In the aftermath of the Wisconsin massacre, however, area Sikhs felt an increased sense of solidarity with other marginalized ethnic groups.
She points out that many South Asian immigrants run small stores in largely African-American or Hispanic neighborhoods, but often remain apart from the local community. While this book could simply be a catalogue of injustices, Iyer’s study reaches into the complexities of the many cultures that make up South Asia. As she shows, government surveillance of groups deemed suspicious has increased their sense of separation from American society. As a victim’s son says, “She was an American and this was not our American dream.” Iyer personalizes the challenges faced by those who are, or are mistakenly perceived as being, Muslim. She begins with the August 2012 shooting at an Oak Creek, Wis., Sikh temple that left six people dead.
of American Culture), Center for South Asian Studies, The Department of American Culture, and Michigan Sikh Studies Forum.Indian-American activist and teacher Iyer writes with passion on the experience of South Asian immigrants in post-9/11 America. Learn more about the book at and event is made possible through the generous support from the Arab and Muslim American Studies (a constituent unit of the Dept. Deepa’s talk at the University of Michigan will be followed by a book signing. Deepa will discuss the environment 14 years after 9/11 and the challenges ahead through the stories of young South Asian, Arab, Muslim and Sikh activists.ĭeepa, currently a Senior Fellow at the Center for Social Inclusion, is the former director of South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) and Activist-in-Residence at the University of Maryland’s Asian American Studies program. Join us for a conversation with Deepa Iyer, whose new book, We Too Sing America: South Asian, Arab, Muslim and Sikh Immigrants Shape Our Multiracial Future, explores issues of racial identities and solidarities as the demographics in America quickly change.
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