Balbir Singh Sodhi's Sikh Turban
notes: label: Description
content: Days after the Twin Tower attacks on September 11, 2001, Balbir Singh Sodhi, a Sikh gas station owner, was shot to death in Mesa, Arizona in one of the first acts of retaliation targeting Arab Americans, Muslim Americans, and South Asian Americans. This turban, which he once wore, was donated to the National Museum of American History by his family.
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content: Work and Industry: Asian Pacific American Business
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content: Cultures & Communities
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content: American Enterprise
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content: September 11
label: Exhibition
content: American Enterprise
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Rana Singh Sodhi
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2011.0255.01
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content: 2011.0255.01
label: accession number
content: 2011.0255
objectType: label: Object Name
content: turban
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 111 1/2 in x 80 1/2 in; 283.21 cm x 204.47 cm