Indian-American Identity

"Like many descendants of immigrants, I feel a great pressure of two things that are loyal to the old world, fluent new things, approved on both sides of the hyphen" (Lahiri, my two-life) Pulitzer Award winning Jhumpa Lahiri said that he was an Indian American who thought he was neither an Indian nor an American. Rashiri struggled to live through two kinds of life by maintaining two completely different cultures. Most of Lahiri's work is recognized in the United States and not allowed by her descendants (Guardian.com).

Veda Lakshminarayanan presents the duality of Indian American identity and musical background as a double-edged sword. She combined the classical vocals and piano training with the elements of South Indian Carnatic show and formed an organic fusion of oriental and western style. Therefore, although the work produced by Veda is quietly political, it is very profound. As a very capable pianist and singer, Vedas' tracks are few, but technically huge. Between her recently released single "Already" and her homemade movie "Lamb Curry", her artistic strength is undoubted.

Although the title of this article is "national identity", there is no standard descriptor or nomenclature for identifying people who are called American Indians or Native Americans. These terms are used interchangeably and appear to be based on preferences. People born before 1950 are often referred to as American Indians. People born in the second half of the 20th century seem to be accustomed to using the term native american. The reader needs to be aware that Native Americans have included Alaska, Hawaii, and indigenous peoples of American Samoa.

The identity of the American Indian community is controversial, even among law scholars, federal policy makers, anthropologists, historians and even Native American society. Because American Indians have a unique relationship with the United States, their identity has been redefined and restructured over the past century and a half. This places a heavy burden on the American Indians trying to prove their identity in the context of multiculturalism and the definition of legal objectives and tribal affiliation. Is there a proper way to identify and define who the American Indians are? One way is to use blood volume to define the identity. This is a figurative structure to track individuals and group ancestors.