A Dream in Doubt
Guest blogged by Mewa Singh
This evening I had the opportunity to view a screening of a new documentary on the tragedy and heroism of the Sodhi Family. From the website of “A Dream in Doubt” comes the synopsis:
“A Dream in Doubt” is an immigrant story in a world in which patriotism has morphed into murder. When Rana Singh Sodhi’s brother is killed in America’s first post-9/11 revenge murder, he begins a journey to reclaim his American dream and fight the hate that continues to threaten his community. This intimate, hour-long documentary of one man’s odyssey from persecution in India to embracing America as his homeland proves that courage and hope have the power to overcome hate.
The film centers around Rana Singh Sodhi’s Sikh faith and perseverance to claim a part of America that other seek to deny him. These are the sources of his immense strength. Despite personal tragedy, the story of this family is compelling and moving. It is the subject matter of the documentary that will capture your attention.
While the film’s purpose was to focus on how Rana Singh Sodhi has coped and found strength, I do believe that the film could have even been more effective had it actually delved deeper into the Sodhi’s family experience as a mirror of America.
Balbir Singh Sodhi’s name has been etched in the minds of a generation of Sikh-Americans. He is our community’s Vincent Chin. Balbir Singh Sodhi’s memory has both galvanized and been pimped by many members of our community. However, a real tragedy in our community, I believe, is the little importance we pay to his younger brother, Sukhpal Singh Sodhi’s death in the Bay Area. While in some way we “understand” Balbir Singh Sodhi’s senseless death, as a community, we do not make such effort to understand Sukhpal Singh’s. Many of us may not have even heard of Sukhpal Singh Sodhi. However, in so many ways, Sukhpal Singh’s tragic death highlights the high-risk employment that many in our community must take, the problem of gang violence and poverty in our inner cities, and our community’s silence and apathy for these problems.
“A Dream in Doubt” will be premiered on national television on PBS as part of the Independent Lens series on Tuesday, May 20th. Check your local PBS affiliate for time and date.
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