Bayan
09-25-2023, 07:01 PM
California is poised to become the first state to outlaw discrimination based on a person’s caste. The system of social stratification, which dates back thousands of years, has been outlawed in India and Nepal for decades.
Amy Qin, a correspondent who covers Asian American communities for The Times, explains why so many believe a prejudice that originated on the other side of the globe now requires legal protection in the U.S. — and why so many are equally convinced that it would be a bad idea.
Guest: Amy Qin (https://www.nytimes.com/by/amy-qin), a national correspondent covering Asian American communities for The New York Times.
Background reading:
The bill, recently passed by the California State Legislature (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/08/us/california-caste-discrimination.html), has led to intense debate among South Asian immigrants.
Meena Kotwal (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/06/world/asia/india-caste-discrimination-dalit-journalist-mooknayak.html?searchResultPosition=3), a Dalit journalist, started a news outlet focused on marginalized groups in India, hoping that telling their stories would help improve their lives.
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily) Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)
Amy Qin, a correspondent who covers Asian American communities for The Times, explains why so many believe a prejudice that originated on the other side of the globe now requires legal protection in the U.S. — and why so many are equally convinced that it would be a bad idea.
Guest: Amy Qin (https://www.nytimes.com/by/amy-qin), a national correspondent covering Asian American communities for The New York Times.
Background reading:
The bill, recently passed by the California State Legislature (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/08/us/california-caste-discrimination.html), has led to intense debate among South Asian immigrants.
Meena Kotwal (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/06/world/asia/india-caste-discrimination-dalit-journalist-mooknayak.html?searchResultPosition=3), a Dalit journalist, started a news outlet focused on marginalized groups in India, hoping that telling their stories would help improve their lives.
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily) Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)