Collective action,mobility, and shared struggles: how the so-called model minority can come to deny the myth

The model minority remains one of the most durable images assigned to immigrant groups despite ample critiques of it. Those persons considered to be a model minority often promulgate the myth themselves. Common arguments against the stereotype do not effectively speak to these people. In this article I demonstrate the disconnect between the critiques of the stereotype and the views of Indian American professionals, a group widely considered to be a model minority. I then offer an alternative approach to dismantling the stereotype that can resonate more with those invested in it. This approach highlights groups’ history of collective action in response to racialised and class obstacles. Three case studies illustrate this approach: study of Indian American motel owners, of physicians, and of taxi drivers. Taxi drivers are thought to be on the opposite end of the model minority binary than doctors and successful motel owners. The case studies highlight the grassroots activism shared by all three groups.     

印度“双重国籍”政策探析

受多重因素的推动,印度海外移民政策在过去几十年间发生了巨大的变化,其中近年来新推出的"双重国籍"政策尤为引人关注,它不仅极大地推动了印度经济的快速发展,而且有力地强化了印度与海外移民间的文化认同和情感联系。然而,该政策尽管在经过不断的发展和完善后已取得了重大的进步,但与真正的双重国籍政策相比仍有很大的一段距离,海外印度人目前并没有获得印度完全的国民身份和地位。虽然前景一片良好,但该政策能否实现最后的突破仍有待继续关注。     

《聊斋志异》灾荒瘟疫描写的印度渊源及文化意义

《聊斋志异》对危害人类的灾荒与瘟疫,显示了异乎寻常的关心。蒲松龄写二牛相斗,为水灾象征和预兆,是李冰故事的一个变型或日简化,受印度牛崇拜影响。牛瘟描写,显示了蒲松龄博济众生的同情心。疫鬼认识,还与古代中医学的诊断术有关。疫鬼貌丑,体现了人的恐惧和厌恶。佛经描写瘟疫由外而来的思想,对于中国瘟疫天降、瘟神传播的思路是有启发的。印度早灾来自人世冤狱的信奉,对中国故事的伦理性质,以及人间善恶影响灾害、瘟疫使者的思路．也有促进。瘟疫及疗救方法,也启《聊斋志异》之先。     

论英国对西藏的早期“和平”渗透政策（1760—1793）

18世纪后期是英国对藏政策的早期阶段。受当时社会历史条件的限制,英国对我国西藏实行以建立直接交往关系为目的的“和平”渗透政策。由于喜马拉雅地区各国在历史上同我国西藏形成的密切关系及其在地缘政治上的屏障作用,英国东印度公司在这一地区的扩张活动同它建立英藏直接交往的尝试一样,都是其对藏渗透政策的组成部分。英国东印度公司在廓尔喀侵藏战争中的卑劣表演最终导致其早期对藏渗透政策的彻底破产。     

东方哲学存在的基础——爱智慧的视阈

哲学就是爱智慧。通过对东方如印度、中东和中国等的考察,尽管印度、犹太和中国等东方民族对＂哲学是什么＂的理解有所差异,但对＂哲学就是爱智慧＂,也即意味着不懈的、追根究底的、深刻的理性思考和追求,存在着较为广泛的认同和一定的家族相似性。由此证明了哲学作为爱智慧不仅存在于西方,也同样存在于东方。人们对哲学的理解能否达成共识,主要取决于我们对哲学作出怎样的定位。在东西方的相互对话中,澄清并确定哲学是什么,不仅推进了学术规范,而且也为哲学面对应用领域和具体学科如何自处提供了总体原则。     

Masturbatory Behavior and Feelings: An Exploratory Study of Indian Immigrant Men in Australia

ABSTRACT

Objectives: Sexual problems associated with masturbation (especially intense negative feelings) are commonly reported among Indian subcontinental men. Yet there is a paucity of scientific information about masturbatory behavior and feelings. Much of the available information is either from clinic-based studies or from studies involving young Indians. Methods: The present study, using a community sample of Indian men in Australia, aimed to explore their masturbatory behavior and feelings. Results: Overall, 268 men took part in an online survey, and 221 of these men completed the section on masturbation. Some demographic characteristics of the study sample were comparable to those of the Indian community in Australia. A large proportion (n = 174, 79%) reported that they currently masturbate, while the rest said they never masturbated (n = 9, 4%) or did masturbate in the past but not at present (n = 38, 17%). Among those who currently masturbate, the mean age of onset of masturbation was 14.9 years. Married men tended to masturbate less frequently than unmarried men. The most common mode, source of stimuli, and reason for masturbation were using hands (n = 162, 95%), watching erotic material on the Internet (n = 136, 81%), and to gain pleasure (n = 137, 79%), respectively. A high proportion (n = 114, 66%) of Indian men who currently masturbate said that they experienced positive feelings when masturbating. Conclusions: Masturbatory feelings of Indian men were found to differ by length of residence in Australia but not by degree of acculturation or age. The present exploratory study has provided baseline information about masturbation among Indian men and indicates the need for further research.     

Rethinking non-traditional resistance at work: The case of the Indian Diaspora in Mauritius

Resistance at work can take many forms and be theorised in multiple ways. In this paper, I use postcolonial theorist Homi Bhabha's concepts of mimicry, ambivalence and hybridity to explore non-traditional forms of resistance among Indo-Mauritians working in the hotel industry. I employ a two-stage qualitative research approach by conducting focus groups in eight hotels in Mauritius followed by focused ethnography with 20 Indo-Mauritians. The findings reveal that the Indian diasporic community is actively engaging with its past (India) through the materiality of its home, its sacred space and its use of Bhojpuri to communicate. By unfolding and maintaining its difference, it is constantly demarcating its personal space from that of the Other. As this behaviour extends to the workplace, salient forms of non-traditional resistance surface in rural regions.     

热贡艺术源流浅探

了解热贡艺术的源流是认识热贡艺术的起点。作为藏传佛教艺术的一个重要流派 ,热贡艺术是在充分吸收和广泛借鉴印度佛教艺术、西藏佛教艺术以及汉地艺术的基础上发展并成熟起来的 ,它特殊的成长经历不仅培育了其独特的艺术魅力 ,同时也为它积淀了宝贵的艺术价值和社会价值。因而 ,认识它 ,关注它 ,并推动它的发展 ,在今天极具现实意义     

论20年代醒狮派的文化保守主义

第一次世界大战后欧洲思想界"东方文化救世论"的流行,是促使醒狮派成为文化保守主义者的主要原因;新文化运动对传统文化的猛烈批判,是刺激醒狮派成为文化保守主义者的直接原因。在醒狮派看来,"传统"并不是一个绝对同质的、不可分割的整体,西化论全盘反传统的观点是不可理解的。醒狮派虽然接受西方现代性,但这种接受是以中国传统文化为主体的融合。醒狮派指出了西方近代文化的内在缺陷,并据此对中国传统文化的近代意义做出了合理的阐释,西化论对西方近代文化的被动承受是不能赞同的。总的来说,醒狮派对西方现代性持一种欲迎还拒的复杂心态。这种复杂心态是近代中国文化保守主义者所普遍具有的。     

语用学视阈下的《十个印第安人》探析

用语用学的"预设理论"、"合作原则"和"言语行为理论"对《十个印第安人》的英文原作进行探析,发现作品从头至尾穿插着两条线索,一明一暗,明写少年尼克浪漫情怀的幻灭,暗写美国白人对印第安人的种族歧视,分析了以乔.加纳一家和尼克父子为代表的美国白人农民阶层和中产阶层对印第安人的种族歧视,这是标榜种族平等的美国文化的悲哀。