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Study on anti-Hindu bias suppressed by US media giants: Indian-American group
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Study on anti-Hindu bias suppressed by US media giants: Indian-American group

India Today  

The Hindu American Foundation has accused two big American media outlets -- The New York Times and Bloomberg -- of suppressing a study that reveals how Hindus face discrimination because of the caste-based diversity, equity, and inclusion training programmes in the US. The study was conducted by the Network Contagion Research Institute in collaboration with Rutgers University and specifically examined …

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California govt. dept says caste not essential part of Hinduism, amends 2020 complaint
10 months, 2 weeks ago

California govt. dept says caste not essential part of Hinduism, amends 2020 complaint

The Hindu  

A key California State government department has said caste and caste-based discrimination are not an essential part of Hinduism, and amended its 2020 complaint alleging discrimination at a Silicon Valley tech giant. According to a statement issued by the Hindu American Foundation on Tuesday, the California Civil Rights Department voluntarily filed a motion in the first week of December to …

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Caste discrimination case against 2 Indian-origin engineers dismissed in US
1 year, 8 months ago

Caste discrimination case against 2 Indian-origin engineers dismissed in US

ABP News  

Washington, Apr 11 : The California Civil Rights Department has dismissed a caste discrimination case against two Indian-origin Cisco engineers. "Two Indian-Americans endured a nearly three-year nightmare of unending investigations, a brutal online witch hunt, and a presumption of guilt in the media after the CRD sullied their reputation alleging that they engaged in discrimination based on caste," said Suhag …

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USA: Seattle City Council adds 'caste' in its non-discrimination policy, Hindu Americans object
1 year, 10 months ago

USA: Seattle City Council adds 'caste' in its non-discrimination policy, Hindu Americans object

Op India  

On February 21, the Seattle City Council in USA passed Councilmember Kshama Sawant’s Regarding the resolution, Hindu American Foundation co-founder and Executive Director Suhag Shukla said in an official statement, “Throughout our two decades of existence, HAF has maintained that caste discrimination is wrong, violating core Hindu principles of the divine oneness of all beings. Calling it an international problem …

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Lawsuit Claims California State University's Anti-Discrimination Policy Targets Hindus by Including ‘Caste’ as Protected Category
2 years, 2 months ago

Lawsuit Claims California State University's Anti-Discrimination Policy Targets Hindus by Including ‘Caste’ as Protected Category

News 18  

The Hindu American Foundation and Fox Rothschild filed a civil rights lawsuit Monday against the chancellor and trustees of California State University in the California Central District Court. In 2022, the California State University system passed a resolution to add caste as a category of discrimination in order to ensure that students and faculty report anti-Dalit bias. The move by …

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‘Watershed’: Dalits hail US university’s caste discrimination ban
2 years, 10 months ago

‘Watershed’: Dalits hail US university’s caste discrimination ban

Al Jazeera  

Activists behind the move by the California State University system say it will accelerate the civil rights movement for caste equity in the US. Thenmozhi Soundararajan, a Dalit American activist and executive director of Equality Labs civil rights organisation, considers the addition of caste protections at CSU systems a “watershed moment” for the community. “We respectfully disagree with the position …

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Explained | How is U.S. tackling discrimination on campuses?
2 years, 10 months ago

Explained | How is U.S. tackling discrimination on campuses?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The California Faculty Association this month added caste criteria into its anti-discrimination policies, a move that was subsequently ratified by the Board of Trustees of the California State University system. These include Harvard University, which became the first Ivy League university to recognise caste-based discrimination as an issue of concern, when it ratified, in December 2021, …

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