Within hours of the attacks on the World Trade Center; misdirected assaults on Sikhs and other South Asians flared in communities across the nation; serving as harbingers of a more suspicious; less discerning; and increasingly fearful worldview that would drastically change ideas of belonging and acceptance in America. Weaving together distinct strands of recent South Asian immigration to the United States; Uncle Swami examines a diverse and dynamic people whose identities are all too often lumped together; glossed over; or simply misunderstood. Vijay Prashad confronts the experience of migration across an expanse of generations and class divisions; from the birth of political activism among second-generation immigrants and the meteoric rise of South Asian American politicians in Republican circles to migrant workers at the mercy of the vicissitudes of the American free market. Described as "eye-opening" (Kirkus Reviews); "bound to spark discussion" (Booklist); and "required reading for anyone who wants to understand race; assimilation; and patriotism (The Boston Globe); Uncle Swami restores a diasporic community to its full-fledged complexity beyond both model minorities and the specters of terrorism.
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Newt BrosiusExtremely enlightening and incredibly well written;I wanted to start over and reread as soon as I was finished.15 of 15 people found the following review helpful. A True inspirationBy Shawn K.Finally a courageous and an enlightened writer and a true inspiration to those who seeks the truth ; thank you Ben !33 of 33 people found the following review helpful. The Way to the Spring is profoundly sad and also infuriating readingBy JulietThe Way to the Spring is profoundly sad and also infuriating reading. Ehrenreich's is a powerful; deeply informed and deeply committed perspective that deserves and should receive a lot of attention. While I knew quite a bit about the occupation beforehand; his book provides both overall context and a horde of telling details. I won't soon forget the Palestinian boy who shared an IDF soldier's packet of chips in the morning; and found the same soldier training a gun on him in his bedroom at night. The child wet himself in terror. Or the grim details of Palestinians simply trying to go about their daily lives despite a horde of physical and legal impediments; and the constant threat of settler violence. I defy anyone to read this book and not conclude that this situation must not continue.
