A Film about the Aftermath of 9/11

September 11, 2001 Do you remember where you were on 9/11? How did you hear about the attack? Do you know which group attacked the Twin Towers in NYC? What do you know about the individuals?

September 11, 2001 On 9/11 members of the Al Qaeda organization attacked the US. They flew two planes into the twin towers One plane crashed into the Pentagon in Washington DC A fourth, which was heading for the White House, was brought down by passengers who resisted the hijackers

Do you know which group attacked the Twin Towers in NYC? The terrorist group was Al-Qaeda It’s leader was Osama Bin Laden He was born and raised in Saudi Arabia The attackers were radical Muslims who came from Saudi Arabia, and also Egypt, Lebanon and the UAE.

Historical parallels between 9/11 and Pearl Harbor? Surprise attack by Japanese on December 7, 1941 3400 Americans killed or wounded 12 US ships sunk or damaged Result  US Declares War on Japan September 11 Surprise attack by Al Qaeda on September 11, 2001 3000 Americans killed or wounded Two buildings destroyed and Pentagon damaged Result  US wages war on Al Qaeda in Afghanistan

Historical parallels between 9/11 and Pearl Harbor? Targets of discrimination in the US after Pearl Harbor Japanese Americans, suspected of being disloyal, sent to internment camps. Targets of discrimination in the US after 9/11? American Sikhs with turbans, attacked and and arrested as suspected terrorists after 9/11

The Sikh religion is from the Punjab province of northern India Do you know where the Sikh religion began and the home county of many Sikhs in the Bay Area? The Sikh religion is from the Punjab province of northern India Sikhism is a different religion from the Muslim religion. None of the Al Qaeda attackers were Sikh

What did Valarie mean when she said, “ I was too American for the Gurdwara and too Sikh for the school?