scholarly journals Acculturation Strategies Among South Asian Immigrants: The Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 373-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Belinda L. Needham ◽  
Bhramar Mukherjee ◽  
Pramita Bagchi ◽  
Catherine Kim ◽  
Arnab Mukherjea ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Asian ◽  
South Asians ◽  
Asian Immigrants ◽  
South Asian Immigrants ◽  
Acculturation Strategies

scholarly journals “The deportation of the Hindus from British Columbia will be a blessing to all concerned”: Intersections of Class and Race in the British Honduras Scheme

1969 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenny Reilly
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
South Asian ◽  
South Asians ◽  
Asian Immigrants ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
South Asian Immigrants ◽  
Canadian Government ◽  
Cheap Labour ◽  
British Honduras ◽  
Asian People

In the fall and winter of 1908, the Canadian Government developed the British Honduras Scheme, a plan to transport all South Asian immigrants from British Columbia to British Honduras. To justify this relocation, the Canadian Government argued that British Honduras needed cheap labour to maintain sugar plantations, railroads and that these immigrants could not survive in Canada because they faced unemployment, starvation, and they were not suited for harsh winters. Analyzing this scheme in the context of the way newspapers represented it at the time demonstrates how class and race intersected in popular understandings of South Asian people in Canada. Primary sources also reveal how South Asian immigrants resisted the scheme. They show that despite popular views of South Asians being hapless, hopeless, and inferior “hindoos” who could not survive in the northern hemisphere, the South Asian community recognized and advocated for their own interests, while resisting discrimination.

scholarly journals Elevated Levels of Organochlorine Pesticides in South Asian Immigrants Are Associated With an Increased Risk of Diabetes

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (8) ◽  
pp. 832-841 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah I Daniels ◽  
John C Chambers ◽  
Sylvia S Sanchez ◽  
Michele A La Merrill ◽  
Alan E Hubbard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Polychlorinated Biphenyl ◽  
South Asians ◽  
Body Burden ◽  
Asian Immigrants ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Study Cohort ◽  
South Asian Immigrants ◽  
Increased Risk

Abstract Objective Rates of diabetes mellitus are higher in South Asians than in other populations and persist after migration. One unexplored cause may be higher exposure to persistent organic pollutants associated with diabetes in other populations. We compared organochlorine (OC) pesticide concentrations in South Asian immigrants and European whites to determine whether the disease was positively associated with OC pesticides in South Asians. Research Design and Methods South Asians of Tamil or Telugu descent (n = 120) and European whites (n = 72) were recruited into the London Life Sciences Population Study cohort. Blood samples as well as biometric, clinical, and survey data were collected. Plasma levels of p,p′-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE), p,p′- dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, β-hexachlorohexane (HCH), and polychlorinated biphenyl-118 were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. South Asian cases and controls were categorized by binary exposure (above vs below the 50th percentile) to perform logistic regression. Results Tamils had approximately threefold to ninefold higher levels of OC pesticides, and Telugus had ninefold to 30-fold higher levels compared with European whites. The odds of exposure to p,p′-DDE above the 50th percentile was significantly greater in South Asian diabetes cases than in controls (OR: 7.00; 95% CI: 2.22, 22.06). The odds of exposure to β-HCH above the 50th percentile was significantly greater in the Tamil cases than in controls (OR: 9.35; 95% CI: 2.43, 35.97). Conclusions South Asian immigrants have a higher body burden of OC pesticides than European whites. Diabetes mellitus is associated with higher p,p′-DDE and β-HCH concentrations in this population. Additional longitudinal studies of South Asian populations should be performed.

Abstract P277: Exercise is Associated With Social Network Characteristics Among South Asian Immigrants

Circulation ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 137 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitali Thanawala ◽  
Juned Siddique ◽  
Andrew Cooper ◽  
John A Schneider ◽  
Swapna Dave ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
South Asian ◽  
South Asians ◽  
Asian Immigrants ◽  
Network Member ◽  
P Value ◽  
South Asian Immigrants ◽  
Network Characteristics

