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Publication details [#53755]

Somani, Indira S. 2010. Becoming American. Journal of International and Intercultural Communication 3 (1) : 59–81.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Place, Publisher
Routledge

Annotation

This paper discusses how a cohort of Asian Indian immigrants to the U.S. -migrating almost 40 years ago- have become acculturated to the U.S.: the participants did not grow up watching television in India and they deliberately watched American television to learn how to behave as an “American".