indian americans

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indian americans

I come from India

Suhith, a young boy who has moved from India to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the United States, explains some of the similarities and differences between his home and adopted countries, discussing his family and lifestyle, school, food, and activities.

The grand plan to fix everything

2013
Eleven-year-old Dini loves movies, and so when she learns that her family is moving to India for two years, her devastation over leaving her best friend in Maryland is tempered by the possibility of meeting her favorite actress, Dolly Singh.

A place for us

a novel
Rafiq and Layla are faced with the truths behind their fractured family as their children are brought back together for their daughter's wedding. This once close-knit Indian American family must find the strength to overcome the hurts of the past.
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My dadima wears a sari

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

Jaya and Rasa

2017
"In Hawaii, seventeen-year-old Jaya Mehta is a transgender outsider with depressive tendencies and the stunningly beautiful Rasa Santos thinks sex is her only power. Will their love transcend and pull them forward or will they remain stuck, separate, in the chaos of their pasts?"--.

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High school senior and over-achiever Reshma Kapoor will stop at nothing to gain admission to Stanford - including writing a novel.

Bombay blues

2014
Indian American Dimple Lala questions her heart while on a trip to Bombay, on which her boyfriend pushes her away to embark on a spiritual journey, her cousin tests the boundaries of tradition, and her sister opens up about her homosexuality.

Same sun here

2013
A 12-year-old Indian immigrant girl in New York City and a Kentucky coal miner's son become pen pals, and eventually best friends, through a series of revealing letters exploring such topics as environmental activism, immigration, and racism.

Tina's mouth

an existential comic diary
2011
Tina Malhotra, a sophomore at the Yarborough Academy in Southern California, creates an existential diary for an honors English assignment in which she tries to determine who she is and where she fits in.

Same sun here

2012
A twelve-year-old Indian immigrant in New York City and a Kentucky coal miner's son become pen pals, and eventually best friends, through a series of revealing letters exploring such topics as environmental activism, immigration, and racism.

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