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Sikh Captain America | New York, NY Vishavjit Singh was born in Washington, D.C., but moved to Delhi, India as a child, where he survived the anti-Sikh pogroms of 1984. Vishavjit moved back to the United States after high school, and following the 9/11 attacks, he started creating cartoons focused on Sikh news and events, housed at Sikhtoons.com.

A decade into his cartooning career, he took to the streets of New York as Sikh Captain America to both visually represent the Sikh battle against bigotry and normalize the Sikh American hero. Vishavjit now lives in New York, New York with his wife and continues to devote his artistic energy toward fighting intolerance.

Vishavjit's cartoons creatively address hate crimes against Sikhs and horrific events, including the 1984 Indian military attacks on gurdwaras (Sikh houses of worship) throughout Punjab, India.