By NIMMI RAGHUNATHAN
On November 8, 2016 there are two things you need to do:
1. Go vote.
2. Vote Hillary Clinton.
On November 8, 2016 there are two things you need to do:
1. Go vote.
2. Vote Hillary Clinton.
Why? Again, two things. 1.Because you will be electing a person who has been in public service for over three decades and has the intelligence to grasp an issue, a heart compassionate enough to work for the greater good and the chops derived from experience, to organize and deliver. 2. You would have successfully made sure that you keep out a lying, cheating, self-aggrandizing sexual abuser out of the White House. Oh, he also doesn’t like you.
Headlines were made just a short week ago when a group of Indian-Americans under the tag of “Hindu” and “Republican” hosted an event in New Jersey for their candidate, Donald Trump. Thousands came dressed in Indian clothes, snacked on Indian food and watched some filmi entertainment. Then they went home. By the rest of the community, this news was greeted with bemusement, bewilderment, and even anger. How had Hindus – a synonym for Indians - been appropriated as a community and suddenly become known as supporters, of the most dreadful GOP presidential candidate ever foisted on the country in recent memory?
Rest assured they represent the community or Indian-American Republicans at large. In fact, they weren’t even aware that they might be doing so. In August-September the National Asian American Survey said that only 7% voted for Trump in the primaries; the same number said they would cast their vote for him in November. Judging by the statements that
Headlines were made just a short week ago when a group of Indian-Americans under the tag of “Hindu” and “Republican” hosted an event in New Jersey for their candidate, Donald Trump. Thousands came dressed in Indian clothes, snacked on Indian food and watched some filmi entertainment. Then they went home. By the rest of the community, this news was greeted with bemusement, bewilderment, and even anger. How had Hindus – a synonym for Indians - been appropriated as a community and suddenly become known as supporters, of the most dreadful GOP presidential candidate ever foisted on the country in recent memory?
Rest assured they represent the community or Indian-American Republicans at large. In fact, they weren’t even aware that they might be doing so. In August-September the National Asian American Survey said that only 7% voted for Trump in the primaries; the same number said they would cast their vote for him in November. Judging by the statements that