On Wednesday, Bay Area civil rights activists will introduce what they hope will be a landmark change to California’s current anti-discrimination laws, which bar bias based on race, color, religion, gender and sexual orientation.
Added to that list would be caste: a centuries old system of social hierarchy in the South Asian community.
Organizers on the front lines are bracing for a fierce fight from a community they say is invested in keeping them in their so-called “place.”Get a weekly recap of the latest San Francisco Bay Area housing news.
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