
By Pat Alston
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - Upinder Kalra was 2 years old when his family left the province of Punjab, in India, for Ontario, Canada. A few years later, they immigrated to the United States. They became naturalized citizens on July 4, 1976 - the 200th anniversary of Independence Day.
"It was an American success story," Kalra said.
His older brother became an engineer; his sister, a pediatric oncologist. Kalra... (continued)