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Not Macaca: South Asian Voters Remember a Galvanizing Moment

August 20, 2008 – 6:33 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r90z0PMnKwI 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 [...]

By Amy Crawford | Posted in Immigration: New Voters, Old Fears | Also tagged Barack Obama, Columbia, George Allen, immigrants, Kal Penn, Macaca, South Asians, virginia | Comments

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