Stranger on the Home Front: A Story of Indian Immigrants and World War I

Stranger on the Home Front: A Story of Indian Immigrants and World War I — page 5
Chapter 1 Autumn 1916 Margaret Singh and her family were late as usual They came to Stockton from San Francisco every year for the festival and every year they got lost somewhere between the train station and the gurdwara Margaret’s stomach rumbled but there wouldn’t be any food till they got there Father stopped a couple of passersby to ask for directions Excuse me do you know where the Sikh temple is One of the strangers looked like he was going to say something impatient but then he caught sight of Margaret and Mother He looked at them curiously as if putting two and two together Father the clean shaven East Indian wearing a hat rather than a turban Mother the white woman