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Generation 1.5|What Tribe am I? Episode
Oftentimes, Desis brought up in the Diaspora are disparaged by people from"back home"for thinking of themselves as Indian, or Pakistani, or Sri Lankan, or Bangladeshi. We get told,"You are not Truly Indian, not Truly Pakistani, not Truly Bangladeshi, not Truly Sri Lankan..."Since I am of Indian background, I'd like to ask the question:
Who has the right to call themselves Indian? Is there a particular set of experiences that constitutes"authentic Indian"versus"Not-Really-Indian"?And what about this word"desi"? Why do we use it?
[ Wed, 01 Mar 2006 00:30:13 GMT ]
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