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Amrit Singh is of two worlds but belongs to neither. A turban-wearing Sikh he has lived his life in North America out of sorts and out of place cast adrift at an ...
As a Sikh man Amrit Singh is often the target of racial profiling. But when he sees his dreams of becoming chief of Transplant Sugery dwindle because of his ...
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