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| Fauja Singh Keeps Going: A Conversation with Simran Jeet Singh |
August 28, 2021 |
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Sikh characters in children’s literature are the rarest of the rare. But Simran Jeet Singh, a New York-based writer, teacher, and advocate, set out to change that with “Fauja Singh Keeps Going,” an illustrated picture book about the real-life 109-year-old Sikh marathon runner who shattered world records.
As our discussion continues, Simran Jeet Singh gets personal, reflecting on how he confronted racism growing up in south Texas, when he moved to Boston and how he learned the struggle of belonging is so common for immigrants. Jeet Singh explains how these experiences and his hopes for the future inform his work as an activist and why representation in culture and media matters.
Simran Jeet Singh, Author of the children's book, Fauja Singh Keeps Going, educator, and activist. He is a columnist for Religion News Service, host of the Spirited podcast, and a visiting professor of religion at Union Theological Seminary.
Simran Jeet Singh
Fauja Singh Keeps Going
Penguin Random House
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