@RaniRosser from the University of Texas talks about the negative portrayals in elementary and middle school in the education system.
She shares her experience: "When I first started graduate school I wanted to research the high school curriculum that perpetuated bias and stereotypes."
Amongst the responses received were "This is how it was always taught."
Amongst the responses received were "This is how it was always taught."
"In order to eliminate the bias I had to find another route, I found the California texbook re-evaluation issue."
"One of the red flags, is to not question the Aryan Invasion Theory or be called fundamentalist."
"The thing missing in Hinduism is that insiders are not given a voice and are derided"
"There is an overall bias against Hindus....People want to show the negative side only of Hinduism and not the positive."
"There is an overall bias against Hindus....People want to show the negative side only of Hinduism and not the positive."
"It will take at least a generation of activists to change that narrative."
Take a look at her website for more at yvetterosser.com
Take a look at her website for more at yvetterosser.com
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