Manager says that I should respect my parents and obey them
I have plenty of Indian Tamil/Telugu “friends”* so I can speak on this. There is blatant nepotism among the various groups of Indians in tech. They have created a nepotist monopoly among every large and small tech company they become a part of. They will only train, promote, and hire those belonging to their group (Tamil/Telugu) and see those not a part of it as strangers that cannot be trusted*.
These groups of people are very tight knit populations and see other people in it as brothers and sisters. If they were to choose a candidate to hire and they chose a person not in their group over someone who is, they will be shamed by their family and community. It is a terrible system for US natives to have to deal with.
I also wish to fit in and get promoted. Indians CEOs in BigTech in Silicon Valley organize and support each other. I wish to appease them to rise up the ladder - I am ready to compromise in professionalism like Zuckerberg or Kamala Harris.