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An inspiring personal saga that explores the collisions of choice and history that led one unforgettable family to become immigrants In this groundbreaking work, Minal Hajratwala mixes history, memoir, and reportage to explore the questions facing not only her own Indian family but that of every immigrant: Where did we come from? Why did we leave? What did we give up and gain in the process? Beginning with her great-grandfather Motiram’s original flight from British-occupied India to Fiji, where he rose from tailor to department store mogul, Hajratwala follows her ancestors across the…
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3 editions- Hardcover · English · 2009Houghton Mifflin Co. · 352 pages · 9780618251292
- Other · English · 2009Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company · 9780547345413
- Other · English · 2009Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers · 9781299885356
BiographyCase studiesChildren of immigrantsEast IndiansEmigration and immigrationFamilyGujarati AmericansGujaratis (Indic people)