Sacramento, California TV channel News10 brings us this security footage of a serial thief – nicknamed the “KISS Bandit” on account of the mask he wears – being handily thrown out of a convenience store by an elderly Sikh man. Uncle would have none of it! The robber was apparently armed, so thankfully no one was hurt.
Categories: News Bits, Picture of the Day • Tags: California, KISS Bandit, Sacramento
From February 17-19, 2012, graduate students and experts in their fields will be assembling at California State University, East Bay in Hayward, California as part of Sikholars: Sikh Graduate Student Conference to present their studies on topics related to Sikhs and Sikhism. According to the organizers of the conference: The Sikholars: Sikh Graduate Student Conference was born out of repeated conversations with graduate students about the need for a collaborative effort to bring various expertises together to identify, analyze, and support […]
Categories: Events • Tags: California, California State University, CSU East Bay, Sikh Graduate Student Conference, Sikhism, Sikholars
Jay Leno was on to something. Why would US Republican Candidate for President Mitt Romney want to make Sikhism’s religious center – Darbar Sahib (aka the Golden Temple), in Amritsar, India – his summer home? I can think of a few reasons: 10. It has its own pool. Feel free to take a dip! 9. It has its own free kitchen, open to all regardless of background. Have a seat! 8. He’d understand why South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley looks […]
Categories: Humor, Politics • Tags: Amritsar, Darbar Sahib, Golden Temple, Jay Leno, Mitt Romney
Comedian Jay Leno’s recent reference to Darbar Sahib (aka “the Golden Temple” in Amritsar, India, Sikhism’s central Gurdwara) a few days ago on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno has caused a bit of a ruckus in Sikh and Indian circles (and on this blog) and has turned into an international incident. There are even petitions on the web demanding that Jay Leno or NBC offer an apology for his “derogatory” remarks. I don’t share in this over-reaction by many […]
Categories: Humor, TV/Movies • Tags: Darbar Sahib, Mitt Romney, NBC, the Golden Temple, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
US Sikh organization SALDEF alerts us to an excerpt of Jay Leno’s opening monologue on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, where Darbar Sahib (aka the Golden Temple) is depicted as Republican candidate for US President Mitt Romney’s home. I’m not sure if SALDEF was highlighting this in a positive or negative light. Romney’s wealth and social status have been an issue in the campaign and he is often accused of being out of touch with much of America. I’m […]
Categories: Humor, Politics, TV/Movies • Tags: Darbar Sahib, Harmandir Sahib, Jay Leno, Mitt Romney, SALDEF, Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
It was not long ago that I came across the following on Twitter: BC it often does RT @DawudWalid: Minorities in America carry sad burden of feeling that one misstep of one of their own tars the whole group — ANNA ⚓ JOHN (@suitablegirl) December 20, 2011 I agreed with it then, and am reminded of it now as I came across the story of a Sikh cab driver in New York who was arrested on charges of rape (among […]
Categories: News Bits • Tags: Gurmeet Singh, New York, New York Post, rape
After his election to the position of Mayor of Charlottesville, Virginia by his fellow city councilors, Satyendra Singh Huja reflects: “I can’t think of a Sikh guy getting elected in many other communities,” Huja said. “There aren’t many Sikhs in Charlottesville… So I obviously didn’t get elected because of my religion. I got elected because I could be of service.” This is an important learning. There is an authenticity in this Sikh man who performed his job for decades in […]
Categories: News Bits, Politics • Tags: Charlottesville, Satyendra Singh Huja, Virginia
After a turbaned Sikh became the president of Hoboken, New Jersey’s city council, the City Council in Charlottesville, Virginia has voted in longtime resident and city planner Satyendra Singh Huja as their mayor for the next two years. This is another ground-breaking accomplishment for Sikh Americans, whose acceptance in this country has often been challenged by those ignorant of our physical appearance and articles of faith. When he retired from his position in City Hall in 2004, Satyendra Singh described […]
Categories: News Bits, Politics • Tags: Charlottesville, James Madison, Satyendra Singh Huja, Thomas Jefferson, Virginia
A recently published study in the journal Psychological Science indicates that nationalistic pride is connected with higher levels of happiness, but that the type of pride matters (via The Atlantic, with a nod to twitter user @amritpan): Tim Reeskens, a sociologist from Catholic University in Belgium, and Matthew Wright, a political scientist at American University, categorized national pride into “ethnic nationalism,” which is tied to ancestry and religious beliefs, and “civic nationalism,” which prioritizes respect for a country’s institutions and […]
Categories: Reports/Studies • Tags: Civic nationalism, Ethnic nationalism, Matthew Wright, Nationalism, Patriotism, Tim Reeskens
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