My grandparents were born in the 1920s. One side is Polish, the other side is Italian. With the exception of my Grandfather who looked extremely Sicilian, none of them would have their ethnicity readily apparent to someone in the late 30s who may have posted a job with "Poles need not apply". Until they mentioned their surname, of course.

There's plenty of racism still against Jewish people as well, and I would argue that the vast majority of Jewish people are utterly invisible, unless someone jumps through very similar hoops to the Indians you mention, asking about family name etc.

Columbus Day was started by the Italian community to show that they were 'really American':

> The first national Columbus Day was proclaimed in 1892 by Republican President Benjamin Harrison to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Italian-born explorer Christopher Columbus’s supposed discovery of America.

> But for Harrison, it served another purpose: to help resolve a diplomatic crisis with Italy — and gain support among Italian American voters — after rioters in New Orleans lynched 11 Italian immigrants the year before.

* https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/10/10/columbus-d...

Italians were not "white" to many Americans:

* https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/12/opinion/colum...

Isn't that true?

I'm torn between calling you out and asking for a source for your claim. Going to do both.

Salty much? Plz link to source lol.