I think the Indians are the most successful ethnic group in America is nothing to do with any kind of racial superiority. There are over a billion Indians back there. A few million of the brightest, most educated come over. I am surprised the crowd is not more successful than it is. Why so few Indians in the top positions of government and business, academia and media?
The number one factor is education. These are cream of the crop people for the most part.
It is not fair to compare the top 0.1% of the Indians with the average American. As in, it is not fair to all those Indians who have been left behind. The average Indian has to be compared to the average American, and the relationship between the disparity in income and the differing political infrastructures in the two places has to be tallied.
Talent is evenly distributed, what is not evenly distributed is opportunity.
We have to take pride in our achievements. But we also have to face the fact that we are not doing as well as we should. The glass walls and ceilings are still there. And the political battle has to be waged for equality. And we have to see there is a direct relationship between the political empowerment of the Indians in America and the plight of the Indians in India. We have to take active interest to better the lot of those in India.
I think we have to move bravely towards a world of a billion college graduates. Textbooks and journal articles have to go online, ad based. It is not the geographical America, but the concept that is America. That concept can travel, it can be refined. It can be made better.
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Paramendra,
I agree that they could be doing better, and that there is a screening mechanism so that many of the best get here. That doesn't devalue Indians as the most successful immigrant group in the U.S. From an American point of view, we want the best and brightest from all over the world.
To win the battle, we've got to start by highlighting our successes and changing the stereotypes. My goal with this article was to build on the momentum...
Vivek
Vivek.
Don't get me wrong. As someone who is half Indian (half Nepali) and full Desi, I am mighty proud of the fact that we are number one in America. I talk about it as often as I can.
But just like you I was also pulling in another direction, pushing the envelope to do one better for the masses back there.
I am so glad you pushed that article into the mainstream.
Paramendra.
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Thanks for the nice article. I wrote an article stating that we (Indians) should be objective with our generalizations at: http://yzagopa.blogspot.com/2006/09/lord-ramas-bridge-to-lanka.html. Some of my friends think that I was being blasphemous. Your opinion will be appreciated.
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