Wham! Bam! Pow! Sikh Captain American takes on prejudice in a turban




The Record show

Summary: After 9/11, Vishavjit Singh experienced a serious uptick in discrimination. "Al Qaeda," people would hiss at him as he passed them on the street. "Terrorist." "Go back to your country." He was born in Washington, D.C., but for much of his life people have assumed he's from somewhere else. As a devout Sikh, Singh wears a turban and beard that many struggle to see as fully American. So, he thought - what if I took on the epitome of American identity?