{"product_id":"safar","title":"Safar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlends memoir and history to explore the role of Punjabi food in fostering community and identity among South Asian refugees and immigrants.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSafar: Finding Home, History, and Culture through Punjabi Food in the American West \u003c\/i\u003eis the journey of South Asian refugees, immigrants and their children-in particular, Sikhs, Jats and Muslims-who moved to the southwestern states of America over centuries as farmers, truck drivers, restaurant owners and dhaba\/diner stall cooks. An expedition in search of the \u003ci\u003easli \u003c\/i\u003eor real Punjabi food, Madhushree Ghosh explores how their food traveled from British India pre-partition (1947) to now, covering the different waves of Punjabi immigration to the southwest through the years as a result of war, fear, deprivation or for a better future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Interwoven in \u003ci\u003eSafar \u003c\/i\u003eis Ghosh's own immigrant journey as a graduate student to America in 1993, her quest to find home through the food her Bengali refugee parents made which then translated to a physical journey she embarked on to visit the different Punjabi communities in California, Arizona and New Mexico. The book is divided into parts, focusing on four Punjabi women, each a part of a different wave of South Asian immigrants to the American West, and the food and recipes they brought with them that connect them to their pasts. \u003ci\u003eSafar \u003c\/i\u003eshares stories of displacement, discrimination, community, and hope. Ghosh explores the universal question of immigrant journeys and the true meaning of home, of comfort food, and what constitutes a 'true Punjabi' meal. Featuring essential Punjabi recipes, this is a poignant reflection on what it means to find home and identity through food and culture as an immigrant to United States.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48130070610078,"sku":"9798881842673","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/0657\/4494\/files\/9798881842673-cover-5b6a1d05f200ec5cf0e2.jpg?v=1786555043","url":"https:\/\/tavolabooks.com\/products\/safar","provider":"Tavola Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}