Vijay Chokalingam is the brother of American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer Mindy Kaling. 

Vijay himself is an author and has written a book titled Almost Black. 

He was born to his parents, Avu Chokalingam and Swati Chokalingam, in Massachusetts. He belongs to the Indian ethnicity. He is an American citizen by his nationality. 

Vijay Faked His Own Identity

Vijay is an Asian-American whose parents were raised in the USA. 

He was a brilliant student and always wanted to pursue a medical career. 

He got what he wanted. However, after many years, Vijay revealed that he faked his identity to get admission to the medical college. 

He knew that it would be hard for him to get into college as an Asian-American, so he changed his appearance and identified himself as African American. 

He shaved his head and cut his eyebrows to be seen as a black man. 

He even used his middle name, Jojo, to hide his Indian look. 

His trick worked well, and he got admission to St. Louis University. 

Racism In Medical College

Vijay has talked about the racism that existed in the medical college in America in an interview with Fox News. 

He claimed that when he over-viewed the statistical data, he knew the American Association of Medicine College has an advantage for African- Americans over Asian- Americans. 

So because of that, he got the Idea of changing his appearance to get enrolled. 

He enrolled as an African-American in one of the best medical colleges with a 3.1 GPA, which was comparatively lower than their average, which cleared the racism present in the medical college.