The reason can be found in Indian north east, their physical appearance and their caste status in India. East Asians are therefore regarded as a low caste in Indian caste totem pole.
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In my own neighbourhood, a Tamil student was denied rental accommodation, because the landlord felt the student was an African trying to pass off as an Indian.
From
http://indianexpress.com/article/op...s-advertisements-unfair-and-unlovely-2831346/
Idiots are everywhere, most people do not know the difference between a chinese, a north Korean, a japanese, a vietnamese, a Mongolian...even north east Indians are called chinese.


