...evocative vignettes and inspiring stories from many of California\'s South Asian American citizens...
Author Lea Terhune recounts the risks, setbacks and persistence of the people who achieved their American dreams..
Descendants of the first Punjabi immigrants from Yuba City to the Imperial Valley still farm, adding to the rich tapestry of the Central Valley.
Ethnic South Asians are now found in every trade and profession in the United States, including the Office of the Vice President.
Congress.
In 1956, Saund went on to become the first Asian elected to the U.
S.
Dalip Singh Saund obtained a master\'s degree and doctorate in mathematics from UC Berkeley only to return to farming when no one would hire him.
Bhagat Singh Thind, an immigrant who served in the United States Army, had his citizenship granted and revoked twice before a 1936 law expanded naturalization to all World War I veterans, regardless of race.
Laboring in farms, fields and orchards for low wages while enduring racial discrimination, they strove to put down roots in their new home.
At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, adventurous travelers left the Punjab in India to seek their fortune in California and beyond.
Paul Michael Taylor, Director, Asian Cultural HiStory Program, Smithsonian Institution. ...evocative vignettes and inspiring stories from many of California\'s South Asian American citizens..
