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ABCD (American Born Confused Desi), 124 Acharia-Bath, Anjula, 123, 124 ACLU-Arizona, 139 activism, 14, 133, 140, 156; community, 71, 115, 146; desi, 18, 129, 150; immigrant, 129, 132; for justice, 120, 141; online, 128–36, 137, 139–41, 173; social, 138; transnational, 129. See also social justice activism Aderer, Konrad, 115 Aditya Birla Group, 102 AdmerAsia, 92–93 advertising, 8, 17, 92–96, 110–14 Advocates for Children, 140 Agii.org, 9 Alam, Mohammed, 115–17 Alliance for Educational Justice, 139 Alonso, Andoni, 39 Amazon.com, 89 ambivalence, 39, 52, 125–26, 148; racial, 35–36 American Desi (film), 124 America Online, 26 Amerindo Investment Advisors, 91 Amul, 87–88 Ang, Ien, 21 Apu’s World, 47 Ashcroft, John, 115 Index Asian Americans: consumer market, 10–11; immigration trends, 11–13; media representations of, 136–38; model minority stereotype and, 9–10, 16; online grocery stores targeted at, 90–91; studies of, 126, 176n58 AT&T, 88, 106 Austin, Texas, 26, 35–36, 38, 65, 72, 102–3 Ayers, Michael D., 133 Bachchan, Amitabh, 107–8, 113 Bald, Vivek, 66 Bandhan, Raksha, 101 Bangalore, 25–26, 32, 86, 100, 102–3 Bangladeshi, 115–16, 118, 151, 155 Banker Magazine, 104 banking, 8, 103–14, 172n74, 172n76 Barthes, Roland, 96 bawarchi.com, 7 bayareaindia.com, 9 beauty, idealized, 94–97 Bedi, Subhash, 90 belonging: domestic discontent and lack of, 55–63; in homepage cultures, 5–9; ideal NRI home and, 84–85; Namaste.com’s investment in, 99–100 Benchmark Capital, 91 182 Index Berners-Lee, Tim, 5, 22, 41 Bezos, Jeff, 89 Bhaji on the Beach (film), 58 Bhangra, 123 Bharat Ek Khoj, 100 Bhatia, Sabeer, 25–26 Bhatke, Poonam, 47 bhelpuri, 93 Big Bang Theory, The (TV show), 35 Bilz and Kashif, 123 Bing, 4 Black Alliance for Just Immigration, 139 blogs and blogging, 2–3, 29, 47–48, 64–65, 72, 139–40 Bollywood, 74, 82, 92, 104, 105, 111, 123, 124 Bolter, Jay David, 89 border security, 138–39 Breakthrough Films, 138, 139 Brügger, Niels, 145 Buffet, Warren, 82–83 Burbules, Nicholas, 141 Bush, George W., 115 cafepharma, 30 capital, venture. See venture capital capitalism, 10, 118; digital, 22, 36, 75, 97, 127; industrial, 35; informational, 99; network , 9–16 Cbazaar.com, 86 Census Bureau, U.S., 10, 11, 12, 17 Chaddha, Gurinder, 58 Chandler, Daniel, 43 Checkpoint Nation? (film), 138 Chennai, 15, 26, 79, 86, 101, 103 Chow-White, Peter A., 145 Chun, Wendy, 28, 41–42, 43 Citibank, 102, 112–13 Citigroup, 102 citizenship: cultural, 2, 22, 66, 95, 133, , 140; dual, 15, 104–5, 127, 129; flexible, 22, 84, 148 Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. (USCIS), 46, 53, 76 Citizens Union Foundation, 140 city, global, 94, 98, 129. See also entries for specific cities City University of New York (CUNY), 131–32 Clark, Jim, 37 CLEAR (Creating Law Enforcement Accountability and Responsibility), 131 clothing, desi, 124–25 CNN, 26 Coalición de Derechos Humanos, 139 colonialism, 38, 163n78 ColorLines (magazine), 141 Community Safety Act, 120 country code Top Level Domains (ccTLDs), 42 cricinfo.com, 7 Culture Shock, 123 curry, 27–28; as metaphor for Indian immigrants , 27–38; social media discussions on smelling like, 28–31. See also food curry brigade, 32–35 curry rock, 31–32 “Cyberabad,” 26, 34 cyberfeminism, 75 Cyber Selves (Gajjala), 75 Dabangg (film), 113–14 Das Gupta, Monisha, 129 dating and marriage sites, 8, 79, 170n34 Department of Homeland Security, U.S., 116, 173–74n1 Derrida, Jacques, 141 Desai, Jigna, 58, 124 desi: clothing, 124–25; defined, 117–18; music , 123–24, 126–27; online activism, 128– 36; race and class, 119–27. See also DRUM (Desis Rising Up and Moving) Desi Hits! (desihits.com), 123–24 Desimart.com, 86 Desi Rap (ed. Nair and Balaji), 126 Desis Rising Up and Moving. See DRUM (Desis Rising Up and Moving) Desi Threads, 124–25 Devarajan, Srikanth, 31–32 Devi, S. Uma, 62–63 Dham, Vinod, 24 Diallo, Amadou, 122 diaspora, 17, 103–5, 107 Dice (job board), 29–30 digital capitalism, 22, 36, 75, 97, 127 digital diaspora, 23, 39–44, 147, 162n74 Dignity in Schools campaign, 120 [3.236.64.8] Project MUSE (2024-03-29 11:32 GMT) 183 Index DIRECTV, 92, 113 DISH network, 92, 113 Diwali, 87, 92 Dixit, Madhuri, 104 DJ Rekha, 123 DJ Suketu, 123 Domain Name System, 42 dot-com boom, 7, 26 Douglas, Mary, 21 DREAM act, 128 DRUM (Desis Rising Up and Moving), 2, 18, 115; desi term and...