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  • To Curb Bullying, ‘Who Are the Sikhs?’ Film Debuts at Kerman High

    05/28/2015 2:35:28 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 52 replies
    Fresno Bee ^ | 5/27 | Carmen George
    Standing before a Kerman High School class on Wednesday, Raj Sra talked about being the only Punjabi kid at his Tulare schools growing up. He was called many names. “Everything you can imagine: raghead, camel jockey,” Sra said, who now works as an information systems and technology administrator for the Fresno County Office of Education. “People had no idea where India was. They thought anybody with a turban was Muslim or from Arabia. It was just some far-off place.” Fresno County school officials, in partnership with local Sikh leaders, are working to change that skewed perception. Together, they produced a...