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In this paper we examine the contradictory migration experiences of Indian youth who recently moved to Britain on a student or temporary work visa and discuss the perspectives of their middle-class families in Gujarat. Like many young people in developing countries, our informants dreamed of going to the West to earn money and improve their prospects at home but ended up in low-status, semi-skilled jobs to cover their expenses, living in small guesthouses crammed with newly arrived migrants. Why did these young people leave India and go to London and what do they get by moving abroad? Based on research in London and Gujarat, our findings show that the decision to migrate is shaped by a combination of individual and social motivations. These young people moved to London not only to earn money and gain new experiences but also to escape family pressures by living away from their parents. Their parents encourage them, though they are aware of the difficulties their children face in London. They regard the migration as a requisite precautionary strategy to maintain their status as middle-class families in India, thereby safeguarding the next generation's future prospects. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Objectives: To explore ethnic and generational differences in six physical health outcomes and whether these differences can be explained by health-related behaviors and socio-economic status. Design: Multivariate analyses using nationally representative data in 2010–2011 on self-assessed general health, activity-limiting illness, doctor-diagnosed diabetes, doctor-diagnosed high blood pressure, doctor-diagnosed asthma and body mass index from 21,651 White British, 997 Pakistanis, 695 Bangladeshis, 1,126 Indians, 573 Black Caribbeans and 873 Black Africans, adjusted for age, gender, health-related behaviors and socio-economic status. Results: While ethnicity is of great importance in patterning health differences, we find that ethnic differences in activity-limiting illness, diabetes, asthma and body mass index vary across generations. Health-related behaviors and socio-economic status are shown to partly explain ethnic and generational differences in some health outcomes. Conclusions: This study enables a better understanding of more nuanced patterns of ethnic and generational differences in health, highlighting the need to understand ethnicity as a fluid and changing characteristic, and the importance of socio-economic status and health-related behaviors in shaping ethnic differences in certain health outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

South Asians are at a greater risk of developing dementia due to having a higher incidence of diabetes than the UK population as a whole. Despite this they seem under-represented in service use for dementia. This review aimed to provide an overview of research on the perceptions of dementia in the South Asian community and the role of culture, religion and spirituality in these conceptualisations. Following a systematic literature search, five articles were reviewed and analysed thematically. Six themes were identified; South Asians' knowledge of general mental illness and aging; the nature of dementia and its symptoms, beliefs about the causes of dementia; community perceptions regarding dementia; treatment for dementia as well as how service provision could be improved. In this under-researched area, the available evidence highlights that South Asians understanding of dementia is likely to be implicated in the low uptake of services. Future research is identified. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article focuses on the Indian Workers’ Association (IWA), its political ideology and how it affected the culture and identity of Indian migrants and the wider British society in light of contemporary debates surrounding ‘multiculturalism’. This includes an investigation of wider Punjabi political consciousness pre-1947. The IWA’s contribution to a specific British Indian identity and their constructive social engagement can be linked to struggles and movements that began outside of its diaspora origins. I will illustrate how their campaigns and political convictions indelibly changed the face of modern Britain. The Coventry IWA, alongside its sister branches, was at the forefront of anti-racist campaigns in the late twentieth century and were active creators of their social environments through political action. They challenged existing power relations by seeking public acknowledgement, resources and representation as opposed to mere tolerance of ethnic difference. Moreover, in line with their radical left politics, the IWAs viewed their race and status as immigrants as inextricably linked to their position at the lowest rung of the working class. Hence, their fight for acceptance as an ethnic minority was also a class struggle that concerned all sections of the society. Consequently, I seek to find a history of the IWA that reconnects class to a social history of modern Britain. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]