south asian americans

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NYPD shooting of Bangladeshi New Yorker tests Mamdani’s approach to mental health crises

Advocates and South Asian community members are calling for police not to respond to 911 mental health calls, after the NYPD shot 22-year-old Jabez Chakraborty in his home

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7 Min
By: Prajwal Bhat, Biplob Kumar Das

Vetoed California bill divides Indian Americans over protecting political dissidents from foreign threats

SB 509 proposed to train local police to recognize “transnational repression.” Sikh and Hindu advocacy groups split over whether the bill protected vulnerable immigrant communities or infringed upon free speech

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9 Min
By: Nevin Kallepalli

Kashmiri Americans caught in the middle of India-Pakistan hostilities

Diaspora communities are turning attention back on the ongoing oppression of Kashmiris and their right to self-determination

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5 Min
By: Neha Madhira

Hindu American Foundation weaponizes victimhood to assert supremacist agenda, new report says

Research by Savera shows how HAF uses civil rights language around “Hinduphobia” to fight policies such as banning caste discrimination

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6 Min
By: Simi Kadirgamar

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