“We grew up knowing we were different from both Punjabis and Mexicans. But we weren’t half of anything. We were double.” — A common sentiment among the generation raised in the 1940s-60s.
At the time, California's miscegenation laws prohibited marriages between white people and non-white groups. However, because both Punjabis and Mexicans were often categorized as "brown" or "non-white," they were legally permitted to marry each other. punjabi mexican american
California's miscegenation laws at the time often grouped "Hindus" and "Mexicans" together as "brown," allowing them to marry legally. “We grew up knowing we were different from
