UPDATE: On Feb. 21, 2023, Seattle became the first city in the nation to ban discrimination on the basis of caste, with a 6-1 majority vote at the city council. We are finally here. After decades of ...
A bill in California awaiting the signature of Gov. Gavin Newsom would ban caste discrimination in the state. But the legislation has revealed deep divisions in the South Asian community. California ...
The debate over how, or even whether, to fight discrimination based on caste — an ancient social ranking system associated with the Hindu religion — is heating up in California. As Governor Newsom is ...
India's ancient discriminatory caste system could be making an impact in the U.S., and now some areas are banning the practice. In recent weeks, there have been efforts to outlaw what's known as ...
One of Kshama Sawant’s earliest memories of the caste system was hearing her grandfather — a man she "otherwise loved very much" — utter a slur to summon their lower-caste maid. The Seattle City ...
SEATTLE — One of Kshama Sawant’s earliest memories of the caste system was hearing her grandfather — a man she “otherwise loved very much” — utter a slur to summon their lower-caste maid. The Seattle ...
In the fall of 2015, a group of Dalit survivors and activists from India began marching across 16 cities in North America—including New York, Los Angeles, and Seattle—to “break the silence” on caste ...
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