Kamala Harris and Usha Vance’s ascendency to the national stage in July 2024 has marked a spike in anti- South Asian hate. Across the country, South Asians reported being called “terrorists,” told to “go back to India,” assaulted, spat on, and even threatened in their day-to-day life. Manjusha Kulkarni, Executive Director of the AAPI Equity Alliance, says this spike marks an alarming increase in anti-South Asian racism, at a time when 43% of South Asian adults already faced hate.
