Gena Asher | Sept. 16, 2007
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The new book documents the struggle of Indian immigrants to survive and succeed wherever they have settled, beginning in the 19th century with the British Empire’s need for cheap labor, skilled managers and English-speaking teachers following the abolition of slavery. It ends in Bangalore, the high-technology capital of a resurgent India, where giant software companies and research centers thrive on the capital — both human and monetary — of Indian émigrés recently returned from the United States.
Raymer travels to Washington, D.C., Thursday to address the Asia Society Washington Center. His appearance is sponsored by the Tata Group and co-hosted with the University of the District of Columbia and the D.C. Meets Delhi festival.
He heads to Connecticut Sept. 27 to speak at the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization at Yale University.
And, the Digital Journalist gave the book top billing in this month’s issue. The site also published the book’s foreword, an essay by foreign correspondent Nayan Chanda, who visited the School of Journalism last spring.
And, the Digital Journalist gave the book top billing in this month’s issue. The site also published the book’s foreword, an essay by foreign correspondent Nayan Chanda, who visited the School of Journalism last spring.
More info?
- See the IU Press Web site’s catalog entry for this book.
- Check out the Digital Journalist site.
- Learn more about the Asia Society Washington Center and its speakers program.
- Read more about Raymer’s recent work.
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