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In the US system of social hierarchy, Asian Indians experience a lower social status than do US-born whites. In the US system of occupational stratification, physicians rank very high. Asian-Indian physicians, therefore, enjoy a high social status only when others recognize their occupation. There is, however, a gender variable. Female Asian-Indian doctors receive less respect, as they are perceived as subverting masculine assumptions of social superiority over women. This conclusion is based on experiences reported in interviews with fifty-two first- and second-generation Asian-Indian doctors in Southern California. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Examines the history of pioneer Punjabi immigrants in California. Study of religious and social identity; Hindu identity of the Punjabi pioneers; Gender issues; Absorption and assimilation of a continuing identity; Political struggles and oppression of the Punjabi immigrants.

Examines processes by which Indian and Mexican engineers and scientists find employment in the high-technology companies of Silicon Valley, California. Regional development and human capital in Silicon Valley; Children of immigrant families; Former employees of subsidiaries located outside the United States; Conclusion and theoretical implications.

Presents information on several regarding primary prevention of type 2 diabetes to be discussed at the 65th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association at the San Diego Convention Center in California from June 10 to 14, 2005. Contribution of psychological risk factors to glucose metabolism in children; Effectiveness of lifestyle modification in preventing diabetes in non-obese Asian Indian prediabetic subjects; Prediction rule for incident type 2 diabetes in Framingham Offspring.

Provides information on several studies about insulin action to be presented at the 65th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association at the San Diego Convention Center in California from June 10 to 14, 2005. Correlation of low birth weight with adult insulin resistance in Asian Indian children; Effect of high-fat feed to induced insulin resistance on male and female rats; Background on the mechanism of pancreatic islet cell insulin resistance in high-fat-diet obese rats.