The Karma of Brown FolkOn a vast canvas, The Karma of Brown Folk attacks the two pillars of the "model minority" image, that South Asians are both inherently successful and pliant, and analyzes the ways in which U. S. immigration policy and American Orientalism have perpetuated these stereotypes. Prashad uses irony, humor, razor sharp criticism, personal reflections, and historical research to challenge the arguments made by Dinesh D'Souza, who heralds South Asian success