Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.PCS 1/10/84; site mtgzz.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!mtuxo!mtgzz!jis1 From: jis1@mtgzz.UUCP (j.mukerji) Newsgroups: net.nlang.india Subject: Re: What do you call Indians living over here? Message-ID: <1160@mtgzz.UUCP> Date: Sun, 15-Sep-85 20:22:54 EDT Article-I.D.: mtgzz.1160 Posted: Sun Sep 15 20:22:54 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 16-Sep-85 00:14:30 EDT References: <516@im4u.UUCP> <517@im4u.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: AT&T Information Systems Labs, Middletown NJ Lines: 18 > 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) The Census Bureau uses the term "Asian-Indians" to refer to this group of people. I guess the fact that the "Asian-Indians" who are referred to are Americans, is implicit. Jishnu Mukerji AT&T Information Systems Labs Holmdel NJ