‘Deport All Dot Heads’ and ‘Stop Hindu Replacement of Christians’ slogans were raised as the Diwali party was invaded by placard-carrying white supremacists. Two recent surveys have studied hostility against Indian Americans. Signs are worrying
Seattle’s Diwali celebrations were meant to bring communities together. Instead, they became a target of far-right hostility.
On Saturday, activists disrupted the festivities at Seattle Centre Armoury with racist placards demanding the deportation of people of South Asian origin and claiming that Hindus were replacing Christians in America.