{"product_id":"how-may-i-help-you-deepak-singh-9780520293311","title":"How May I Help You?: An Immigrant's Journey from MBA to Minimum Wage","description":"In this moving and insightful work, Deepak Singh chronicles his downward mobility as an immigrant to a small town in Virginia. Armed with an MBA from India, Singh can get only a minimum-wage job in an electronics store. Every day he confronts unfamiliar American mores, from strange idioms to deeply entrenched racism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Telling stories through the unique lens of an initially credulous outsider who is \"fresh off the plane,\" Singh learns about the struggles of his colleagues: Ron, a middle-aged African-American man trying to keep his life intact despite health concerns; Jackie, a young African-American woman diligently attending school after work; and Cindy, whose matter-of-fact attitude helps Deepak adapt to his job and his new life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow May I Help You? \u003c\/i\u003eis an incisive take on life in the United States and a reminder that the stories of low-wage employees can bring candor and humanity to debates about work, race, and immigration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deepak Singh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520293312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520293311\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2016","brand":"Deepak Singh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43919956443391,"sku":"9780520293311","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_c8955f0a-5db9-4f30-84b3-5757d3e4a6e9.jpg?v=1680812844","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-may-i-help-you-deepak-singh-9780520293311","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}