South Asian Identity in the United States

2018 ◽  
pp. 33-49
Author(s):  
Anju Kaduvettoor-Davidson ◽  
Ryan D. Weatherford
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
South Asian ◽  
The United States ◽  
Asian Identity

Domestic Violence Victimization among South Asian Immigrant Men and Women in the United States

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052110152
Author(s):  
Abha Rai ◽  
Y. Joon Choi
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
South Asian ◽  
South Asians ◽  
The United States ◽  
Asian Immigrant ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Violence Victimization ◽  
Immigrant Men ◽  
South Asian Immigrant

Domestic violence is a pernicious social problem in the United States and a cause of national concern. The South Asian culture disempowers individuals experiencing domestic violence from recognizing and reporting victimization. Structural inequities may also discourage reporting victimization. These issues have led to inconsistent findings of domestic violence prevalence rates. Additionally, domestic violence studies with South Asians in the United States have predominantly focused on women, omitting men from this purview of research. The purpose of this study was to examine domestic violence victimization rates as well as their correlates among South Asian immigrant men and women. The sample for this cross-sectional study included 468 South Asians across the 50 U.S. states. Descriptive statistics were used to establish rates of domestic violence victimization. Hierarchical logistic regression was used to examine the correlates of domestic violence victimization. All of the sociodemographic information was added in step 1, and acculturation and gender-role attitudes were added as covariates in step 2. The most prevalent type of domestic violence victimization was physical violence (48%), followed by emotional (38%), economic (35%), verbal (27%), immigration-related (26%), in-laws related (19%), and ultimately sexual abuse (11%). Prevalence rates were higher for women than for men in each type of violence. According to the logistic regression results, education, generational position, family type, and employment were significant correlates of domestic violence victimization. Prior to development of prevention programs by community agencies, it is essential to understand the nature and prevalence of domestic violence experiences among South Asians. The victimization of men in addition to women adds to the novelty of this research study and paves the way for practitioners and scholars to engage in conversations about providing both male and female victims of domestic violence with the needed resources and support. The article will discuss implications for research, practice, and policy.

Persistence and Change in Asian Identity among Children of Intermarried Couples

1995 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rogelio Saenz ◽  
Sean-Shong Hwang ◽  
Benigno E. Aguirre ◽  
Robert N. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Multilevel Model ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
The United States ◽  
Ethnic Identities ◽  
Ethnic Identification ◽  
Asian Ethnicity ◽  
Several Variables ◽  
Asian Identity ◽  
Multiracial Children

In recent years, a significant amount of attention has been devoted to the survival of ethnicity among multiracial people in the United States. This concern is especially evident in the case of the offspring of Asian-Anglo couples. While scholars have speculated on the extent to which Asian ethnicity will continue to persist among multiracial children, little empirical work has addressed this concern. In this analysis, we use a multilevel model to examine the ethnic identification (as reported by parents) of children of Asian-Anglo couples. Data from the 1980 Public-Use Microdata Sample for California are used in the analysis. The results indicate that the majority of the children had Anglo ethnic identities. The multivariate findings also identify several variables that are related to children's ethnic identification.

scholarly journals APOA1 gene polymorphisms in the South Asian immigrant population in the United States

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 194 ◽  
Author(s):  
MerlinG Butler ◽  
Sunita Dodani ◽  
RebeccaS Henkhaus ◽  
AnnM Manzardo
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Gene Polymorphisms ◽  
The United States ◽  
Immigrant Population ◽  
The South ◽  
Asian Immigrant ◽  
Apoa1 Gene ◽  
South Asian Immigrant

Knowing Your Place

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Himanee Gupta-Carlson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Asian Americans ◽  
The United States ◽  
Close Reading ◽  
Religious Discrimination ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
South Asian Americans ◽  
Auto Ethnography

This chapter discusses Hindu nationalism and its outreach to Indians living outside of India, particularly the United States. It describes how the movement has impacted the daily lives of Indian Americans in Muncie, Indiana, through a close reading and discourse analysis of conversations with Indian and other South Asian residents of Muncie. The author uses auto-ethnography to situate the analysis within the context of her experiences and argues that the manner in which South Asian Americans in Muncie of differing religious backgrounds might offer a template for challenging religious discrimination.

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