50% of Indian Americans say they have encountered discrimination in the US in the last year, according to a new study. - NBCAsianAmerica
Hindu Americans gather in Times Square to celebrate the reopening of the Ram Mandir Temple in Uttar Pradesh city, believed to the birthplace of Rama on Aug. 5, 2020 in New York.One in 2 Indian Americans say they have encountered discrimination in the U.S. in the last year, according to. Colorism against darker-skinned people is the most common form of bias encountered, according to respondents, and the main perpetrators are non-Indian.
“When it comes to country of origin or skin color, almost three quarters of perpetrators were identified as non-Indians,” said Milan Vaishnav, director and senior fellow of Carnegie’s South Asia program and co-author of the study.“Indians seem to be blamed more for discrimination that takes place along religion and gender lines,” Vaishnav said.
Caste, along with other factors, tends to be one clear common thread in Indian Americans’ social circles, which are highly confined to other Indian Americans. The study cites this stratification as one of the reasons for discrimination within communities. “There’s a belief that if you’re pro-Trump, you’re pro-Modi, and if you’re anti-Trump, you’re anti-Modi,” Vaishnav said. “For Trump voters, Modi’s favorability is exceptionally high, but for Biden voters, Modi’s favorability is lower, but it’s still around 50 percent.”
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