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Hindu Heritage Month Special | New Video Launch!
What if some of the greatest contributions to human civilization came from a heritage our children know so little about?
From mathematics and astronomy to medicine and philosophy, Hindu civilization has made remarkable contributions to humanity.
Hindu Contributions to Human Civilization
Discover the ideas, innovations, and knowledge traditions that helped shape our world.
▶️ Watch here: youtu.be/iXiyPgaPE8Y
Watch with your family and share with friends!
Our heritage is not just something to celebrate, but something to understand and share.
Prejudice can also take root in classrooms.
HPN has repeatedly documented distorted portrayals of Hinduism in American textbooks.
Such teaching can damage Hindu children's self-image while reinforcing negative stereotypes among their peers.
Yet too often, Hindu families dismiss these concerns as “political” or “not our problem.”
Many hesitate to challenge biased teaching or bullying.
But when hatred can threaten our children, families, and places of worship, community safety becomes everyone's responsibility.
The Chicago temple plot must lead to reflection and action.
Talk to your children. Recognize slurs and bullying. Question biased textbooks. Report threats. Support families who speak up.
Our families' safety is a collective responsibility. Silence is not a solution.
Read: bit.ly/hpn-on-chicago-plot
🧵HPN statement on Chicago plot
The mass shooting plot targeting a Hindu temple near Chicago is a wake-up call for Hindu Americans.
Online hate doesn't always stay online. Words can normalize hatred, with potentially deadly consequences.
This is no longer something our community can afford to ignore
“Why do we do this?” — A question every Hindu parent should be ready to answer!
This *Hindu Heritage Month*, challenge yourself to go beyond “That’s how we’ve always done it.”
*Pick one family tradition, explore its meaning with your children, and start a conversation.*
Because every question is an opportunity to connect our children with their Hindu heritage.
Shubh Navaratri! 🙏🏽
Beyond the celebrations lies a deeper meaning.
Discover the meaning, significance, and traditions of Navaratri, and the timeless values this festival teaches us.
Celebrate with understanding. Pass on the wisdom.
Traditions passed down without meaning risk being forgotten by the next generation.
This Hindu Heritage Month, let’s help our children understand, appreciate, and carry forward their Hindu heritage.
Celebrate Hindu Heritage Month with a meaningful read!
Here are five books handpicked from HPN’s inventory, exploring Hindu Dharma, its journey, and its contributions to science and mathematics, along with perspectives on the Mahabharata.
Whether you’re looking to deepen your own understanding or explore Hindu heritage with your family, there’s something here to discover.
📖 Explore more curated reads:
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The greatest risk is not that our children will learn uncomfortable truths.
The greatest risk is that they will encounter them unprepared and alone.
Thank you, Libertarian Party, for the courage of your conviction and for calling out harmful behaviors among adults, the very same behaviors we teach our children to recognize as dangerous and unacceptable.
The Libertarian Party of Texas thanks Hindu Parents Network for calling this out. Let's be clear about what actually happened.
Bo French, the Republican nominee for Railroad Commissioner, looked at a photo of UT students celebrating a football win over Ohio State and saw an invasion. He labeled American kids foreigners based on nothing but the color of their skin, claimed Americans were being "displaced by foreigners," and told his followers the problem was far worse than anyone imagined. The problem he saw was brown students in burnt orange cheering for their team.
Most of those students were born right here. Texas is the only home they have ever known. They showed up and celebrated a win, and a man asking Texans to elect him to statewide office decided that made them a threat.
Libertarians believe the individual is the smallest minority there is. We judge people by their choices and their character, never by their ethnicity, their religion, or where someone assumes their family came from.
Regardless of their citizenship, no child should have a target placed on them because of their skin color, ethnicity, religion, or perceived national origin.
"Immigration policy can and should be debated on its merits. But that debate must never be weaponized to racialize, intimidate, or dehumanize children or university students."
-- HPN
This is not a gray area, and the silence around it says plenty. When a party's own statewide nominee points at American students and calls them a problem, quiet distancing is not enough. Say plainly that it is wrong. We do. Every leader who won't is telling you exactly what they are willing to tolerate.
HPN Statement on the Racial Targeting of Indian-American Students in Frisco, Texas
Hindu Parents Network is appalled to see ugly racial targeting of students in Texas. While there has been an increasing hostility against Hindu Americans and Americans of Indian ethnicity in Texas, the latest episode was triggered by the GOP railroad commission candidate who targeted a group of brown UT Austin students in the Longhorns’ football game. It was followed by the racial targeting of High School children who made it to the National Merit Semifinalists at Heritage High School in Frisco, Texas.
In both cases, instead of celebrating the students for working hard and high academic achievement, students who are among the best in the country were dehumanized for the color of their skin. Dog-whistling for the worst of human tendencies, these posts unleashed toxic hate and vitriol, including calls for the students to be denaturalized and deported regardless of their citizenship.
This kind of naked racism can never be justified in the name of immigration debate. Many of these students were born and raised in Texas, and Texas is the only home they know. Frisco ISD reported 120 National Merit Semifinalists district-wide this year, with 58% having attended Frisco schools for at least ten years and 55 enrolled since kindergarten or first grade. ([Frisco ISD][1])
Regardless of their citizenship, no child should have a target placed on them because of their skin color, ethnicity, religion, or perceived national origin.
We are especially disturbed by posts attacking the students for their skin color/ ethnicity, questioning their belonging, using anti-Indian slurs, invoking Hindu religious identity as evidence of failed “assimilation,” and calling for the removal of children who are American citizens. More disturbing is the lack of unequivocal condemnation from the GOP leadership of their colleague and denouncement of such hateful rhetoric.
Indian and Hindu Americans are part of the American story. They are students, teachers, soldiers, physicians, engineers, entrepreneurs, public servants, neighbors, and families helping build this country every day.
Immigration policy can and should be debated on its merits. But that debate must never be weaponized to racialize, intimidate, or dehumanize children/university students.
We call on @GregAbbott_TX, @GovAbbottPress @KenPaxtonTX, @Jon_RosenthalTX, @TexasGOP, @texasdemocrats, @LPTexas GOP leadership, community leaders, media voices, and public figures across the political spectrum to clearly reject all forms of racism and the targeting of children. Silence in the face of this kind of rhetoric is unacceptable.
We evoke Dr Martin Luther King jr’s powerful words and hope for all American children to be judged for the content of their character and not the color of their skin.
Additionally, we celebrate all hard-working, high-achieving American students regardless of their skin color, ethnicity, religion, or race because that is the quintessential American ideal.
Hindu Parents Network
[1]: friscoisd.org/article/313178… "Frisco ISD Athletes Among National Merit Semifinalists | FRISCO ISD"
What does Shree Ganesha truly represent?
Watch this video by HPN to discover the deeper significance behind Shree Ganesha. 🕉️
Today, Hindu Parents Network remembers the lives lost on September 11, 2001, and honors the extraordinary courage of first responders, families, and communities.
As Hindu families, we are reminded of the timeless values of seva (selfless service), karuna (compassion), and unity. May we teach the next generation to remember this day with empathy, gratitude, and a commitment to our shared humanity.
We remember. We honor. We pray for peace. Never forget. 🇺🇸
