JASSI SINGH

Greetings! I am Jassi Singh, a recent graduate of California State University, Fresno. I am a dynamic and motivated individual with a proven record of generating and building relationships, managing projects from concept to completion, designing educational strategies, and mentoring peers to success.

In the summer of 2016, I visited my motherland—the Indian state of Punjab—for the first time since my father left for the United States because of the 1984 Sikh Genocide. I sat with Indian villagers as they described their accounts of one of the darkest years in the country’s history. In 1984, the Indian state instigated the deaths of thousands of Sikhs, countless Sikh women were raped, properties were stolen, and entire communities were looted and burnt to the ground...

As a 1L candidate, my first step is to apply analytical and strategic thinking to apply knowledge to real-world problems. Ultimately, my goal is to prepare for a future in which I can apply knowledge as a human rights attorney.