Indian-Americans, particularly Hindus and Sikh, have become victims of Islamophobia and xenophobia in the US, the community members said as they held an awareness rally against hate crimes in front of the White House seeking President Donald Trump's intervention in the matter.
"Hindus have been recently affected and victimised (in the US) as a result of Islamophobia. It does affect our community as well," said Vindhya Adapa, 27, a Virginia-based corporate lawyer.
Adapa along with a few dozen Indian-Americans representing various Indian-American groups from in and around the Greater Washington Area held a peaceful demonstration in view of the recent

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