments and marginalization and takes a close look at their own role in sustaining that duality.
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