Dania Kalaji | Outreach Manager and Liset Cruz | Staff Writer
Following the shootings in Atlanta, Harshpreet Kaur, a freshman at UGA and secretary of the Sikh Student Association, said her parents cautioned her against drawing attention to herself. They feared if she made her opinions pronounced, she could be a target for a hate crime.
âDonât try to pick a fight with anybody. We don t know if something could happen to you. Just stay calm in all the situations so there s no backlash,â Kaur said her parents advised her.
Still, Kaur and Sodhi remain unwavering advocates of social justice and equality, which they said is a central belief to the Sikh faith.