Sharat Raju

The Sodhi Family

After a weeklong break in production, we hit the road again. We spent five days in Phoenix,…


Yellowstone, Lois Lane, and Me

This week, we take a break from production, but there is no rest for Sharat and me. We flew to…


Assemblymember Judy Chu

Today, we interviewed California Assemblymember Judy Chu who pioneered a number of hate crimes…


Japanese American Memories

Today we sat with a group of Japanese Americans who shared their memories of the Internment during…


Coming Home to Clovis

This weekend, we are in Clovis, my hometown near Fresno in California's Central Valley. My…


Swaran Bhullar in San Diego

Today, we drove to San Diego to meet Swaran Bhullar, the Sikh Punjabi woman who was stabbed in her…


Los Angeles B-Roll

First day of production. We took Los Angeles B-roll, images we’ll use to tell the story of the…


Canister of Film

It is the day before production begins. Today we went to Kodak to pick up the film. Sharat and I…


Images

Here are images from the film, taken over the last few years: Vandalism at my gurdwara (Sikh…


How the Film Began

Once again, I am living out of my suitcase. This happens a lot. Ever since September 11, 2001, my…