Understanding Caste Bias in the West

Which US states declared 14 April as Dr BR Ambedkar Equity Day?

• Illinois and Pennsylvania

• Colorado and Michigan

• California and New York

• Texas and Florida

What did Canada's British Columbia province declare April as?

• Human Rights Month

• Dalit History Month

• Equality Month

• Diversity Month

Who is considered the architect of India's constitution?

• Mahatma Gandhi

• Dr B.R. Ambedkar

• Jawaharlal Nehru

• Rabindranath Tagore

What did Dalit activists and academics in the US strive for?

• Technology innovation awards

• Recognition of caste discrimination

• Promotion of Indian culture

• Increased immigration quotas

Which state's lawsuit against Cisco brought attention to caste discrimination?

• Florida

• California

• Texas

• New York

What did the University of California, Davis, and other institutions add to their policies?

• Policies on gender equality

• Rules against racial discrimination

• Protections against caste discrimination

• Guidelines for religious freedom

Which university system became the first to add caste as a protected category?

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• California State University

• Harvard University

• University of Texas

What metaphor did Prem Pariyar use to explain caste in America?

• "Caste is the river, race is the ocean"

• "Caste is the bone and race is the skin"

• "Caste is the shadow, race is the light"

• "Caste is the root, race is the tree"

Which book compared the histories of caste and race?

• Between the World and Me

• The New Jim Crow

• The Color of Law

• Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

Who is the founder of Equality Labs?

• Thenmozhi Soundararajan

• Prem Pariyar

• Sonja Thomas

• Kavita Pillay