First Generation Perspectives, First Person Voices. This is a collection of essays and short stories that were published on Desijournal.com, an online magazine. They offer a peek at the insider-outsider lives of modern-day immigrants from South Asia. Although colored by the authors' being from someplace else, the portrait that emerges is more layered than the familiar one of loss and nostalgia. In the "Profiles" section, the reader is introduced to individuals who can best be described as "off-the-beaten-track trailblazers." The "Parenting," "Musings" and "Among the Locals" sections challenge...