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A Documentarian Reflects on the Sikh Shootings
August 27, 2012Filmmaker Sharat Raju is no stranger to the misperceptions that haunt the Sikh community. In 2003, he wrote and directed the Independent Lens short fiction film American Made about a Sikh family stranded in the desert. After the family's car breaks down, passersby are reluctant to give them a ride because of the father's turban. The two sons argue with their…
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A Dream in Doubt: Post 9/11 Hate Crimes and the Sikh Temple Shooting
August 8, 2012After Sunday’s tragic shooting at a Wisconsin Sikh temple, Global Voices remembers the first hate crimes perpetrated against Sikhs in a post 9/11 America in the Independent Lens film A Dream in Doubt, now available on PBS video player. Rana Singh Sodhi with his wife and children, holding a photo of his murdered brother, Balbir Singh Sodhi.Communities in…