Showing posts with label South Asians. Show all posts
Showing posts with label South Asians. Show all posts
Monday, October 9, 2023

California governor blocks bill banning caste discrimination

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California State Sen. Aisha Wahab, center, introduced the bill that would have banned caste in the state. Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed the bill ...
Saturday, May 13, 2023

Anti-caste bill passes California Senate, 34-1

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California's Senate Bill 403 brought out supporters and opponents during hearings. The California Senate voted 34-1 May 11 in favor of l...
Sunday, April 23, 2023

California looking at a bill banning caste-based bias

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California Senator Aisha Wahab, center, introduced a bill that would ban discrimination by caste. Some say that caste, a 3,000 years-old pra...
Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Indian American takes helm of Twitter as founder Jack Dorsey steps down

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Parag Agrawal is Twitter's new CEO. Another Indian American immigrant is taking the helm of a tech company.  Parag Agrawal was named CEO...
Thursday, August 26, 2021

Afghan refugees arriving; agencies offering assistance kick into gear

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U.S. MARINE CORPS Afghans refugees and Americans board a military cargo plane to escape Afghanistan. The Biden administration has asked U.S....
Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Michigan city settles Voting Rights Act lawsuit; agrees to provide Bengali language assistance

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The nation's first Bangladeshi mural is located in Hamtramck, Michigan.  Bengali speakers, already an influential voting bloc in a small...
Saturday, December 19, 2020

Asian immigrants seek a place in America: Streets in Queens, NYC reflecting their Asian neighborhoods

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South Asians celebrated the renaming of streets in Little Punjab. in Queens, NYC. As Japantowns and Chinatowns struggle to maintain their ex...
Monday, June 29, 2020

AAPI actors made strides on TV but future diversity is iffy

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Mindy Kaling's "Never Have I Ever" stars a diverse cast. With a snap of the fingers, relatively speaking, we have th...
Sunday, June 7, 2020

Facebook, Instagram unblock #Sikh; apologize for 'mistake'

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ASAM NEWS After blocking hashtag #Sikh for nearly three months, Instagram and Facebook finally unblocked the hashtag after admitting t...
Saturday, June 6, 2020

Hasan Minhaj is not joking in a powerful message to Asian Americans, "We cannot stay silent about George Floyd

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Hasan Minhaj, host of Netflix's Patriot Act, gave an impassioned plea aimed directly at Asian Americans and why AAPI need to suppor...