Seattle becomes first U.S. city to ban caste discrimination

Seattle becomes first U.S. city to ban caste discrimination

SEATTLE – The Seattle City Council on Tuesday added caste to the city’s anti-discrimination laws, becoming the first U.S. city to specifically ban caste discrimination. Calls to outlaw discrimination based on caste, a division of people based on birth or descent, have grown louder among South Asian diaspora communities in the United States. But the … Read more