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Dutt, Yashica.
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Dutt, Yashica.
Journalists -- United States -- Biography.
East Indian Americans -- Biography.
Dalit women -- India -- Biography.
Dalits -- India -- Biography.
Dalits -- India -- Social conditions.
Caste-based discrimination -- India.
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Dutt, Yashica.
Dutt, Yashica.
Journalists -- United States -- Biography.
East Indian Americans -- Biography.
Dalit women -- India -- Biography.
Dalits -- India -- Biography.
Dalits -- India -- Social conditions.
Caste-based discrimination -- India.
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Coming out as Dalit : a
memoir
of
surviving
India
's
caste
system
/ Yashica Dutt.
by
Dutt, Yashica.
Beacon Press, 2024.
Call #:
305.5688 D979c
Subjects
Dutt, Yashica.
Journalists -- United States -- Biography.
East Indian Americans -- Biography.
Dalit women --
India
-- Biography.
Dalits --
India
-- Biography.
Dalits --
India
-- Social conditions.
Caste-based discrimination --
India
.
ISBN:
9780807045282 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Memoir
of
surviving
India
's
caste
system
Edition:
Expanded ed.
Description:
264 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
"A previous version of this book was published in
India
in 2019 by Aleph Book Company."
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"Born into a “formerly untouchable manual-scavenging family in small-town
India
,” Yashica Dutt was taught from a young age to not appear “Dalit looking.” Although prejudice against Dalits, who compose 25% of the population, has been illegal since 1950, caste-ism in
India
is alive and well. Blending her personal history with extensive research and reporting, Dutt provides an incriminating analysis of caste’s influence in
India
over everything from entertainment to judicial systems and how this discrimination has carried over to US institutions. Dutt traces how colonial British forces exploited and perpetuated a centuries-old
caste
system
, how Gandhi could have been more forceful in combatting prejudice, and the role played by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, whom Isabel Wilkerson called “the MLK of India’s
caste
issues” in her book '
Caste
.' Alongside her analysis, Dutt interweaves personal stories of learning to speak without a regional accent growing up and desperately using medicinal packs to try to lighten her skin. Published in
India
in 2019 to acclaim, this expanded edition includes 2 new chapters covering how the
caste
system
traveled to the US, its history here, and the continuation of bias by South Asian communities in professional sectors. Amid growing conversations about
caste
discrimination prompting US institutions including Harvard University, Brandeis University, the University of California
system
, and the NAACP to add
caste
as a protected category to their policies, Dutt’s work sheds essential light on the significant influence caste-ism has across many aspects of US society. Raw and affecting, 'Coming Out As Dalit' brings a new audience of readers into a crucial conversation about embracing Dalit identity, offering a way to change the way people think about
caste
in their own communities and beyond."--From publisher.
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