I am truly honoured to be appointed to the role of vice-president research and grateful for this opportunity..
Working for three decades with people who have undergone a trauma of one kind or another can be a traumatic experience itself. It is not possible to appease everyone, yet Khajinder Singh took everything in his stride.
The bill was co-sponsored by the entire Texas delegation.
A few years ago, Sodhi says he spoke with his brother's killer, Frank Roque, over the phone while he was in prison. He says Roque showed remorse for what he did.
My parents, both from Afghanistan, are my biggest supporters. From a young age they encouraged me and wanted me to have all the opportunities that they couldn’t have.
But as significant as it is for Sikh children to finally have a book that centers characters who look like their communities, Singh said he hopes that stories like these eventually become the norm.
It was only in 1999 after his wife passed away and he moved to Chandigarh from New Delhi that he realised he had started to “put on weight around his stomach”.
These two achievers have become role models for many young Sikhs in Pakistan
In 2000, we sought asylum from the Afghan civil war by migrating to the UK. We arrived at an unfamiliar country with a language, customs and a cuisine that was alien to us. Naturally we gravitated to pockets of the country where other Afghan Sikhs has made a similar journey, in an attempt to retain a sense of safety and community.
"As a person, he had a very forthcoming and giving nature. It is a trait that ran in his family as both his brothers served the community as well."