Asian Indians in Michigan

Introduction

Introduction ~ ompared to traditional stereotypes ofimmigrant groups in Michigan, the Asian Indian population has unique characteristics. Like many of their counterparts who arrived as a result of the Immigration Act of 1965,1 they are not tired, nor poor, nor yearning to breathe free. They originate from a democratic country, are well educated, and come primarily from middle- and upper-class families of urban orientations. They are also a community making significant contributions to Michigan , the United States, and their homeland. Although their prominence in Michigan started in 1970, their settlement in Michigan reaches back to 1924. Members of the community are diverse in their ethnicity, religion, caste, class, region of origin, and urban/rural membership; yet, there is a unity in the diversity. NOT TO SCALE Figure 1. India's efforts to draw state boundaries along ethnic and linguistic lines illustrates the degree ofdiversity among peoples in India. ...