Indians in the U.S. have come a long way, surviving exclusionary and xenophobic waves such as the California Alien Land Law of 1913, the Asian Barred Act of 1917, the Johnson-Reed Act of 1924, and are now the second-largest immigrant group in the U.S. An article in Fortune Magazine documents some recent...
President Obama Lights Up Diwali!
On October 30, 2016, President Obama lit the first-ever diya or lamp in the Oval Office at The White House to celebrate the festival of Diwali, reports IndiaWest. Speaking on the occasion, the president said,“To all who are celebrating the festival of lights across America and around the world, happy...