Shankar, Shalini,  1972- <br/><br/>
Desi land  teen culture, class, and success in Silicon Valley /  [electronic resource] : 
Shalini Shankar. 
 - Durham, N.C. :  Duke University Press,  2008. 
 - xi, 274 p. 
 - e-Duke books scholarly collection. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: Welcome to Desi land -- California, here we come, right back where we started from -- Defining Desi teen culture -- Living and desiring the Desi bling life -- Desi fashions of speaking -- Being fobulous on multicultural day -- Remodeling the model minority stereotype -- Dating on the DL and arranged marriages -- In the new millennium. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780822389231 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>South Asian American teenagers--Social conditions.--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)<br/>South Asian American teenagers--Ethnic identity.--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)<br/>South Asian Americans--Social conditions.--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)<br/>South Asian Americans--Ethnic identity.--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)<br/>Ethnicity--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)<br/>Subculture--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E184.S69  / S55 2008