February | 2012 |

A review of Sikh history comics from sikhcomics.com

February 6, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Most of my early education in Sikh history came from comic books, namely those published by Amar Chitra Katha, based in India. My father purchased every title related to Sikhism that was released by this company — covering the stories of the Sikh Gurus to those of Sikh legends and heroes — and I loved reading and re-reading these comic books until I knew the stories by heart. It was a great introduction to Sikhism that captured my imagination. As […]

Categories: Art, Resources, Sikhism • Tags: Amar Chitra Katha, Baba Deep Singh, Battle of Saragarhi, Daljeet Singh Sidhu, Guru Tegh Bahadur, Gyan Khand Media, Sikh Comics

The Sikh Coalition frisks the TSA

February 3, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

The Sikh Coalition, a national Sikh American advocacy organization, has obtained and released an internal TSA memo that suggests that the TSA has the ability to monitor the extent of racial profiling occurring in their screening procedures at airports. As the Sikh Coalition describes, ethnic profiling is of particular concern among Sikhs in this country: Since 2007, Sikh travelers have reported that they are routinely selected for secondary screening at some American airports, even after clearing advanced imaging technology machines without […]

Categories: Civil Rights, Reports/Studies • Tags: Airport, Airport security, Racial profiling, Sikh Coalition, Transportation Security Administration, TSA

SALDEF’s summer internships on Capitol Hill for Sikh college students

February 3, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

For the second consecutive year, the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF) is soliciting applications from Sikh college students for its Congressional Internship Program: The SikhLEAD Internship Program partners with congressional offices and federal agencies to provide Sikh American college students with enriching internship experiences. Through this program, students are afforded first-hand perspective into the functioning of the federal government and legislative process. SikhLEAD Internships seek to develop leadership skills, encourage political and civic engagement, and foster interest […]

Categories: Resources • Tags: Capitol Hill, Congressional Internship Program, Internship, SALDEF, Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund

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No record of Jay Leno’s history of insulting Sikhs

February 2, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

I hate to perpetuate this story, but in regard to issue around Jay Leno’s joke depicting Darbar Sahib on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, I think it is important to note that, for the record: A thorough search of Jay Leno’s monologues show that claims by two California Sikhs that the comedian insulted the community with his monologues in 2007, in which he allegedly called Sikhs ‘diaper heads,’ and in 2010, in which he allegedly embellished about the president’s […]

Categories: News Bits • Tags: Darbar Sahib, Jay Leno, Mitt Romney, NBC, Tonight Show

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Picture of the Day: Sophia Bhasin

February 1, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Read more about Sophia Bhasin, a young Sikh girl from California who is pursuing basketball at Long Island University in New York.

Categories: Picture of the Day, Profiles • Tags: California, College basketball, Long Island University, New York, Sophia Bhasin

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Sikh history on display in California

February 1, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

As a Sikh child who grew up in the west, my knowledge and experience with Sikh history came mostly through stories and books. Aside from occasional visits to India, what I knew and saw of Sikh history was predominantly left to my imagination that provided to me a visual to the words I read or the static pictures I saw. Sometimes, I wonder if it’s this almost theoretical experience that results in the dissociation many Sikh youth feel from their […]

Categories: Art, Events • Tags: Asian Art Museum, Fresno, Fresno Art Museum, Maharaja: The Splendor of India's Royal Courts, San Francisco, Sikhs: Legacy of the Punjab, Smithsonian Institution

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Considering the experience of Sikhs in America.

Monthly Archives: February 2012

A review of Sikh history comics from sikhcomics.com

The Sikh Coalition frisks the TSA

SALDEF’s summer internships on Capitol Hill for Sikh college students

No record of Jay Leno’s history of insulting Sikhs

Picture of the Day: Sophia Bhasin

Sikh history on display in California