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The second epigraph on p. vii is taken from Homi Bhabha, Nation and
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The third epigraph on p. vii is taken from Terry Eagleton, The Idea of
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Raj, Dhooleka Sarhadi, 1969-
Where are you from? : Middle-class migrants in the modern world /
Dhooleka S. Raj.
p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
isbn 0-520-23382-4 (acid-free paper) — isbn 0-520-23383-2
(pbk. : acid-free paper)

1. Punjabis (South Asian people)—England—London. 2. South
Asia—Emigration and immigration. 3. London (England)—Ethnic
relations. 4. South Asians—England—London. 5. Middle class—
England—London. 6. Immigrants—England—London.
7. Hindus—England—London. I. Title.
DA 676.9. S6 R34 2002
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