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The Other One Percent

Indians in America

Sanjoy Chakravorty, Devesh Kapur, and Nirvikar Singh

Modern South Asia

Comprehensive and authoritative overview of the Indian immigrant population in the United States
Explains the three key processes-selection, assimilation, and entrepreneurship-that led to Indians in America becoming its most-educated and highest-income group
Shows how these processes are rooted in global changes in technology and trade and policy changes in India and the United States
Explores the diversity of Indian immigrants by languages, occupations, settlements, generations, and politics

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An epilogue has been included in the paperback edition to bring the book up-to-date and provide recent data through the early years of the Trump administration

New in Paperback

The Other One Percent

Indians in America

Sanjoy Chakravorty, Devesh Kapur, and Nirvikar Singh

One of the most remarkable stories of immigration in the last half century is that of Indians to the United States. People of Indian origin make up a little over one percent of the American population now, up from barely half a percent at the turn of the millennium. Complete with a new epilogue, the paperback edition of The Other One Percent is a careful, data-driven, and comprehensive account of the three core processes-selection, assimilation, and entrepreneurship-that have led to this rapid rise. This unique phenomenon is driven by-and, in turn, has influenced-wide-ranging changes, especially the ongoing revolution in information technology and its impact on economic globalization, immigration policies in the U.S., higher education policies in India, and foreign policies of both nations. If the overall picture is one of economic success, the details reveal the critical issues faced by Indian immigrants.

New in Paperback

The Other One Percent

Indians in America

Sanjoy Chakravorty, Devesh Kapur, and Nirvikar Singh

Modern South Asia

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Preface
Note for the Paperback Edition
Chapter 1. A Short History of Small Numbers
Chapter 2. Selected for Success
Chapter 3. A Coat of Many Colors
Chapter 4. Becoming American
Chapter 5. Entrepreneurship by the Numbers
Chapter 6. Entrepreneurial Narratives, Niches and Networks
Chapter 7. Host and Home
Epilogue
Appendix . Data Used and Explanations

New in Paperback

The Other One Percent

Indians in America

Sanjoy Chakravorty, Devesh Kapur, and Nirvikar Singh

Modern South Asia

Author Information

Sanjoy Chakravorty is Professor of Geography and Urban Studies at Temple University.

Devesh Kapur is Starr Foundation South Asia Studies Professor and Asia Programs Director at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University.

Nirvikar Singh is Distinguished Professor of Economics and Sarbjit Singh Aurora Chair of Sikh and Punjabi Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

New in Paperback

The Other One Percent

Indians in America

Sanjoy Chakravorty, Devesh Kapur, and Nirvikar Singh

Modern South Asia

Reviews and Awards

"During the course of their research, Chakravorty, Kapur and Singh have turned up countless new nuggets of information. So much of what we know about people of Indian origin in America is anecdotal that it is a relief to read a definitive interdisciplinary study drawing on data that involve a significant number of people. We learn about a complex group of over two million individuals who are becoming increasingly visible and influential in American public life."-The Indian Express

"In this new era of populism, The Other One Percent is a rigorous, fact-based analysis of how cross-border flows of brainy and ambitious people make the world a better place. Politicians and policymakers in both America and in India should make sure they read it."-The Economist

"No political issue is hotter than immigration. And no immigrant group has been more successful than Indians in the United States. This landmark work is the first comprehensive study of the Indian immigrant experience. It deserves close attention from all those concerned not just with the future of Indian communities but with America's future."-Larry Summers, former President, Harvard University; former U.S. Treasury Secretary

"In the last half-century, Americans of Indian descent epitomize how new waves of immigrants have been renewing our communities and our economy. The Other One Percent adopts a wide-ranging, data-based approach to understanding the fascinating rise of the Indian-American community in the United States. This insightful volume holds valuable lessons for rethinking immigration in the decades to come."-Jon Huntsman, former Governor of Utah and United States Ambassador to China

"In The Other One Percent, we get a full, first-ever picture of Indian-Americans, who have recently become among the largest nationality group of new immigrants to the U.S. and are also the most successful by many measures, including education, income and entrepreneurship. To understand how smart, updated immigration policies can harness the advantages of immigration for the U.S. today and into the future, this book offers a compelling case-in-point and call-to-action for Congress."-Doris Meissner, former Commissioner of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service; Senior Fellow, Migration Policy Institute

"The Other One Percent is a methodologically sophisticated, interdisciplinary treatment of the Indian diaspora. It combines scrupulous regard for data, with a deep historical insight, and sociological imagination to produce a deeply engrossing work. It provides a riveting and textured portrait of the Indian diaspora, its formation, its political preferences, its social and economic base. The book will unsettle many entrenched assumptions and open up a large research agenda."-Pratap Bhanu Mehta, President, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi