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Sikh Century Bike Ride

Join the California Sikh Century Bike Ride

November 1, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

This Saturday, November 3, members of the Sikh community are participating in a 100-mile bike ride from Stockton to Yuba City, California, a day ahead of the Yuba City Nagar Kirtan on Sunday: To commemorate the first Sikh Century in the US, a bike ride will take place from Stockton Gurdwara to Yuba City—the original support structure for a nation of immigrants to the largest gathering of Sikhs in the US at the annual Nagar Kirtan celebrations.It so happens that […]

Categories: Events • Tags: California, Sikh Centennial, Sikh Century Bike Ride, Stockton, Yuba City

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Lord Indarjit Singh defends NY Sikh Film Festival organizers

October 31, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

After declining the invitation to attend the (now postponed) opening gala of the Sikh International Film Festival in New York, Lord Indarjit Singh reportedly objects to the criticisms leveled towards the film festival organizers: Regarding attending functions in the presence of Indian government VIPs I have mixed views. I have been invited to many functions at the Indian High Commission since 1984 but have not attended a single one. In my new position as a member of the House of […]

Categories: 1984, Events • Tags: 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Lord Indarjit Singh, New York, Sikh International Film Festival

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CA9 candidates respond to questionnaire on Sikh American-related issues

October 30, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Co-blogged with Sundari Kaur of The Langar Hall Last week, in the context of the significance of California’s 9th Congressional District to Sikh Americans, we sent the major candidates of California’s 9th Congressional District — incumbent Representative Jerry McNerney and challenger Ricky Gill — a questionnaire to learn more about their positions about Sikh American-related issues (see previous post here). Both candidates responded. However, the nature of the responses received were quite different. Rep. Jerry McNerney’s campaign responded to the questionnaire […]

Categories: Civil Rights, Politics • Tags: California, California 9th Congressional District, Jerry McNerney, Ricky Gill

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Oak Creek, WI, police officer Lt. Brian Murphy speaks about Gurdwara shooting

October 30, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

In an extended interview, Oak Creek police officer Lt. Brian Murphy, who was shot 12 times by the attacker in August’s shooting at the Gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, talks about what happened the day of the attack and life since: “People always ask me, do you flash back, do you have nightmares,” Murphy says. “My answer is no. I have none of that. I’m lucky and I touch wood. I’m very fortunate that way. But what I do look […]

Categories: Hate Crimes • Tags: Gurdwara, Lt. Brian Murphy, Oak Creek, shooting, Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, Wisconsin

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Seattle, WA area Sikh cab driver attacked in hate crime

October 29, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Two weeks ago, a Sikh taxi driver in the Seattle, Washington, area was physically attacked in an apparent hate crime as his intoxicated passenger hurled slurs at him: King County prosecutors contend Jamie W. Larson attacked the cab driver during an Oct. 17 ride after commenting on the man’s turban.  According to charging documents, Larson, 48, tore out chunks of the man’s beard during the assault, which also loosened one of the driver’s teeth. …Even after police arrived, Larson continued making […]

Categories: Hate Crimes • Tags: "Washington, hate crime, Jamie W. Larson, Seattle, taxicab

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In defense of izzat

October 29, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Tragic news came out of Yuba City, California, over the weekend, in which a Sikh woman — six months pregnant — was arrested for the murder of her 68-year-old mother-in-law: Baljinder Kaur was arrested about 2:30 p.m. Friday at the Sutter County Sheriff’s Department following a whirlwind, two-day investigation, Sheriff J. Paul Parker said. Kaur, 37, is the only suspect in the death of Baljit Kaur, whose body was found around noon Wednesday at the home in the 1900 block […]

Categories: News Bits • Tags: Baljinder Kaur, Baljit Kaur, California, izzat, NAPA, North American Punjabi Association, Yuba City

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Sikh International Film Festival postpones opening gala due to “community concern”

October 28, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Over this weekend, the New York Sikh International Film Festival announced that they are postponing their opening Heritage Awards Gala, originally scheduled for November 2, 2012: Some concerns have surfaced, pertaining to our plans for the November 2, 2012 Gala. We are, therefore, postponing the Annual Heritage Gala. We will solicit the community’s concerns to address them productively. We invite you to attend the Sikh International Film Festival on November 3, 2012 at the Asia Society Museum – located at 725 Park […]

Categories: 1984, Events • Tags: Heritage Gala, Lord Indarjit Singh, New York, Sikh Arts and Film Festival, Sikh International Film Festival

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Lord Indarjit Singh declines invitation to NY Sikh International Film Festival

October 26, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Reports today indicate that Lord Indarjit Singh, the first turbaned Sikh to serve in the British House of Lords, has declined the invitation to attend the opening event of the 2012 Sikh International Film Festival in New York — the Heritage Awards Gala (in which he was to be awarded)  — in objection to the attendance of representatives of the Government of India. As posted on the website SikhChic, Lord Indarjit Singh writes  to the organizer of the film festival: […]

Categories: 1984, Events • Tags: 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Indarjit Singh, Lord Indarjit Singh, New York, Sikh International Film Festival, sikhchic

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Women of the World Panel Discussion at the Sacramento Sikh Temple in California on October 24, 2012. (source: Sacramento Sikh Temple)

West Sacramento, CA Gurdwara hosts Sikh women’s discussion panel

October 26, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

On Wednesday, the Sacramento Sikh Temple in West Sacramento, California hosted a women-only  seminar for the Women of the World interest group of the American Association of University Women, Sacramento, to discuss various aspects of the Sikh woman’s experience: [According to] Harjit Grewal, attorney with the Shergill Law Firm, “As a community, we have learned that events like this are our best weapon in combating ignorance and encouraging collaboration.” “Education is like a great light that helps us see the […]

Categories: Events • Tags: American Association of University Women, Bobbie Singh-Allen, California, Goldy Shergill, Harjit Kaur Grewal, Leigh Stephens, Sacramento, Sikh Temple Sacramento, Sikh women, West Sacramento, Women in Sikhism, Women of the World

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