#MAGA #indians Went All In on #Trump. Many Right-Wingers Can’t Stand Them

#SouthAsians are a powerful, visible minority in the Trump administration. They’re also facing a #racist backlash, fueled in part by the #whiteNationalist #Groyper movement.
#rightwing

https://www.wired.com/story/maga-indians-went-all-in-on-trump/

MAGA Indians Went All In on Trump. Many Right-Wingers Can’t Stand Them

South Asians are a powerful, visible minority in the Trump administration. They’re also facing a racist backlash, fueled in part by the white nationalist Groyper movement.

WIRED
Hate incidents targeting South Asians surge in London, new police report shows
A new London police report shows a sharp rise in hate incidents targeting South Asians. Advocates say online rhetoric and misinformation are driving the increase.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/hate-incidents-targeting-south-asians-surge-in-london-new-police-report-shows-9.7136463?cmp=rss

⬆️ >> Institutional #racism in #US is not limited to #black people. …

>> It would not be until the #SupremeCourt ruled in the #Thind decision, on February 19, 1923, that #SouthAsians were [also] not considered "white”

Many #latinos still identify themselves as #white.

Many of them who voted for #Trump in 2024 now seem to have buyers' remorse.

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US originally restricted #citizenship to "white" people. Past case law said being Caucasian was the standard, so #BhagatSinghThind sued, noting that #SouthAsians were "Aryan". So, on #ThisDayInHistory in 1923, the #SCOTUS ruled unanimously that the #Founders meant Europeans only.
"Our Time Is Now": Zohran Mamdani's Mayoral Campaign Inspires NYC's Working-Class South Asians

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From the Brink: A Poetic Appeal to the Hearts of Two Billion South Asians

The Doctrine of Destruction: How Hate-Driven Media, Treaty Breaches, and Nuclear Lies Undermine Peace I. A Design Behind the Madness: The current disinformation...

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Why #EastAsians but not #SouthAsians are underrepresented in leadership positions in the #UnitedStates https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1918896117#sec-11

TL;DR bias toward assertiveness when considering leaders

LGBTQ South Asians are celebrating 'Monkey Man' for its representation of India's trans community

LGBTQ South Asians are celebrating Dev Patel's "Monkey Man" for its representation of India's transgender, hijra, community

AOL
How British colonialism increased diabetes in south Asians

People of south Asian origin today are between four and six times more likely to get type 2 diabetes than white people

The Guardian