Early Immigrants
The country where Indian labor migration to North America first took off.
Canada
Name of the revolutionary movement formed in California.
The Ghadar Movement
Swami who spoke at the 1893 Parliament.
Swami Vivekananda
Which community pays ~5–6% of U.S. income tax while being 1.5% of the population?
Indian Americans
The identity most Hindu teens default to if they’re not in Hindu spaces.
“Brown” or generic “Asian” identity
Main industry Indians worked in after arriving in the Pacific Northwest.
Lumber mills
University where many student members studied.
UC Berkeley
Who wrote Autobiography of a Yogi?
Paramahansa Yogananda
Number of mandirs in the U.S. today (approx).
About 1,000–1,200 mandirs
Why “South Asian” identity lacks cohesion.
Because it groups many nationalities, religions, and languages together
Year Canada cut Indian immigration
1908
Country they sought military help from
Germany
Movement started by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
Transcendental Meditation
Name a national Hindu organization founded after 1970.
Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS) or VHPA or Chinmaya Mission West
Name an issue affecting Hindus that requires political engagement.
School discrimination / textbook representation / hate crimes / temple zoning issues
“Tide of turbans” referred to rising numbers of which group?
Sikh immigrants
Why were they arrested in the U.S. (legal reason)?
Violating U.S. neutrality laws (Neutrality Act)
Year ISKCON was founded.
1966
The law that opened immigration from Asia.
The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
Two types of social identity recognized in U.S. law.
Racial identity and religious identity