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Caste in the United States
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Talk by Thenmozhi Soundararajan about Caste in the United States. This talk is a part of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center's educational webinar series, "We Are Not a Stereotype: Breaking Down Asian Pacific American Bias." Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction & Land Acknowledgement 02:10 Who are South Asian Americans? 05:23 What is caste? & the Caste Pyramid 10:00 Caste has always existed: one of the first Indians in North America 13:37 The Black Water Prohibition: Indentured Servitude and Early Immigration 19:55 Caste oppression in the earliest industries: British Columbia timber industry case study 23:38 Manifestations of racism & solidarity as resistance against white supremacy 28:00 A.K. Mozumdar and Bhagat Singh Thind 31:45 Ghadar Movement & Mangu Ram Mugowalia 35:23 Dr. Ambedkar & Black Internationalism 42:00 The Dalit Panthers: Learning from Black Liberation 44:37 Late 20th Century Immigration 46:11 Laki Bali Reddy case 51:43 Cisco caste discrimination case 54:32 Resolution to honor the birth anniversary of Dr. Ambedkar 55:53 Equality Labs' survey on Caste in the U.S. 1:01:30 Conclusion