@shrikanth_krish @TheEmissaryCo @arpitrage My research shows that the second gen (parents immigrated here) Indian-American experience is local-to-local - so it all depends on the accents at home in concert with the accents around us. As someone else said, there are communities that are densely diasporic. Those 2Gs likely
@shrikanth_krish @TheEmissaryCo @arpitrage have stronger (regional) accents in their English (the diaspora clusters in regional groups) than folks like me who grew up with no other Indians around. Also my parents are fluent in English & I didnโt have to code/accent switch to be understood. Not all families are the same.
@shrikanth_krish @TheEmissaryCo @arpitrage Then thereโs 1.5 G (immigrated here as teens, after English has been learned, maybe in a regional accent).
Weโre small in number but pretty complex and difficult to generalize.
Weโre small in number but pretty complex and difficult to generalize.
@shrikanth_krish @TheEmissaryCo @arpitrage Also, studies show that English language fluency isnโt enough for social & professional acceptance in the US. Accents matter, when it comes to POC. Which is likely why you see so many immigrants faking an American accent. Itโs not a weakness. Itโs a necessary adaption to succeed.
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