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Racist hate group based in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Criminal organization
Dotbusters
Founding location
New Jersey City, New Jersey
Years active
1975–1993
Territory
New Jersey, New York
Criminal activities
assault, hate crime
The Dotbusters was a racist and Hinduphobic[1][2] hate group active in Jersey City, New Jersey from 1975 to 1993 that attacked and threatened Indian Americans, particularly Hindu Americans in the fall of 1975. The term "dot" in "Dotbusters" originates from the bindi, a traditional forehead mark worn by Indian women.
^Kaur, Paramjot (30 July 2018). How Indian Immigrants Made America Home. The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. p. 45. ISBN 9781508181231.
^Singh, Rehat (April 2002). "THE ERASURE OF INDIAN IMMIGRANT WOMEN IN THE U.S. CARCERAL STATE" (PDF). TCNJ Journal of Student Scholarship (XXIV): 4.
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