"Macaca" Slur against an Indian American - more coverage

There are couple of interesting must read articles on the racial slur directed at the Indian American S.R. Sidharth.

The first is an article in the American Chronicle
which compares the contribution of Indian-Americans and illegal aliens who cross the US-Mexico border.

The second is an article in Washington Post by an Indian Ameircan - John J. Thatamanil.
One of the quotes from the article "Education, meaningful work and financial success can get immigrant minorities only so far. For some, whiteness will be a prerequisite for being American. Conveying that message might not have been Senator Allen's intent, but it centainly was the effect"