Full Description
This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the multifaceted experiences of Indian migrants in the United States, weaving together narratives of ambition, resilience, and struggle. This volume delves into diverse dimensions of migration, from undocumented immigrants navigating precarious circumstances to high-skilled professionals balancing economic security with political uncertainty. It highlights critical themes such as the challenges faced by dependent visa holders, the nursing shortages in Massachusetts, and the evolving landscape of student migration post-COVID-19. Through rigorous qualitative and quantitative analyses, the book examines migration as a spatial, political, and transformative process, while also addressing broader issues like caste discrimination, climate resilience, and the socioeconomic impacts of remittances. By centering the voices of migrants, adoptees, and marginalized communities, this volume provides a nuanced understanding of migration's costs, benefits, and implications for both home and host countries. The volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of migration studies, diaspora studies, sociology, and public policy, as well as practitioners and policymakers seeking to understand the complexities of Indian migration and its global impact.
Contents
1. Unauthorized Indians: Trends and Developments
Abby Budiman and Devesh Kapur
2. Irregular Indians: Data, Detention, Deportation and Discourse
Abhishek Yadav and Sadananda Sahoo
3. From White to Brown Aryans -The Story of Indian Migration
K V Joseph
4. Educational Migration: Experiences of Indian Students
Nalini Bhattar
5. From India to USA: Engineering as an Aspirational Project
Sumukhi Marupaka
6. Awkwardly Positioned "Model Minority": Indian Tech Workers on Temporary Visas
Rianka Roy
7. Dependent Visa and Employment Opportunities: Navigating the challenges of Indian Skilled Women Migrants
Chitra Natrajan
8. A Study of Massachusetts Healthcare Labour Market Crisis: Challenges for Indian Workers
Mahesh Admankar
9. Caste Discrimination and the Dalit Struggle for Recognition: Coping Mechanisms and Anti-Caste Activism
Mohit Singh
10. Identity Crisis and Other Struggles of Indian Children Raised in White American Families
Annapurna Devi Pandey
11. Addressing Labour Shortages through Immigration: The Role of Indian Healthcare Workers
Banantika Datta and Ayona Bhattacharjee
12. Significance of Keralites' Endowments and Capabilities for Migration
Shibinu S, Abdul Rasheed.M, and Mohamed Haseeb N
13. International Migration from Kerala: New Evidences from the Ninth Round of Kerala Migration Survey 2023
S Irudaya Rajan
14. Left-behind places and people: Inequality, labour migration and development in India
Chetan Choithani
15. Negotiating Cultural Shock: Exploring Intercultural Competence among International Students in Canada
Sony Jalarajan Raj and Adith K Suresh
16. Educational Migration in Transition: The Resilient Impact of COVID-19 on Indian Students' Global Mobility
Vijaya Khairkar
17. Recruitment Costs of Migrant Workers: Insights from the 2023 Kerala Recruitment Cost Survey
S Irudaya Rajan and C S Akhil
18. Exploring Internal Migration and Corridor Formation: A Case Study of West Bengal-Kerala Migration Bengal-Kerala Migration
Aiswarya Thykkandi
19. Migration, quality of life, and livelihood diversification among the extreme poor women in Jharkhand
Sangeeth Sujatha Sugathan and Shefali Bajpai
20. From Trash to Treasure: How Bengali Migrant Workers in Bengaluru find Opportunity in Scraps
Monalisha Chakraborty and Subrata Mukherjee
21. Household Perceptions and Adaptation to Climate Change after 2018 floods in Kerala: Evidences from the Kerala Migration and Climate Resilience Survey 2023
S. Irudaya Rajan and Ajay P. Karuvally
22. Mapping Aspirations of Religious Minority Medical Students in the post-COVID
Rasipogula Vinod Kumar
23. Food Security, Dietary Diversity, and Low-Skilled Migrant Workers from Kerala, India in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries during COVID-19
Anu Abraham and Shyma Jose
24. Migrants and the Politics of Space: A Historical Perspective
Anuradha Chakrabarti
25. Remittances: Development Impact and Policy Options
Mandeep Grewal
