In Fresno, Sikhs and Oaxacans unite to pass caste discrimination ban

The state bill, which passed the Legislature in early September, was intended to protect supposedly lower-caste people of South Asian descent as well as Indigenous people like Oaxacans. It has sparked intense support, as well as opposition from those who say it singles out Hindu Americans as potential perpetrators of discrimination.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-09-30/in-fresno-sikhs-and-oaxacans-unite-to-pass-caste-discrimination-ban

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Indian-Americans Urge California To Veto Anti-Caste Discrimination Bill

If signed into law by Governor Newsom, California would become the first State in the United States and the first jurisdiction outside India to outlaw discrimination based on caste.

https://www.ndtv.com/indians-abroad/indian-americans-urge-california-to-veto-anti-caste-discrimination-bill-4377720

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The Politics over California’s Anti-Caste Bill

Anxiety amongst upper-caste diaspora that their narrative about a benign Indian culture would be undone lies at the heart of the opposition to California’s bill to ban caste discrimination.

https://www.theindiaforum.in/caste/politics-over-californias-anti-caste-bill

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