Problem: The word Desi is derived from Ancient Sanskrit ??? (desá), meaning "land" or "country," which means it has been around a lot longer than the second sociological study ever published in the United States, W.I. Thomas' The Polish Peasant in Europe and America (1919), which I first introduced to you on A03. However, do you think this word captures a social reality that W. I. Thomas also tried to capture in his study?