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Eight countries — Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka — make up South Asia. Nearly 5.4 million South Asians live in the U.S., according to South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT). Despite South Asians coming from a vast variety of backgrounds, cultures and lived experiences, they often…
Adam Purinton, a white male, killed Srinivas Kuchibhotla, a 32-year-old engineer from India, because he looked “Iranian.” For his crime, Purinton will spend the rest of his life in jail. In a Kansas federal court last week, the 53-year-old was sentenced to three consecutive life prison sentences for what federal…
(Originally published on TheHersheyCompany.com) Since launching its shared social purpose, Nourishing Minds, in 2015, The Hershey Company (a DiversityInc Noteworthy Company) has been working hard to provide children with the nutrition they need to learn and grow. India, an important market for Hershey, has one of the highest rates of…
A woman who was raped by an Uber driver is now suing the company and three of its top executives,including CEO Travis Kalanick (who is currently on a leave of absence), for mishandling her medical records. Also named on the suit are Eric Alexander and Emil Michael. Alexander, the company’s…
Lack of access to sanitary facilities in the home increases the risk of disease and malnutrition. Abbott (No. 10 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list) launched a community-led sanitation campaign in two villages near its facility in Gujarat. For women and girls, safe access to sanitation facilities also means…
The shooting of a Sikh man outside his home in Kent, Wash., is being investigated as a potential hate crime the second shooting believed to be motivated by hate in two weeks. Deep Rai, 39, was shot in his driveway Friday night by an unknown masked assailant who allegedly told…
Rice farmers in India will be able to boost productivity and income with the help of BASF (No. 24 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list) crop protection solutions for rice, now available in the country for the first time. “Our aim is to support India’s rice growers to realize…