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Indian immigrants, a casualty in racial conflicts : Minister
New Delhi, Jul 10 (PTI) Overseas Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi has expressed his concerns about scores of Indian immigrants, who often become victims of racial conflicts indifferent countries including Africa.
"People from the Indian community often become victims of racial conflicts, especially in countries like Africa," Ravisaid at a book release here Tuesday.
"Do immigrants have equal rights? Legally yes. But in society.... Even if they have all the rights you can stillfeel a difference," the minister said.
The Minister was speaking at the release of 'Striped Zebra: The Immigrant Psyche', a book by Uday Naval and SoofiyaHussain.
The authors present a theory, based on empirical research, called the 'Striped Zebra' model on how an individual who migrates to another land juggles between 'seed values' — values from one's native culture and 'feedvalues', those that they adopt from their land of settlement.
Talking about the Indian community in the U.S., Ravi said, "The Indian community in America is the richest. Even within American society there, communities are confined to a particular language." Appreciating the approach of the authors to the topiche said, "Migration of man has happened from times immemorial.
They have presented their findings not through fiction butusing real life stories.
"The scholarly approach to the issue of immigrants is presented in an interesting manner and kind of philosophically." PTI PMI AKV
"People from the Indian community often become victims of racial conflicts, especially in countries like Africa," Ravisaid at a book release here Tuesday.
"Do immigrants have equal rights? Legally yes. But in society.... Even if they have all the rights you can stillfeel a difference," the minister said.
The Minister was speaking at the release of 'Striped Zebra: The Immigrant Psyche', a book by Uday Naval and SoofiyaHussain.
The authors present a theory, based on empirical research, called the 'Striped Zebra' model on how an individual who migrates to another land juggles between 'seed values' — values from one's native culture and 'feedvalues', those that they adopt from their land of settlement.
Talking about the Indian community in the U.S., Ravi said, "The Indian community in America is the richest. Even within American society there, communities are confined to a particular language." Appreciating the approach of the authors to the topiche said, "Migration of man has happened from times immemorial.
They have presented their findings not through fiction butusing real life stories.
"The scholarly approach to the issue of immigrants is presented in an interesting manner and kind of philosophically." PTI PMI AKV
