A study of the identity-lattice in the Kannada film America America

This article is an examination of the Kannada film, America America (1995) that reflects the popular cultural and immigrant experiences of the Indians in the US. The study aims to unpack the identity-lattice in connection with the diaspora theoretical and conceptual frames that help reveal the challenges faced by the Kannada couple who migrate to the hostland. Methodologically, the article takes up the discourse analysis approach to the film by critiquing the representations of the diasporic experiences of the Indians in the US in the conceptual framework of shifting identities in a transnational cultural landscape. Key questions in this study are: How are cultural integrative practices crucial to contouring identities that empower one's role in the host society? How do memory practices that re-enact personal cultural knowledge essential to retain homeland identities? Finally, how do the immigrants adapt to American society's acculturation trials and culture shock?

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This article examines the Kannada film "America America" (1995), which reflects the cultural experiences of Indian immigrants in the US. It aims to explore the challenges faced by a Kannada couple as they migrate to America, using discourse analysis to critique the representations of the Indian diasporic experiences in the US.