Almost Black: The True Story of How I Got into Medical School by Pretending to Be Black combines the comic tone of 1986’s Soul Man, starring C. Thomas Howell, Rae Dawn Chong, …

Vijay Jojo Chokal Ingam (Chokalingam) is an “Affirmative Action Hacktivist” who was successfully admitted to the St. Louis University (SLU) School of Medicine by posing as a black man, …

Apr 7, 2015 · Vijay Chokal-Ingam says he changed his look to appear black, right, when he applied to medical school. Actress Mindy Kaling’s brother says that he posed as a black man …

In Almost Black, Chokal-Ingam tells the story of how he scammed his way into medical school by exploiting affirmative action. He shaved his head, trimmed his long Indian eyelashes, …

Apr 12, 2015 · The data suggested that the medical schools were discriminating against their Asian-American and white students and in favor of their black and Hispanic applicants. …

Apr 5, 2015 · Vijay Chokalingam says he has written about his experiences in a forthcoming book called Almost Black. On a website promoting his book, Chokalingam writes that he realized …

Sep 13, 2016 · Almost Black follows a true account of how Vijay Jojo Chokal-Ingam gets admission in a medical college pretending and lying to be someone who he was not. …

Sep 13, 2016 · Vijay Jojo Chokal-Ingam (Chokalingam) is an "Affirmative Action Hacktivist" who was successfully admitted to the St. Louis University (SLU) School of Medicine by posing as a …

Almost Black: The True Story of How I Got Into Medical School By Pretending to Be Black is a 2016 non-fiction book written by Vijay Jojo Chokal-Ingam, the brother of comedian Mindy …