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Seattle Councilmember Kshama Sawant speaks to supporters and opponents a of a proposed ordinance to add caste to Seattle's anti-discrimination laws rally at Seattle City Hall, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023.

National
Religion

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

4:38am February 22, 2023

by The Associated Press

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.

Shoba Narayan, the first South Asian actress to play Aladdin's Princess Jasmine, took on the role in 2021.

Arts

Shoba Narayan's fight for South Asian representation began long before Jasmine

5:00am January 09, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

Cast as Aladdin's first South Asian Princess Jasmine in 2021, Shoba Narayan has been committed to bringing her cultural background to the character and the show.