There's an existential turning point coming at the prosperous but clueless Hindu-American community. If we don’t have our own story to convey to our children we'll be silenced by stories of others.
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As an Indian and devout Hindu, I can understand your point of view. I support it too. However, since I don’t live in the USA, my view is that of an observer.
Talk to your children about what their teachers are telling them. Apparently her high school teacher, Dave Brewer, indoctrinated her in Marxist ideology.
Phobia of any kind is not good and needs to be addressed. However this article have several flaws in its argument for recognition of hinduphobia.
The title says Indian American parents whereas the article correctly mentions its intended audience is Hindu Americans. Not all Indian Americans are Hindu Americans. They are from different religions or not affiliated to any religion.
I do not approve of what Riddhi Patel did. But she doesn’t represent an average Hindu American child in anyway, she is far from it, and can’t be used to raise alarm bells.
The so called “conclusion” that leftist influence of teachers, Bernie Sanders(!) and others is turning children of Hindu American parents against their family and religion is too simplistic and doesn’t stand deeper critical analysis. There are Hindu Americans who are liberal and at the same time are true followers of Hinduism.
Protesting against Trump’s election by students is mentioned here as something that influenced such behavior by Riddhi Patel. Schools didn’t lead students out of the classes onto the streets as claimed here! Students protested and school districts didn’t stand in the way of students peacefully expressing their concerns which is how it should be in a liberal democracy. Students were given unexcused absences for the period they were out of their classes.
I am a Hindu living in US for more than 30 years and I never felt any pressure from schools, organizations, social media etc to renounce any attachment to Hindu culture. Of course there are some stray incidents but that is not a reason to generalize and raise an alarm of Hinduphobia! Fair criticism of somethings related to Indian government or Hindu practices is not Hinduphobia!
As an Indian and devout Hindu, I can understand your point of view. I support it too. However, since I don’t live in the USA, my view is that of an observer.
Talk to your children about what their teachers are telling them. Apparently her high school teacher, Dave Brewer, indoctrinated her in Marxist ideology.
Phobia of any kind is not good and needs to be addressed. However this article have several flaws in its argument for recognition of hinduphobia.
The title says Indian American parents whereas the article correctly mentions its intended audience is Hindu Americans. Not all Indian Americans are Hindu Americans. They are from different religions or not affiliated to any religion.
I do not approve of what Riddhi Patel did. But she doesn’t represent an average Hindu American child in anyway, she is far from it, and can’t be used to raise alarm bells.
The so called “conclusion” that leftist influence of teachers, Bernie Sanders(!) and others is turning children of Hindu American parents against their family and religion is too simplistic and doesn’t stand deeper critical analysis. There are Hindu Americans who are liberal and at the same time are true followers of Hinduism.
Protesting against Trump’s election by students is mentioned here as something that influenced such behavior by Riddhi Patel. Schools didn’t lead students out of the classes onto the streets as claimed here! Students protested and school districts didn’t stand in the way of students peacefully expressing their concerns which is how it should be in a liberal democracy. Students were given unexcused absences for the period they were out of their classes.
I am a Hindu living in US for more than 30 years and I never felt any pressure from schools, organizations, social media etc to renounce any attachment to Hindu culture. Of course there are some stray incidents but that is not a reason to generalize and raise an alarm of Hinduphobia! Fair criticism of somethings related to Indian government or Hindu practices is not Hinduphobia!