Khyati Y. Joshi is a public intellectual whose social science research and community connections inform policy-makers, educators, and everyday people about race, religion, and immigration in 21st century America. She has lectured around the world and published ground-breaking scholarly and popular work in her field, while also serving as an advisor to policy-makers and as a leader in the South Asian American community.
Indian-American voters have long been left-leaning, but a slight conservative shift this election could give Trump a boost in swing states.
"Whenever there's a crisis in America, there is a history of wanting to blame people," said Rep. Marilyn Strickland, D-Wash.
If Sri Kulkarni and others win in Texas, relying on Asian Americans will become the norm in the Democratic Party, an expert believes.
Sri will bring the experience of being Indian, biracial and of growing up in an immigrant community. As everyday people see someone whose life experience resembles theirs having a seat at tables of political power, they also see the power of their vote and a reason to get involved.
Asian Americans are considered forever foreigners. It is why you can have a third or fourth generation Asian American and it’s constantly, ‘You’re not from here.’
One is more likely going to find right-wing groups in the first generation, among immigrants. The pull for Trump is not just his romance with Modi, but the fact that Trump sold himself as a successful businessman.