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Tomorrow: American Sikh Day and International Turban Day

April 12, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

As mentioned on this blog previously, tomorrow (April 13, 2011) is “American Sikh Day” in California, which is to be commemorated on the steps of the state capital building from 11 AM to 1:30. Visit the American Sikh Day website for more details. Tomorrow, in honor of Vaisakhi, is also International Turban Day: Since 2004, on Turban Day, Sikhs worldwide organise various events to give information about the turban to the general community in their locality. Turbans of every hue […]

Categories: Events • Tags: American Sikh Day, California, Capitol, International Turban Day, Sacramento, turbanizer, turbanizer.com

Sikh-awareness seminars take place in California

April 12, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

As Sikhs celebrate Vaisakhi this week, Sikhs are trying to bring awareness to non-Sikhs about the Sikh identity and religion. Last Saturday, an educational seminar for teachers and school officials took place at the Gurdwara in West Sacramento, CA, to bring more awareness about Sikhism and Sikhs. It was covered by local news on channel KCRA3. Click here for the video. Another seminar, sponsored by the Gurdwara in Yuba City, CA, was held today at Yuba City’s City Hall: Issues faced by […]

Categories: Events, Hate Crimes, Interfaith • Tags: Baisakhi, California, outreach, Sacramento, Sikh Awareness Seminar, Vaisakhi, West Sacramento, Yuba City

Sikhs in America begin Vaisakhi celebrations

April 11, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

This week marks the celebration of Baisakhi or Vaisakhi, which is the most auspicious of celebrations on the Sikh religious calendar: Vaisakhi (Punjabi: ਵਸਾਖੀ, vaisākhī, is, as well, known as Baisakhi), it is a very important day for Sikhs and one of the most colourful events in the Sikh calendar. It occurs during mid-April every year and traditionally concurs in Punjab with the first harvesting of the crops for the year. So, historically, it has been a very joyous occasion and […]

Categories: Events, Sikhism • Tags: Baisakhi, California, Espanola, Gurdwara, Gurumustuk Singh, Jerry Brown, New Mexico, Rajinder Kaur Bains, Sacramento, San Jose, Syracuse, Vaisakhi, West Sacramento

American Sikh Day finds community support

April 7, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

It’s time to make clear that appearance, religious belief, clothing, color and nation of origin are not what identify an American. We all wear different jewelry and clothes, worship (or don’t worship) in diverse ways, follow various practices in our lives and are vital, important parts of this community. So in the spirit of the legend of King Christian, we urge our readers to stand together, on April 13, in solidarity with members of a community who are being singled […]

Categories: Civil Rights, Events, Hate Crimes, Interfaith, News Bits • Tags: American Sikh Day, California, Darrell Steinberg, Sacramento, Sacramento News & Review

Sikhism featured in nationally-airing documentary

April 6, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Coming to public television stations around the country is the documentary “The Asian & Abrahamic Religions: A Divine Encounter in America“: “The Asian and Abrahamic Religions: A Divine Encounter in America” explores the beliefs, practices and rituals of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism. Examining the similarities and differences with the Abrahamic religions, how they perceive each other, confront prejudice and stereotypes and how they can understand and respect one another. The primary aim of the documentary is to demystify the Asian religions; […]

Categories: Events, Interfaith • Tags: Asian Art Museam, Bruce La Brack, California, Jasbir Singh Kang, Jerry Krell, Jessi Kaur, Maryland, Narinder Singh Kapany, PBS, Rockville, San Francisco, SCORE, Sikh Council on Religion and Education, The Asian and Abrahamic Religions: A Divine Encounter in America, Yuba City

Interview with organizer of American Sikh Day at 10 am

April 5, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Today, at 10 AM PST, XL Radio will be interviewing Darshan Singh Mundy, one of the organizers of American Sikh Day, an event taking place at the California State Capitol building in Sacramento, CA on April 13. You can tune in and listen at xlradio.ca

Categories: Events, News Bits • Tags: American Sikh Day, California, Darshan Singh Mundy, Sacramento, XL Radio

Celebrate “American Sikh Day” in Sacramento, CA: April 13, 2011

April 1, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Sikhs in the Sacramento, California area will be gathering on the west steps of the State Capitol building (click here for a map) on Wednesday April 13, 2011 from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM to commemorate the first “American Sikh Day“: American Sikh Day A Celebration of this Nation and Religious Freedom Wednesday, April 13th, 2011 11:00AM – 1:30PM West Steps of the State Capitol (10th & Capitol Streets) Come help us celebrate: ✓ Our Sikh faith ✓ Our history in California […]

Categories: Events • Tags: American Sikh Day, Baisakhi, California, Capitol, Darrell Steinberg, Elk Grove, Gurmej Atwal, hate crime, Sacramento, Sikh, Surinder Singh, Vaisakhi

Happy Sikh Environment Day!

March 14, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Today, March 14, marks the first ever “Sikh Environment Day” – an initiative of EcoSikh – in honor of Guru Har Rai, the seventh Guru of the Sikhs. Visit their website to see what they have achieved in bringing awareness among Sikhs about the environment in the first year of this initiative: Over 250 Sikh temples, schools and organizations across the world today are inaugurating the first Sikh Environment Day, taking part in mass planting of trees, installing solar panels, encouraging eco-friendly farming […]

Categories: Events • Tags: British Columbia, EcoSikh, Guru Har Rai, Sikh, Sikh Environment Day

A touch of brilliance: Sikholars 2011

March 2, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Last weekend, I was fortunate to attend the second annual Sikholars: Sikh Graduate Student Conference, a two-day event at California State University, East Bay. I also attended last year’s conference when it was held as a one-day event at University of California, Stanford. While not a formal scholar myself, I have a great interest in Sikh studies, and this conference provides a glimpse of the great academic work being done by Sikhs and non-Sikhs in the United States and around the world. This year, […]

Categories: Events, Reflections • Tags: California State University, CSU East Bay, East Bay, Jakara, Sabharwal Chair of Punjabi and Sikh Studies, Sikh Graduate Student Conference, Sikholars

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