ABSTRACT
Post-migration generations of Indian Americans have established a visible presence in the United States, in some ways, far beyond their actual numbers. The chapter includes a brief overview of the recent migration history of Indians to explain the positionality of the second generation in the United States. It situates these performances in different domains within the larger structural context of the United States, shaped by multiculturalism and a post-industrial economy of selling cultures. The focus is on performances organized by the post-migration generation and staged in mainstream society. The chapter examines the social dynamics that drive the performances mainly featuring the children of migrants who trace their roots to India, and are meant for audiences also beyond the local ethnic communities. Multiculturalism promoted in schools and colleges offers unique opportunities to the post-migrant generation to assert some aspects of their cultures publicly in multicultural America.
