I was just forwarded this delightful passage by a friend:
“In the last two decades of the twentieth century, the South Asian Indian presence in the United States and Canada has been felt in all major walks of life. Physicians from India are to be found not only in the major metropolitan area medical centers but also in remote parts of the continent. South Asian engineers abound, particularly in the information technology industry. Newspaper kiosks, doughnut shops, hotels, restaurants, gas stations, and conveniences stores have been conspiculous for their brown-skinned proprietors and employees.” The opening paragraph from, “Health, Faith Traditions, and South Asian Indians in North America.”
There’s the sheer “are you kidding me?” incredulity to this opening salvo. And then, to boot, there’s the fact that an Indian, Prakash N. Desai, wrote it. Anyone remember that old Lewis Black joke about the stupidest thing you’ve ever heard and brain aneurysms?
