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Gurbir Grewal Forges Path as The First Sikh State Attorney General in U.S. History
Since his days here, Grewal has risen through the ranks to become the first Sikh American to serve as a state attorney general in U.S. history.
Gurbir Grewal’s career in public service was built in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center.
“I was a lawyer right here in Washington, D.C.,” Grewal, a Sikh American who wears a customary turban told USA TODAY. “I found myself very quickly being singled out. You completely become the ‘other.’”