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The issue is not with the non-Indians, at least not directly. And with the Indians, it's that a few do, have moved to positions of responsibility, and can infl
by araes 3y ago
The issue is not with the non-Indians, at least not directly. And with the Indians, it's that a few do, have moved to positions of responsibility, and can influence opinion enough to make life difficult (at least that is my external view).
Google and Cisco's issues last year [1] [2] made a lot of folks aware that something was inside a lot of big tech because of all the H1B's, foreign hiring, outsourcing, ect... The behavior was being brought over from India and then existing in the corporate ladder. (avoiding the word "hide")
It's also subtle. It's not, "you're dalit, act like a dalit." It's leaving you out of meetings, getting assignments that don't matter, not listening when you talk. It's a bit like a dance. They don't sneer at you, they don't act openly racist, they just don't dance with you. "why are you touching me?"
[1] https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/googles-caste-bias-problem https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/googles-caste-bias-pr...
[2] https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/big-techs-big-problem-also-best-kept-secret-caste-discrimination-rcna33692 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/big-techs-big-pro...
- rajup 3y agoCurious what issues you are referring to with those 2 companies (be specific please)? I'm not sure if you know but the Cisco case was thrown out recently because there was zero evidence, in fact the alleged perpetrator of the discrimination had hired another Dalit (so called "lower" caste) into the same position. I'm not making this up, it's all public information. As for Google, all I see is that they (rightfully) withdrew an invitation to a speaker who has made a bunch of troubling bigoted statements bashing Hindus as a whole. Again all this is public information you can look it up. Can you please cite just one genuinely valid case of caste discrimination in the USA that has stood up to even cursory scrutiny?