This paper investigates the priority of social and political issues in America's Asian Indian subcommunity and, secondarily, proposes content analysis for investigations of Asian American sub-cultures. The data sources and methodology are described first: letters to the editor published between September 1, 1983 and June 30, 1984, were selected from two newspapers, "India Abroad" (of New York City) and "India-West" (of San Francisco). One hundred thirty-two letters were identified as relevant to the survey; these are content analyzed under the following themes: (1) communal identity; (2) politicization and participation; (3) Americanization; (4) concern for women and children; (5) discrimination and racism; (6) service delivery by Indian organizations; (7) sub-community pluralism (the largest category); and (8) miscellaneous issues (including education and culture). Two tables are included--one that shows the thematic concern of anonymous letters, and another that profiles the known letter writers by sex (most were male) and by organizational affiliation. (KH)