Hijri’s book covers the identity shapers of second generation South Asians growing up in Canada. These identity shapers include the influence of Bollywood, Canadian culture, and the desire to retain one’s religion. Her book examines how South Asian youth deal with pressures from both Canada and their homeland to either maintain their heritage or acculturate. This book is relevant to my paper as it examines how gender plays a role in creating identity conflict. It depicts how youth must decide between conforming, deviating, and balancing the two to meet their traditional gender roles within either their South Asian or Canadian culture. Hijri’s observations emphasize the involvement of media on the formation of pluralism. In accordance with my
