For the Diaspora, Ties That Bind — and Divide - The Indian Hawk
Indian-Americans group in the US, suggests that the ties that bind the diaspora to their homeland are resilient, even among members of the second gen.
Editorial Staff
For the Diaspora, Ties That Bind — and Divide - The Indian Hawk
One of the most heartening aspects of India’s heartbreaking struggle with the deadly second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has been the outpouring of support from the Indian diaspora. In the United Kingdom (UK), an independent Gofundme campaign organised by British Indians exceeded its initial goal of raising £160,000 to purchase 200 oxygen concentrators in just one day. The India Philanthropy Alliance — comprising 14 diaspora groups in the United States (US) working toward humanitarian and development goals in India — has raised millions of dollars in Covid relief. Such stories, from a range of countries where Indian immigrants have settled in large numbers, are legion. Our research on Indian-Americans, now the second-largest immigrant group in the US, suggests that the ties that bind the diaspora to their homeland are resilient, even among members of the second generation who may lack the direct connection of their parents to their ancestral homeland. But these feelings of solidarity s…
