Also, if you are from India, you may not realize that Indians are the most successful immigrant group in the US. Most Americans know Indians as their local physician or the engineer / software developer they work with, professors and educators , or some other highly educated professional. There are some stereotypes like Gujarati’s owning hotels, or Sikh cab drivers , but for the most part Indians are thought of as smart, hard working families who can eat insanely spicy food (Americans in the south like hot too!). There are even 2 Indian governors of US states - both in the south (Louisiana/South Carolina). It is a far cry from the UK where many Indians are still referred to as ‘Pakis’ .
You will also find the southern US has less prejudice and racial animosity than the north, probably because southerners confronted it head-on two generations ago. It is mostly outsiders (e.g. Northern racial agitators) who stir up trouble to fit some agenda. By now, people with those beliefs are mostly really old and have found a lot more in common toward the end of their lives then when they were young and full of fire.