IT immigrants building up S.A.'s 'Little India'

A woman walks into the Hindu Temple of San Antonio in Helotes after the morning service for puja, or ritual worship. The temple is open for Hindus to worship in throughout the week, as there is no designated weekly holy day in Hinduism. less A woman walks into the Hindu Temple of San Antonio in Helotes after the morning service for puja, or ritual worship. The temple is open for Hindus to worship in throughout the week, as there is no designated ... more Photo: Photos By Timothy Tai / San Antonio Express-News Photo: Photos By Timothy Tai / San Antonio Express-News Image 1 of / 44 Caption Close IT immigrants building up S.A.'s 'Little India' 1 / 44 Back to Gallery

SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio's South Asian population has been growing with the high-skill staffing needs of economic powerhouses such as Valero, H-E-B and the Medical Center.

Many of them are transitory, in town for year- or two-year-long work contracts. But many others have found themselves bringing wives, starting families and pursuing permanent residency or U.S. citizenship.

As a result of the influx, clusters of Indian and Pakistani grocery stores and restaurants — known as “little India” — have sprouted near the headquarters of USAA, a major importer of South Asian information technology workers, and close to the Medical Center, the workplace of scores of Indian-born physicians and medical researchers.

Read the full story at ExpressNews.com or in Thursday's print edition of the San Antonio Express-News.