20 research outputs found
Book Review: Tejaswini Niranjana. Mobilizing India: Women, Music and Migration Between India and Trinidad, North Carolina: Duke University Press, 2006.
Mastering the Midas Touch: The Indo-Trinidadian Diaspora in North America and England, 1967-2007
This article will assess the experiences of the Indo-Trinidadian immigrant population during 1967 to 2007. The displaced Indo-Trinidadians residing in North America and Britain were challenged to define themselves in relation to Afro-Caribbean and Asian-Indian immigrants. The broad categories used to determine the success or failure of migration included culture, social mobility, identity and religion. The research will prove that the Indo-Trinidadian diaspora in North America and England have experienced considerable social mobility and acculturation