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Asian Americans and U.S. Law
The ‘Hindus’ and Anti-miscegenation Laws in the United States | The India Forum
From the early 20th century onwards, US Immigrants of South Asian origin—referred to as 'Hindus'—had to confront laws in many states against 'interracial' marriage. It wasn't until the late 1940s that such 'Jim Crow' legislation began to be rescinded.
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