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From: riddle@im4u.UUCP (Prentiss Riddle)
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Subject: What do you call Indians living over here?
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Date: Wed, 11-Sep-85 23:40:57 EDT
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Re: A press for Indians in North America
Living-Out-There: "Bob"

I titled the previous article "A press for Indians in North America" for
lack of anything better, but I'm certainly not happy with the phrase.
What's preferable?  I can think of the following choices, all with some
problems:

  -- Indian-Americans (easily confused with American Indians)
  -- South-Asian-Americans
  -- Bharati-Americans
  -- Deshi-Americans
  -- "Paki" (often used derogatorily, I know)

And of course, the suffix "-Americans" can be replaced with lots of
variations on "(living) in (North) America."   It seems to me I once saw an
acronym (reminiscent of "WASP" or "Yuppie") in India Abroad, but I don't
recall what it was.

Personally, I like "Bharati-Americans" best, but of course most non-Indians
don't know what "Bharat" means.  Any ideas?

[And while we're at it, what do you call a non-Indian?  My fiancee and I
sometimes use the word "gringo," but I wouldn't expect it to catch on. :-) ]

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