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Not Macaca: South Asian Voters Remember a Galvanizing Moment

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On August 11, 2006, a young Indian-American man, S.R. Siddarth, was recording Sen. George Allen (R-Va.) at a campaign event. When Allen, noticing Siddarth, said, “This fellow over here, Macaca, or whatever his name is,” the senator sunk his political career. Allen, whom many had speculated would run for president in 2008, lost not only [...]