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.
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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

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"At a news conference, investigators explained the businesses being targeted have exclusively been South Asian-owned, including restaurants, bakeries, trucking and transport companies, car dealerships and jewelry stores."

Brown-on-Brown crime.

#TOpoli #ONpoli #Brampton #SouthAsians #Indians #Pakistanis #legal #crime https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/pay-200-000-or-we-will-come-and-shoot-you-gta-businessmen-describe-terrorizing-extortion/article_57166e6a-ca86-11ee-9155-531b950d3edd.html

Pay $200,000 or ‘we will come and shoot you.’ GTA businessmen describe ‘terrorizing’ extortion attempts

The criminals’ instructions: Either deposit the funds in a Canadian account or transfer it to India — or “we will come and shoot you.”

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