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Prelude to a new project

December 13, 2016 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

This blog is now just over six years old. I started this blog in October 2010. I had just become an American citizen and being moved by the experience of the citizenship ceremony, I was compelled to express the enthusiasm I felt in adopting this new national identity alongside hundreds of others, but even more so, I wanted to openly reconcile this national identity with my religious one. I wanted to demonstrate that despite our different appearance as followers of the […]

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Google Reader shutting down on July 1

June 27, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Many readers of American Turban automatically receive updates from this and other blogs using Google Reader, one of the most (if not the most) popular RSS feed readers on the internet. Its ease of use and cross-platform functionality made following many websites very easy and efficient. If you are a Google Reader user, this is to remind you that Google is ending this service on July 1, after which date the service will be retired and you will no longer […]

Categories: American Turban • Tags: Google, Google Reader, News aggregator, RSS

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Meet and dine with American Turban at the Sikh Coalition’s 5K fundraiser

September 12, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Have you ever wondered: “Who is American Turban?” On Saturday, September 22, the Sikh Coalition is holding their “5K for the 5Ks” run/walk fundraising event, and I have just confirmed my attendance to support the great work by the Sikh Coalition in Sikh American civil rights. This is your chance to meet me! Even better, I will treat the individual who donates the most to dinner in the Bay Area! To qualify, donate to my 5K for the 5Ks page […]

Categories: American Turban, Civil Rights, Events • Tags: 5K for the 5Ks, California, San Francisco Bay Area, Sikh Coalition

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American Turban has Tumblred

July 27, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

You can now follow American Turban on Tumblr at americanturban.tumblr.com. At present, it will replicate the posts from this site for those who prefer Tumblr, but if time and creativity permits, it may also grow into its own.

Categories: American Turban • Tags: Tumblr

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Reader: Why does the American Turban avatar look so angry?

June 19, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

A reader writes: Sat Sri Akal, I love the rustic and historic look of the blog and thank you for highlighting Sikh American experience.  One suggestion if I may, can you please make the logo with a guy wearing stars and stripes turban a little more cheerful with a smiley face.  He just looks mean and angry like the character of jafar in disney movie “Aladin”.  Sikhs are usually cheerful as they stay in Chardi kala all of the times. […]

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South-Asian/Sikh blogging and exploring “hybrid” identities

June 14, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

I received a message from Priya Kumar, a doctoral student at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London, and who recently completed a TEDx Talk (see above) about the role of the web in the South Asian diaspora: My name is Priya and I am a doctoral student in Politics at SOAS London. I did a TEDx talk in May about hybrid identities and the web, and I used your blog as an example of […]

Categories: American Turban, Reflections, Reports/Studies • Tags: blogging, London, Priya Kumar, School of Oriental and African Studies, Sikh diaspora, TED, TEDx, United Kingdom, University of London

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American Turban is now on Facebook

May 25, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

American Turban now has a Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/americanturban . God help us all.

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About “American Turban”

October 21, 2010 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

On a bright and sunny Wednesday morning, I was sitting inside a packed theater with another 900-plus people and a few hundred in the gallery above us.  Those of us below were collectively swearing in as US citizens.  To this point, I was a legal United States resident for about 17 years.  It took me some time, but I finally decided to obtain my US citizenship. I found myself inspired by the experience of the citizenship ceremony.  Since then, I’ve been telling friends and associates  that […]

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