Report : A Major Victory for Hindu-Americans
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Report : A Major Victory for Hindu-Americans

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Nov 20, 2017, 12:00 am IST
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The  California Department of Education, rejecting racist textbooks and approving positive portrayal of Hinduism and India, is being seen as a historic victory for Hindu-Americans

California: After more than a decade of constructive civic engagement with the California Department of Education, the Hindu American community scored a significant victory on November 9 in its quest for an accurate, equitable, and culturally competent portrayal of Hinduism and India in California textbooks.
In its final public hearing, the Department’s State Board of Education (SBE) voted unanimously to approve positive edits submitted by the Hindu American community groups to improve the portrayal of Hinduism and India in 10 textbooks. The Board also voted to reject two deeply problematic textbook programmes from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Grades K-6 and Grades
6-8) for adversely reflecting on Hinduism and other diverse communities.
“This is truly historic. After many years of civic engagement, Hindu-Americans have started to make themselves heard,” said Shantharam Nekkar of the Hindu Education Foundation USA, an organisation dedicated to enriching the understanding of Indian civilisation and Hinduism in America, in a statement issued on November 10 from Sacramento. “We will continue to engage constructively and fight biases and prejudices against Hinduism and India,” he said in the statement.
The SBE’s decision came after hearing testimonies and receiving letters from thousands of the Hindu American parents, children, educators and community members from across California, including immigrant Hindus from Fiji, Caribbean and India, as well as letters from a broad coalition of more than 75 interfaith and community groups, 17 state and federal elected officials, and 38 leading academics. Several public officials across the country also sent social media messages of support, applauding the community’s efforts in ensuring that Hinduism is presented accurately in California textbooks.
The Board rebuffed last minute attempts to disrupt the process by a group calling itself South Asian Histories for All, which made vitriolic, bigoted, and Hinduphobic statements about Hinduism in public testimony and on social media, and threatened to sue the SBE.
“Despite the false claims of SAHFA, our Broad interfaith coalition that represents individuals from all communities including Dalits, never tried to erase any community, caste or religion’s history, and believe that all groups should be represented fairly in textbooks,” said Samir Kalra, senior director at the Hindu American Foundation, a non-profit advocacy group for the Hindu American community. “In fact, we asked that the contributions of Hindus of all backgrounds, including the spiritual traditions of Dalit Hindus, be acknowledged in textbooks. Most of the changes that SAHFA submitted were hateful and violate California law and the textbook framework,” the joint statement from Hindu community said.
The Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association (APAPA), a leading coalition partner, in a statement said: “We are grateful for the testimonies from NAACP
representatives and the Hispanic Chamber, along with strong letters of support from over 17 public officials. Together, we rallied over 1,000 people to rally in this amazing showing of civic engagement and empowerment. Our voices were heard!” CC Yin, Founder and Chairman of APAPA, added, “When we work together, we will win.”
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