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“pawan dhingra”

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  • Asian America

    by Pawan Dhingra, Robyn Magalit Rodriguez ...
    Asian Americans are the fastest growing minority population in the country. Moreover, they provide a unique lens on the wider experiences of immigrants and minorities in the United States, both historically and today. Pawan Dhingra and Robyn Magalit Rodriguez’s acclaimed introduction to understanding this diverse group is here updated in a thoroughly revised new edition. Incorporating cutting-edge ... Read more

    $22.00 USD

  • Life Behind the Lobby

    Indian American Motel Owners and the American Dream

    by Pawan Dhingra ...
    Indian Americans own about half of all the motels in the United States. Even more remarkable, most of these motel owners come from the same region in India and—although they are not all related—seventy percent of them share the surname of Patel. Most of these motel owners arrived in the United States with few resources and, broadly speaking, they are self-employed, self-sufficient immigrants who ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Disciplinary Futures

    Sociology in Conversation with American, Ethnic, and Indigenous Studies

    Edited by Professor Nadia Y. Kim, Pawan Dhingra ...
    Reimagines how race, ethnicity, imperialism, and colonialism can be central to social science researchand methodsThere is a growing consensus that the discipline of sociology and the social sciences broadly need to engage more thoroughly with the legacy and the present day of colonialism, Indigenous/settler colonialism, imperialism, and racial capitalism in the United States and globally. In ... Read more

    $24.69 USD

  • Hyper Education

    Why Good Schools, Good Grades, and Good Behavior Are Not Enough

    by Pawan Dhingra ...
    An up-close look at the education arms race of after-school learning, academic competitions, and the perceived failure of even our best schools to educate childrenBeyond soccer leagues, music camps, and drama lessons, today’s youth are in an education arms race that begins in elementary school. In Hyper Education, Pawan Dhingra uncovers the growing world of high-achievement education and the after ... Read more

    Was $15.99 USD Now $12.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

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    Hyper Education

    Why Good Schools, Good Grades, and Good Behavior Are Not Enough

    by Pawan Dhingra ...
    Narrated by Neil Shah ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 17 min

    Beyond soccer leagues, music camps, and drama lessons, today's youth are in an education arms race that begins in elementary school. In Hyper Education, Pawan Dhingra uncovers the growing world of high-achievement education and the after-school learning centers, spelling bees, and math competitions that it has spawned. It is a world where immigrant families vie with other Americans to be at the ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

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  • Keywords for Asian American Studies

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