east indian americans

Presents a brief history of India and surveys the immigration of East Indians to America. Also identifies the contributions of individual East Indians to American life and culture.

Two young sisters raised in America learn about the beauty and art of wearing a sari from their wise Indian grandmother.

While spending a month on an island off the coast of Washington helping in her Uncle Sanjay's veterinary clinic, eleven-year-old Poppy Ray soon questions her decision to follow in her uncle's footsteps.

When twelve-year-old Seema moves to Iowa City with her parents and younger sister, she leaves friends and family behind in her native India but gradually begins to feel at home in her new country.

A biography of Nikki Haley, the first woman and first nonwhite elected governor of South Carolina, discussing her family's life in Punjab, India, the hardships they had to face when they moved to America, the family business and Nikki's involvement, factors leading up to her run for office, and more.

Issa Mazumder is shocked to learn her mother is marrying Cat Morena's father, and struggles to accept her new stepsister, who shows no respect for Issa's Indian and African-American heritage, but Issa soon learns that in order to earn Cat's respect, she must welcome Cat's traditions as well.

A young man born of Indian parents in America struggles with issues of identity from his teens to his thirties.

Discusses an East Indian's heritage, including clothes, food, holidays, and religion.

When Sonia's father loses his job and she must move from a private to a public middle school, the half-Jewish half-Indian experiences culture shock.

When his beloved grandfather dies, eight-year-old Anu feels that his spirit is near and will stop at nothing to bring him back, including trying to become a Hindu holy man.