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Synopsis In the present day multicultural world, the issue of identifying an individual’s space becomes a topic of significant concern, particularly for an immigrant writer who is already burdened with issues of immigration, acculturation, and identity politics. The present anthology brings together selected paper from the 2003MELUS-Indian National Conference on "South Asian in the Untied States: The Diasporic Experience" and the 2004 International Conference on "Scene, Space, Scenario: Contexts of Multi-Ethnic Literatures in the Americas." Among the many contributors are Jasbir Jain, Manju Jaidka, E. Nageswara Rao, Mohan Ramanan, I.H-Shihan and Gonul Pultar. The essays deal with a wide variety of themes and have been calssified under several sub headling: Theoretical Paradigms, Indian American, Chinese American, African American Voices, Intercultural Studies, the Performing Arts and so on. The volume purports to make a rich contribution to the areas of Asian America studies, ethnic studies, immigrant literature and comparative studies.