http://www.lungis.com/wordpress/2007/09/10/since-when-did-i-start-eating-achar/ original layout coming soon Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:38:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 http://www.lungis.com/wordpress/2007/09/10/since-when-did-i-start-eating-achar/#comment-1704 Ashi Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:10:25 +0000 http://www.lungis.com/wordpress/2007/09/10/since-when-did-i-start-eating-achar/#comment-1704 That's so interesting! It's strange...I've been to about 15 countries and you will find South Asians EVERYWHERE you go...where you don't even expect them. I do like to wonder, however, what all of the various diaspora communities will look like 2 or 3 generations down the line. That’s so interesting! It’s strange…I’ve been to about 15 countries and you will find South Asians EVERYWHERE you go…where you don’t even expect them. I do like to wonder, however, what all of the various diaspora communities will look like 2 or 3 generations down the line.

]]> http://www.lungis.com/wordpress/2007/09/10/since-when-did-i-start-eating-achar/#comment-1715 Hasan Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:10:59 +0000 http://www.lungis.com/wordpress/2007/09/10/since-when-did-i-start-eating-achar/#comment-1715 I've wondered the same thing about the diasporic communities. US South Asian communities are usually well-integrated into the greater society, so I don't think they will remain isolated for several generations. Most South Asian kids that were raised in the US marry other South Asians, but I imagine that our kids' generation will be more open. If Islam still continues to be as influential, our kids will probably be more open to marrying other Muslims from other backgrounds. (I'm not sure about South Asian communities of other religions.) Our generation has already lost the languages and much of the culture, so it would be interesting to see how our descendants turn out. I’ve wondered the same thing about the diasporic communities. US South Asian communities are usually well-integrated into the greater society, so I don’t think they will remain isolated for several generations. Most South Asian kids that were raised in the US marry other South Asians, but I imagine that our kids’ generation will be more open. If Islam still continues to be as influential, our kids will probably be more open to marrying other Muslims from other backgrounds. (I’m not sure about South Asian communities of other religions.) Our generation has already lost the languages and much of the culture, so it would be interesting to see how our descendants turn out.

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