Kirin Basra's Fundraiser
Support ANV's work to challenge oppressive dynamics and environments through providing a space for youth to invest in their futures
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I wrote this poem to honor my great-grandfather, Sher Singh Basra.
His life sacrifices fuel my inspiration to empower, support and serve the community.
Sher Singh
Mustard fields blooming with yellow flowers in the fertile farmlands
Prayers from the Gurdwara echoing throughout the village
Aromatic scents of thorka, caramelized onions, garlic and ginger, cooking in ghee over the clay-stove
Did you miss those smells, I wonder
Family, laughter, warmth
You left behind this familiarity
You left your son, daughters and wife
You never saw them again
In the early 1920s, my great grandfather, Sher Singh, embarked on an arduous journey from Punjab to America
Punjab to Panama, on foot to Mexico and smuggling your way into California
Where did you stop along the way?
What consumed your thoughts?
Did you shave your beard and turban to look American? To fit in?
To avoid being called “Raghead?”
Anti-Asian racial tensions were high in those times
In California, you found the fields, like the Punjab fields
Fertile farmlands just like home
You worked in the fields and sent every penny you could back home to Punjab,
back to your family
How lonely you must have felt
How you must have missed your wife, your son, your daughters
Your selfless actions raised generations
Baba-ji, your son, invested the money into community and allowed so many to benefit from your efforts
Dad, your grandson, came to America to follow in your steps
I, your great-granddaughter, use this privilege to serve
Acta Non Verba - Deeds, Not Words
We are planting seeds to flourish the future of our youth
The next generation of advocates and activists, who will lead change
Acta Non Verba, engaging youth in agriculture, connecting them back to the farmland
Just like the ancestors before us
Join me in supporting real change. Let’s support good in the world and make a difference. Help us
for ACTA NON VERBA YOUTH URBAN FARM PROJECT
Just a small donation will go a long way to helping me meet my goal for ACTA NON VERBA YOUTH URBAN FARM PROJECT