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Speakers discussing the proposed ordinance to add caste to Seattle’s anti-discrimination laws at Seattle City Hall, on Feb. 21, 2023. AP Photo/John Froschauer

Discrimination based on caste is pervasive in South Asian communities around the world – now Seattle has banned it

Aseem Hasnain, California State University, Fresno and Abhilasha Srivastava, California State University, Fresno

Two social scientists explain how caste-identities are pervasive in not just Hinduism but other South Asian faith groups as well.
Nuns from a group of Dalit Christians, or India’s lowest caste who converted to Christianity, protest in New Delhi. AP Photo/Gurinder Osan

Caste doesn’t just exist in India or in Hinduism – it is pervasive across many religions in South Asia and the diaspora

Aseem Hasnain, Bridgewater State University and Abhilasha Srivastava, California State University, San Bernardino

Several US universities now recognize caste as part of nondiscrimination policies. Two scholars of South Asian studies explain how caste-based violence isn’t limited to Hinduism, or to India.

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