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An unexpected ad for the USA

January 17, 2014 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

“Discover America” is a marketing program purposed to promote tourism to the United States from abroad. The program is a public-private partnership between the US Commerce Department and interests within the US travel and hospitality industry. In 2012, the program launched its theme song “Land of Dreams” performed by Rosanne Cash. The official video for the song remarkably portrays a rather multicultural image of America, and features (among other people) a Sikh tabla player (nod to @manish_vij for the link): The video is certainly unexpected, so […]

Categories: Music • Tags: Discover America, Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report

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Screen capture from "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" (September 6, 2012)

More of the Sikhs at the Democratic National Convention

September 6, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Sikh delegates at the Democratic National Convention are certainly getting noticed. Host Jon Stewart of the Comedy Central TV show “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” identifies the Sikhs in a segment that aired in last night’s episode: You can view “The Daily Show” segment here. Stephen Colbert, of the same network, also makes a mention on his show “The Colbert Report“: Click here to view Stephen Colbert’s segment. (More thanks to Karaminder Ghuman for the tips.)

Categories: Humor, Politics, TV/Movies • Tags: Democratic National Convention, Jon Stewart, Sikh delegates, Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report, The Daily Show

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South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, on converting to Christianity

April 3, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Last night, my family gathered around the television to watch Nikki Haley be interviewed by Stephen Colbert (click for full interview) on The Colbert Report. The Governor of South Carolina has been doing a book tour to promote her memoir Can’t Is Not an Option, and has been appearing on many talk shows in New York. As she comes from an immigrant Sikh family, many American Sikhs have a curiosity around Haley (she has been written about on this blog […]

Categories: News Bits, Politics • Tags: Christianity, Colbert Report, New York Times, Nikki Haley, South Carolina, Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report

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