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“Harry?” “Harish?” What’s Really in a Name?

A debate on Indian-Americans and the assimilation of name changes/simplifications published online by New America Media raised questions about Anaheim’s very own city councilman Harry “Harish” Sidhu. What’s really in a name? Is Sidhu simply shortening his name for expediency and personal preference? Or does it point to his assimilationist ways? Read on in my latest [...]

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El Sidhu Loco: I Still Challenge You to a Game of Pool!

{Sidhu can pose with the Stanley Cup, but he’s no Champion when it comes to pool!} Harry “Harish” Sidhu. You’re still my city councilman, but you are no longer in my hood. Actually, when you faked a residency in the Calabria Apartments on Lincoln Street in Anaheim earlier this year so that you could run for [...]

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What About GuadaLaHabra?

{Rose Espinoza Makes Her 4th District Bid Official} Earlier this week, The Daily Pilot released the fundraising numbers for, among other local races, candidates seeking to become the 4th district supervisor of Orange County’s . It was no surprise that my former “neighbor” Harry Sidhu leads the way with money in the bank as he is [...]

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No Sidhu: Signed, Sealed, and Delivered!

I was driving back from Mo’s Fullerton Music Center today (where when you buy a set of guitar strings, you can get a second set for just $2!) when I came across “No Sidhu Carpetbagger” signs! Various poles with the politician’s own campaign signs were accompanied by these necessary disclaimers on the corner of Commonwealth [...]

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Sidhu: The White Man’s Pick for OCS!

{Sidhu’s Endorsements are a Colorful Rainbow of Diversity!} Anaheim City Councilman Harry Sidhu’s bid for the 4th District Supervisor seat in Orange County has been rife with all the controversy one would expect from shameless political ambitions. First – and most hilariously - el Sidhu loco tried to make himself eligible for the electoral race by [...]

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