Second-generation Asian American Identity of Indians: Assimilating with Americans or Retaining Asian-ness or Beyond?

This article critically interprets the multi-dimensional Asian American identity of Indians in terms their pan-ethnic formation as Americans through cultural assimilation or merging with host culture and retention holding on to identity. The identification Indian will be determined by pan-ethnicity, gender religion interview responses Americans, including Mar Thoma Church community, second-generation Patel family’s union Identity theories like acculturation shock used justify claims made hypothesis. analysis organized its beginning important factors pan-ethnicity then consecutively part thematic finally statistical analysis. Results show reasons include better professional advantages, which propel choice different identities future directives hypothesis they merge assimilation, other cases, retain beyond Americanized sometimes go both American, restate ethnicity. To conclude, remains flux keeps changing due requirements ever-evolving world.