The Indian government officially abolished the caste system in 1950. But discrimination persists across South Asia against Dalits, a group of people from historically oppressed caste communities. And ...

In recent weeks, there have been efforts to outlaw what's known as "caste discrimination" in the U.S. Seattle became the first city to ban caste discrimination in February. Now California may add ...

California has moved one step closer to banning caste discrimination in the state. The state Senate passed a bill Thursday that would update California’s civil rights law to explicitly include ...

California lawmakers have cleared a bill that would explicitly ban caste discrimination in the state, sending it to the governor’s desk for signature. State senators passed a bill on Tuesday that ...

Like many recent arrivals to California, Prem Pariyar searched for work and a home within communities of fellow immigrants. So when coworkers at a South Asian restaurant in Davis refused to room with ...

(RNS) — The politics around California’s recently proposed legislation banning caste-based discrimination have become contentious. They shouldn’t be. Caste discrimination remains one of the least ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some South Asians, many miles away from their homes, say they are suffering from experiences with discrimination that dates back ...

California state senator Aisha Wahab talks to TIME about the threats her office has received after introducing the bill.

One of Kshama Sawant’s earliest memories of the caste system was hearing her grandfather — a man she "otherwise loved very much" — utter a slur to summon their lower-caste maid. The Seattle City ...

India's ancient discriminatory caste system could be making an impact in the U.S., and now some areas are banning the practice. In recent weeks, there have been efforts to outlaw what's known as ...