In this research project, the SIP mentor and SIP interns will collect stories about the recent tech layoff on the specific visa holders from India, e.g., H-1B and H-4 types. How do the vastly diverse groups of Indian Americans perceive their own ethnic identity? How do they respond to the dual impulses of assimilation and integration? How might their self-conception influence the composition of their social networks? Despite the overall professional, educational, and financial success many Indian Americans enjoy, this has not innoculated them from the forces of discrimination, polarization, and contestation over questions of belonging and identity. Many Indian immigrants have brought with them identities rooted in their ancestral homeland, while others have eschewed them in favor of a non-hyphenated “American” identity. While most are immigrants, a rising share is born and raised in the United States. Today, Indian Americans are a mosaic of recent arrivals and long-term residents. There are about 4.2 million Indians in the US, and the community is known for its diversity in terms of language, religion, region, class, caste, gender, and sexuality. The Indian diaspora, one of the most vibrant and dynamic, is the largest in the world, with 18 million people from the country living outside their homeland in 2020. Required skills for interns prior to acceptance: NoneĪNT-02: Tragic Technology Layoff and the Non-Immigrant Indian Diaspora The interns’ end-of-program presentation will be an essay based on their collected data. The interns will be trained to do qualitative data analysis. The interns will also collect literature on the subject, review these materials, and write short statements on the findings. The interns will do in-person interviews, conduct video chats, and collect data using social media such as WhatsApp, and Google searches. In this research project on diabetes among young people in California, the SIP mentor and interns will do interviews with individuals to find out about how young people got affected with diabetes mellitus. The SIP interns who are interested in video making will be encouraged to document the interview process and the key factors emerging from the interview. Data coding and analysis will be done using a textual data analysis program called Atlas/Ti. The mentor will discuss the tools that are used for data collection, and the interns will be trained to use these tools. The interview data will be collected using audio scripts, notes, or both. The mentor will train the SIP interns to collect and analyze interview data from the communities close to the interns. The project will provide training on interviewing skills at the beginning. The interview data in this research project focus on people’s perception of diabetes problems, especially why young Americans get diabetes. This research project involves a learning activity known as qualitative research in anthropology. ANT-01: What Causes Diabetes Myelitis Among Young Americans?
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