I want to do a multicultural unit on East Indian culture. Recommend any good children's books?

Answer 1

1. There's a definition problem from the outset. The term "East Indian" has various different local definitions, including:
a) people from the Indian sub-continent resident in North America (to differentiate from indigenous people);
b) people from the Indian sub-continent resident in the Caribbean, mainly Trinidad & Tobago and Guyana (to differentiate from Afro-origin West Indians).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Indian

2. I'm only used to 1b, so that's the basis for my answer. Still you've already got what you want from, having posted the same question in "books & authors". [Multiple posting is a breach of the Community Guidelines, by the way].

3. Here are my suggestions:
a) A Little Salmon for Witness - Vashanti Rahaman
http://www.amazon.com/Little-Salmon-Witness-Story-Trinidad/dp/0525675213/sr=1-3/qid=1171456786/ref=sr_1_3/102-0103333-2695372?ie=UTF8&s=books
b) The Coming of Lights - V.Ramsamooj Gosine
http://www.amazon.com/Coming-Lights-V-Ramsamooj-Gosine/dp/0948833173/sr=1-1/qid=1171457052/ref=sr_1_1/102-0103333-2695372?ie=UTF8&s=books
c) When Grandpa Cheddi Was a Boy - Janet Jagan
http://www.amazon.com/When-Grandpa-Cheddi-Other-Stories/dp/0948833750/sr=1-3/qid=1171457428/ref=sr_1_3/102-0103333-2695372?ie=UTF8&s=books
d) Name Calling - Itah Sadu
http://www.amazon.com/Name-Calling-Itah-Sadu/dp/0889612048/sr=1-4/qid=1171456651/ref=sr_1_4/102-0103333-2695372?ie=UTF8&s=books