Stranger on the Home Front: A Story of Indian Immigrants and World War I

Stranger on the Home Front: A Story of Indian Immigrants and World War I

It’s 1916, and Margaret Singh thinks nothing of the war in Europe or the cause of Indian independence. Both struggles seem an ocean away from her home in California. That is, until the United States enters the war, her father is arrested, and her own allegiances are called into question. Maya Chhabra; historical fiction; diary; letters; Indian Americans; Indian immigrants; Ghadar Party; World War I; Germany; patriotism; school; California; war; freedom fighters; American neutrality; Great Britain; Indian independence