Modern Migrations: Gujarati Indian Networks in New York and London
Published:
19 October 2010
Online ISBN:
9780804775830
Print ISBN:
9780804772228
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Linking Local Labor Markets Linking Local Labor Markets
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Recruits: Professionals in New York and East Africa Recruits: Professionals in New York and East Africa
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Health Professionals in New York Health Professionals in New York
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Anavils in East Africa Anavils in East Africa
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Trusties: Transnational Entrepreneurs Create New Markets for Labor and Consumption Trusties: Transnational Entrepreneurs Create New Markets for Labor and Consumption
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Oswals in East Africa and London Oswals in East Africa and London
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Jain Diamond Traders in New York Jain Diamond Traders in New York
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Chains: “Business in Their Blood” or the Limits of Interpersonal Ties? Chains: “Business in Their Blood” or the Limits of Interpersonal Ties?
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London's Patidars London's Patidars
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The Oswals in London The Oswals in London
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Dadaji's Pilgrims in New York Dadaji's Pilgrims in New York
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Marriage Patterns and New Occupational Opportunities Marriage Patterns and New Occupational Opportunities
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Comparing Networks and Drawing Conclusions Comparing Networks and Drawing Conclusions
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Published:19 October 2010
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Poros, Maritsa, 'Linking Local Labor Markets', Modern Migrations: Gujarati Indian Networks in New York and London (Redwood City, CA , 2010; online edn, Stanford Scholarship Online, 20 June 2013), https://doi.org/10.11126/stanford/9780804772228.003.0003, accessed 8 Aug. 2026.
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Abstract
This chapter examines the life histories of individual Gujarati Indians and their social networks to understand how migration happens and what migration flows look like. It also discusses the role of social ties in forming the selectivity of migration flows, the economic consequences of these flows, and how destination affects the lives of Gujarati immigrants. It looks at the migration of Gujaratis to East Africa, London, and New York as well as the very first occupations they held in those regions. It illustrates how migrant networks connect local labor markets transnationally, thus giving rise to the conditions for migration and selecting particular migrants to gain employment in particular industries.
Keywords:
Gujarati Indians, social networks, life histories, migration, immigrants, occupations, social ties, East Africa, London, New York
Subject
Migration Studies
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Stanford Scholarship Online
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