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  • Woolgoolga, Australia | 2011<br />
Sikhs gather for a wedding at the Guru Nanak Temple. Woolgoolga is home to the largest Sikh community in Australia, many of whom are banana growers. Sikhs took up banana farming in Australia in the 1940s when mechanization came to the sugar cane industry in Queensland, where many of them had worked as laborers. Today, the Sikh community in Woolgoolga is prosperous, having diversified into blueberries, hydroponic vegetables, and other business ventures.
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  • Woolgoolga, Australia: Banana grower John Arkan is an elected member of the Coffs Harbor City Council. His grandfather came to this region on the mid-north coast of New South Wales in 1895. Sikhs took up banana farming in the 1940s when mechanization came to the sugarcane industry in Queensland, where many of them had worked as laborers. Today, the Sikh community in Woolgoolga is prosperous, having diversified into blueberries, hydroponic vegetables, and other business ventures.
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  • Sydney Harbor, Australia: Aboard the ferry to Manly Beach.
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  • Nairobi, Kenya | 2007<br />
Former captain of Kenya’s national cricket squad, which competed in the 1999 and 2003 World Cups, Aasif Karim poses with wife Nanzeen, daughters Fatema and Zainab, and sons Irfan and Imran. Kenya won two matches in 2003, and Aasif was named Man of the Match for his performance against Australia, even though his side lost. Now he is the managing director of an insurance brokerage in Nairobi and also works as a property developer.
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