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From: akhanna@bbncc5.UUCP (Atul C. Khanna)
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Subject: Re: What do you call Indians living over here?
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Date: Thu, 19-Sep-85 17:01:29 EDT
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In article <517@im4u.UUCP> riddle@im4u.UUCP (Prentiss Riddle) writes:
>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)

I think that the term "Paki" (when used) refers exclusively to people
of Pakistani origin.