Indian-Americans looking to Jews for inspiration. I love this parallel.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/02/us/02hindu.html?ex=1349064000&en=fcef565a371c4cfe&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
The Indian diaspora becoming powerful advocates for the Indian state is a big story. Absolutely. But the even bigger story is about identity.
Jews have also been astonishingly successful in retaining a deep sense of Jewish identity for over 2000 years, even while integrating with and absorbing from the cultures they're embedded in. Being able to maintain this hyphenated identity over many generations is the key. If this dual identity is maintained, the political influence and the cultural creativity will naturally follow.
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I wonder though if it will work as well for Indians. It is hard to tell if someone is Jewish just based on looks which gives them the freedom and flexibility to choose what, where and when they want to be different. Or maybe its a question of time before brown skin seems very much mainstream à la Dr Sanjay Gupta.
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