Seattle considers historic law barring caste discrimination
Among 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
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Among 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
A Seattle City Council member, raised in an upper-caste Hindu Brahmin household in India, has proposed an ordinance to add caste to anti-discrimination laws that would make Seattle the first U.S. city to specifically outlaw caste discrimination.
If passed Tuesday, the law will become a first in the U.S.
If this proposed ordinance passes, Seattle will become the first city in the U.S. to outlaw caste-based discrimination.
If passed Tuesday, the law will become a first in the U.S.