| Interview with Kevin Lee |  |
Q: What inspired you to make this piece?
A: I first contacted the Sikh community in New York in 2004, when I filmed a Diversity Day event at a Long Island high school. The Sikhs, eager to remedy the discrimination and violence they suffered after 9/11, took extreme care in preparing a classroom to share their cultural identity to everyone. But few people would venture inside. The sight of men at the door wearing turbans deterred many families. My eyes were opened to the challenge of the Sikh community to break through society's misperception of them.
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