White supremacists, neo-Nazi groups and vandals have continued to use Hitler’s symbol to stoke fear and hate. RECLAIMING A SYMBOLOver the past decade, as the Asian diaspora grew in North America, calls to reclaim the swastika as a sacred symbol became louder. Sheetal Deo and her husband, Sanmeet Deo, on Nov. 13 hold a Hindu swastika symbol in their home in Syosset, New York. Photo: APDeo believes she and people of other faiths shouldn’t have to sacrifice or apologize for a sacred symbol simply because it is often conflated with its tainted version. They supported a new California law that criminalizes the public display of it, making an exception for the sacred swastika.
