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The Rights of âReturnâ: Ethnic Identities in the Workplace among Second-Generation Indian-American Professionals in the Parental Homeland
This article explores the salience of ethnicity for second-generation Indian-American professionals who âreturnâ from the US to their parental homeland, India. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 48 second-generation Indian-Americans in India, it examines when and how they adopt ethnic identities in the workplace. My findings suggest that, bolstered by their transnational experiences and backgrounds, returnees construct ethnic identities and utilise ethnic options that reflect the cultural and economic environments of their adopted homeland. At the same time, and often contemporaneously, work relationships, experiences and personal interactions with those they encounter in the parental homeland factor into their transnational identity constructions. Also proposed is a preliminary framework within which to explore the conditions that facilitate the construction and assertion of returneesâ ethnic identities in the workplace in India.View full textDownload full textKeywordsSecond-Generation, India, Ethnicity, âReturnâ Migration, High-Skilled ProfessionalsRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2011.623585
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