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Creating Home Away From Home: The Nepali Diaspora and Homemaking in the US /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Creating Home Away From Home: The Nepali Diaspora and Homemaking in the US // Sudikshya Bhandari.
Author:	Bhandari, Sudikshya,
Description:	1 electronic resource (179 pages)
Notes:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 87-01, Section: B.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International87-01B.
Subject:	Geography. -
Online resource:	https://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=32045380
ISBN:	9798290646039

Creating Home Away From Home: The Nepali Diaspora and Homemaking in the US /
Bhandari, Sudikshya,

Creating Home Away From Home: The Nepali Diaspora and Homemaking in the US /Sudikshya Bhandari. - 1 electronic resource (179 pages)

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 87-01, Section: B.

This research examines how members of the Nepali diaspora living in California have created their home environments using their transnational socio-cultural practices in the US to maintain their identity and well-being in this new context. The homemaking practices of members of the Nepali diaspora reflect the adaptive processes of creating their sense of self in the U.S. by addressing the spatial difficulties posed by performing their ethnic-specific socio-cultural activities within the context of U.S housing designs. Home is a significant site of cultural expression for various ethnic groups in Nepal, serving as a foundation for preserving their generational and family values, as well as sociocultural norms. The design of mass-produced houses in the U.S., built generally without the involvement of residents, mainly working and middle classes, poses a challenge for Nepali immigrants to continue their ethnic-based practices. It motivates them to invest in constructing a space with physical, socio-cultural, and emotional qualities to meet their daily needs.I use ethnographic, architectural, and participatory methods with ten households in Woodland, Davis, and Sacramento in Northern California to examine the design and layout of the different spaces in the home created by the Nepali diaspora, suitable to their everyday needs. The study explores the diasporic variations of Nepaliness by homeownership by examining tangible cultural markers such as food, artifacts, festivals, and the intangible socio-cultural values and meanings attached to the adjustment and modification of the physical spaces of the houses.By focusing on the connection between spatial processes and the meaning of the home, my research provides essential insights to improve the responsiveness of housing design to the needs and interests of immigrants and guide the process of customized housing design to make it more flexible and inclusive for diverse users. By highlighting the consequences of the missing link between residents and their homes, this research contributes to a dearth of literature on the cultural dimensions of domestic spaces in the US, broader architectural and socio-cultural understanding of US housing design, and less-studied aspects of the multidimensional user-created home environment. This research is grounded within the field of cultural geography and also draws insights from anthropology, sociology, and architecture, connecting the thematic areas of housing, migration, and culture. Deploying a multi-disciplinary approach helps to understand the active role of people in adapting and creating a physical and socio-cultural connection with their new homes. By bridging the intellectual domains of architecture and social sciences, the research contributes to a comprehensive understanding of the rich area of human-environment relationships, particularly in the context of human-centered design.

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ISBN: 9798290646039Subjects--Topical Terms:

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