Hello Bay Area!

I’ve been posting about the process of creating a San Francisco South Asian Radical History Walking Tour

Well, our public SF opening weekend is coming up July 12 and 13, and over half the spots are already registered.

Please reserve a spot if you’re interested

https://www.berkeleysouthasian.org/

#SouthAsianAmerican #BayArea

Trump just signed an order putting language requirements on commercial truck drivers.

But we know who this targets: the 100,000 South Asian truck drivers, many of whom are Punjabi/Sikh, who power the industry

(If you’ve ever wondered why there’s delicious Indian food on the highway between SF and LA, now you know why.)

https://www.sikhcoalition.org/blog/2025/breaking-new-executive-order-on-trucking/

#SouthAsianAmerican

It’s a scary time for health equity, but here’s some good news!

While other universities and health systems are buckling, UCLA Health is still working to serve the specific health needs of the diverse communities they serve

https://indiawest.com/ucla-health-launches-much-needed-program-to-address-heart-disease-among-south-asians/

#SouthAsianAmerican

January's MAGA-vs-Musk H1B debate ended w/Desi workers treated as punching bags

One reason I'm a member of the Bay Area's leftie Alliance of South Asians Taking Action is because they have the ability to deal with nuance

ASATA just published its understanding of how H1B workers fit into a larger vision of the dignity of immigrant workers, including spouses, kids aging out, Muslims, and green card applicants trapped in line forever

https://www.asata.org/post/777134732867731456/guest-worker-statement

#SouthAsianAmerican #IndianAmerican

Normalizing hate has consequences.

From Desi social media: This Indian American nurse was brutally attacked by a patient who explained that “Indians are bad. I just beat the s*** out of an Indian doctor”

https://americanbazaaronline.com/2025/03/03/indian-american-nurse-attacked-by-patient-in-florida-460179/

#SouthAsianAmerican #Desi

Narika and all the other South Asian American feminist/anti-DV/anti-violence groups do such critical work in our communities

https://indiacurrents.com/narika-opens-second-transitional-home-in-bay-area/

#SouthAsianAmerican

“They had endorsed Trump’s racism and xenophobia, hoping it would conveniently spare them as the exception. So, unable to call it racism—lest this exposes the hypocrisy of their endorsement…Hindu groups are crying Hinduphobia”

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/2/27/its-regular-old-racism-not

#Desi #IndianAmerican #SouthAsianAmerican

Indian American media is finally picking up on the fact that Musk doesn’t really like us, even if he posts approvingly of the H1B visa

https://indiacurrents.com/musk-to-rehire-doge-staffer-who-posted-anti-indian-hate-on-social-media/

#IndianAmerican #SouthAsianAmerican

Damn. Kash used to be a South Asian Bar Association board member, and a diversity mentor?

There’s never been a more deserving life member of the #DesiWallOfShame

https://indiawest.com/nyt-report-kash-patels-responses-to-senate-shed-light-on-personal-professional-life/

#SouthAsianAmerican #Desi #IndianAmerican

"The task force, which released its report in August 2024, acknowledged that caste-based discrimination exists at Rutgers, stating that it 'limits the potential and opportunities of some in our university community.'"

https://indiawest.com/rutgers-rejects-adding-caste-as-a-separate-category-in-non-discrimination-policy/

#SouthAsianAmerican