How does India's caste system play out in the hiring practices of Silicon Valley? And what happens when dominant caste people in the U.S. grapple with their own inherited privilege for the first time?
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suraj recommended:Oct 5th, 2020
A type of privilege that not most people would be aware of. A good explainer for the signaling used in conversations, hopefully starts a bigger conversation on caste in the US and India.
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danny recommended:Oct 15th, 2020
Glad we are talking about this problem.
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michelle_ebooks recommended:Oct 15th, 2020
an illuminating listen! i learned a lot through listening to the perspectives of those from oppressed castes especially within an american context with even more layers
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mm recommended:Oct 17th, 2020
βAre you a vegetarian by choice or by birth?β Must listen to understand casteism and the subtle and not so subtle ways it manifests in America especially in the tech industry.
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isla recommended:Oct 17th, 2020
Something that REALLY stood out to me in this episode was the mention of the "codes" people use to identify the caste of others. What was surprising to me about this was how the hosts acted like this was something unique to Indian immigrants, but it happens throughout other subcultures in the US as ...Show More
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mmOct 17th, 2020
@isla 100% I live in a city with so many Chinese people, but yet I'm shocked when people don't understand the difference culture and discrimination amongst Chinese people depending on where they're from (i.e. HK, Mainland, Canadian/US-born, etc.) People are a bit more aware now because of HK protest...Show More
tqwerty recommended:Oct 27th, 2020
I highly recommend this episode because this issue of South Asia is highly prevalent and one of the biggest atrocities ever seen in the history of mankind. It needs to be actively called out like racism.
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sashashilko recommended:Nov 9th, 2020
Really interesting. Noticed myself summarizing it to others multiple times.
bkxb recommended:Nov 8th, 2020
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fiercefab recommended:Nov 9th, 2020
Plenty of great reccos on the substance of this episode so Iβll pivot slightly to recommend a good companion read. βCasteβ by Isabel Wilkerson makes the case for viewing the hierarchy of humanity in North America through the lens of caste. Itβs a thorough and compelling read. Wilkerson, herself ...Show More
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rmmiller364 recommended:Nov 1st, 2020
I learned so much from this podcast. I thought the discussion of the Mindy Kaling and Kamala Harris video was especially illuminating.
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aninatd recommended:Feb 26th, 2021
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iso_squared recommended:Sep 14th, 2021
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shataria recommended:Nov 13th, 2020
I loved this one, Dalits have been mistreated for so long in India.
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hat recommended:Jun 4th, 2022
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