On Dec. 27, 1979: Soviet forces seized control of Afghanistan. President Hafizullah Amin (hah-FEE’-zoo-lah ah-MEEN’), who was overthrown and executed, was replaced by Babrak Karmal.
Michigan State University professor Divya Victor reflects on how racist violence has impacted the ways South Asian immigrants navigate public spaces in a new book of poetry titled "CURB."
Jenny Bhatt Nightboat Books
The recent wave of anti-Asian violence this year reminds us all again of our vulnerability and our long, fraught, and relatively under-explored history in this country. Just like their European counterparts, South Asian immigrant laborers, students, merchants, religious leaders, and professionals came to American shores filled with hopes for a better life, only to be faced with hostile government policies and anti-immigrant sentiment rooted in racism and xenophobia. And since the events of September 11, 2001, there has been more visible violence against South Asian immigrants in the U.S yet many cases go unreported because of fears of deportation.