Objective: Low physical activity increases cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Social context, operationalized through social networks, has been shown to drive health behaviors. This study examined the association between personal social networks and moderate-to-vigorous leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) among South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Nepalese) immigrants, a group with high CVD rates. Methods: This study used cross-sectional data from an ancillary study of social networks (2014-2017) in the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) study cohort. Participants, free from CVD at baseline and living in the San Francisco Bay-area, CA and Chicago, IL, were administered a detailed social networks questionnaire and physical activity questionnaire adapted from the Cross-Cultural Activity Participation Study. Participants reported on the exercise behaviors of each social network member and if they exercised with the network member. Network members who exercised with a participant were categorized as exercise partners. Moderate-vigorous LTPA was calculated as Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET) minutes per week. Sex-stratified, linear regression models were used to examine associations between social network characteristics and MET-min/week of LTPA, independent of age, marital status, and network size. The effect of having an exercise partner in the network, above simply having network members who exercised, was tested using a partial F-test to compare nested models. Results: Among the 700 participants, this analysis only included the 89% who reported any LTPA (n=623, 43% female). These individuals reported a median of 1335 MET-min/week of LTPA (IQR=735-2212 MET-min/week) and had an average of 4 network members (SD +/- 1). The proportion of network members who exercised was 0.89, and the proportion of exercise partners was 0.28. Exercise partners were most commonly spouses (56%) and friends (20%). Among South Asian men who exercised, having a social network member who exercised instead of having a non-exercising network member, significantly increased LTPA by 310 MET-min/wk (95% CI=152-470). For men, having a social network member who was an exercise partner instead of a non-exercising network member, was associated with an additional 520 MET-min/wk of LTPA (95% CI= 344-696). The effect on LTPA of having an exercise partner in the network was significantly greater than the effect of simply having a network member who exercised (p-value < 0.001). Results were similar for women, but not statistically significant (p-value=0.05). Conclusions: Among South Asian immigrants, having an exercise partner in one’s personal social network was associated with significantly more LTPA. Social network support, in the form of an exercise partner, may be an effective component of interventions to promote LTPA in South Asians.

scholarly journals Apo Lipoprotein A1 Gene Polymorphisms Predict Cardio-Metabolic Risk in South Asian Immigrants

2012 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunita Dodani ◽  
Rebecca Henkhaus ◽  
Lei Dong ◽  
Merlin G. Butler
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Gene Polymorphisms ◽  
South Asians ◽  
High Risk Group ◽  
Asian Immigrants ◽  
South Asian Immigrants ◽  
Low Hdl ◽  
Dysfunctional Hdl ◽  
Cad Risk

Objectives: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a leading cause of death globally with increasing burden in South Asians in the US. Specific genetic variants that influence CAD have not been fully assessed in South Asian Immigrants. The goal is to identify Apo lipoprotein A1 (APOA1) gene polymorphisms and their association with CAD risk factors, metabolic syndrome and dysfunctional HDL (Dys-HDL).Methods: A community-based study on South Asians aged 35-65 years without CAD was conducted.APOA1gene sequencing was performed and genotypes compared with cardiovascular findings.Results: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome and dysfunctional-HDL was 29.7% and 26%, respectively. Six novelAPOA1gene single nucleotide peptides (SNPs) were analyzed. Three of the six SNPs (G2, G3, and G5) were found to be associated with metabolic syndrome; G2 (T655C) (p=0.044), G3 (T756C) (p=0.037) and G5 (T1001C) (p=0.037).APOA1gene SNP G1 (T319C) was highly correlated with low HDL levels (p=0.001). In our study, both associations ofAPOA1SNPs with metabolic syndrome and low HDL remained after age-adjustment.Conclusion: Discovery of novel gene polymorphisms will help to understand further the causes of excess CAD risk in South Asians so that preventative strategies targeted to high-risk group can be developed.

A DYSTOPIAN VISION IN THE PALACE OF ILLUSION- A CRITICAL STUDY

2021 ◽  
pp. 11-12
Author(s):  
Simran Siwach
Keyword(s):  
South Asian ◽  
The United States ◽  
Asian Immigrants ◽  
Critical Study ◽  
Psychological Approach ◽  
South Asian Immigrants ◽  
Indian American ◽  
Alternative Perspective ◽  
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni ◽  
Indian Epic

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an author, poet, activist and professor. She is considered an Indian American writer. Divakaruni often focuses on the experience of South Asian immigrants and her works are largely set in India and the United States. The present paper deals with the reading of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's remarkable historical ction- “The Palace of Illusion”. A number of researches have been done on this work with a Feminist and Psychological approach. This research paper will attempt the analyzing the work with an alternative perspective which is a Dystopian vision. With answering these questions- How Divakaruni's work- 'The palace of Illusion' is re-imaging the protagonist's perspective in a dystopian society instead of retelling the Indian epic? How dystopian vision is an appropriate choice for analyzing the present work? The paper will also argue that Dystopia is not just bounded to science ction although it can also be related to other genres of ction.

scholarly journals Explanatory models of coronary heart disease among South Asian immigrants

2011 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 230-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manasi Ashok Tirodkar ◽  
David William Baker ◽  
Neerja Khurana ◽  
Gregory Makoul ◽  
Muhammad Wasim Paracha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Explanatory Models ◽  
Asian Immigrants ◽  
South Asian Immigrants
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