In Khandelwal’s article “Becoming American, Being Indian,” various aspects of the lives of Indians are depicted. Some themes include the spatial landscape of South Asian New York, the locations of the concentrations of these people, the range of religions practiced by Indian immigrants, and the change of Indian immigrants from a “professional middle-class population” to one of “diverse occupations.” With the recent migration, trajectories show a shift of these people from Manhattan to New York’s outer boroughs and suburbs. That being said, along with the growing numbers of new immigrants, streets are becoming more overcrowded and there is an accompanying frequent turnover in local businesses. Despite the drop in the number of Indians living in Manhattan, the sheer number of Indians who work in and around NYC has increased, with medical students, businessmen, cab drivers, and newsstand workers looking to the city and its surrounding environs as an opportunity for greater financial success. As evidence, anywhere you go in the city, you can expect to see South Asians employed as cabdrivers or as newsstand workers. These jobs are those that are readily available to them, since they are either uneducated or have little money to tide them over until they find better employment. Simply put, they need the money now. I can attest to this harsh reality, having an uncle who drives a taxi. The “taxi community” consists of many Indian people who know each other and establish the connections that allow other newcomers to join this service industry to make ready money. Even though the salary may not be sufficient, driving a cab still enables these new and/or uneducated South Asians to earn a living and make some money to support their families. Those who are ambitious certainly have the opportunity to work overtime. Khandelwal continues to go on in greater detail about the importance of the “taxi community” to Indian immigrants and to elaborate as to how this recent influx of Indian immigrants has changed the community as a whole.