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"The Hindustan Times Newspaper Published on 15th August,1947." (Source: The Allrounder)

Independence and Partition: clear words, unclear legacy

August 15, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Coinciding with independence celebrations in Pakistan and India on August 14 and 15 respectively, an article in The New York Times features the 1947 Partition Archive, a project based in Berkeley, California, led by Guneeta Bhalla. The two-year-old project is creating an oral history archive of personal stories from survivors of the religion-based partition of Punjab and Bengal in 1947 that created the nation-states of Pakistan and India, and later, Bangladesh: …its dozens of volunteers have video-recorded 647 oral histories […]

Categories: Events, Reflections • Tags: 1947, 1947 Partition Archive, Guneeta Singh Bhalla, India, New York Times, Oral history, Pakistan, Partition of India

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Happy 4th of July!

July 4, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

During a conversation last night, a friend reminded me of one of the earliest accounts of a Sikh in the United States, in which a merchant trader from Massachusetts named Captain Stephen Phillips wrote in his journal about a Sikh man that he brought back from India in the late 1700s: After his retirement in the late 1700s, he apparently brought back to his home town of Salem a tall, intrepid Sikh who ‘stalked around town in the turban and […]

Categories: Civil Rights, Events • Tags: Declaration of Independence, Fourth of July, freedom of religion, Independence Day, Massachusetts, Salem, Stephen Phillips, William Bentley

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"Jaljit Singh Khalsa, of Beaverton, sets the beat during the procession during annual Sikh celebration honoring Guru Arjan Dev Ji at it leaves the Dasmesh Darbar Sikh Temple, in South Salem, on Sunday, June 16, 2013." (Photo: Timothy J. Gonzalez | Statesman Journal)

Picture of the day: Nagara (traditional drum) in South Salem, OR

July 1, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Two weeks ago, the Sikh community near Salem, Oregon, commemorated the anniversary of the martyrdom of Guru Arjun (fifth Guru of the Sikhs) in 1606, with a Nagar Kirtan (religious procession) through South Salem: The Dasmesh Darbar Sikh Temple organizes the event yearly to commemorate the martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Ji. And while the Salem Sikh community is small — a few hundred families — the event is among the largest in the Pacific Northwest, attendees said. Sikhs from […]

Categories: Events, Sikhism • Tags: drum, Guru Arjan, martyrdom of Guru Arjan, Nagar Kirtan, Nagara, Oregon, Salem, South Salem

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Oak Creek, WI, Sikhs to commemorate anniversary of mass shooting in August

June 27, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

To commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Oak Creek, Wisconsin, mass shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin last August, the Sikh community in Milwaukee is holding a six kilometer run/walk in memory of the six victims of the massacre: The “Chardhi Kala” run/walk will be six kilometers (3.7 miles), in memory of the six victims. “Chardhi Kala” refers to a sense of resilience and optimism. Participants can now register at http://www.chardhikala6k.org. The event will be held Aug. 3, two […]

Categories: Events, Hate Crimes • Tags: Chardhi Kala 6K, hate crimes, mass shootings, Oak Creek, Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, Wisconsin

Kultar's Mime playbill. (Source: United for Justice with Peace)

New MA theater company debuts play about 1984 anti-Sikh pogroms

June 27, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

The Boston Globe features a young theater company in Hopkinton, Massachusetts (30 miles west of Boston), called Two Paths Productions. Started by a group of teens, their first production is called Kultar’s Mime, an adaptation of the poem of the same name by Sarbpreet Singh (who has been featured on this blog before) about the 1984 anti-Sikh pogroms in New Delhi, India, in which thousands of Sikhs were murdered in organized killing after the assassination of Indian Prime Minister Indira […]

Categories: 1984, Art, Events, Profiles • Tags: Hopkinton, Kultar's Mime, Massachusetts, Mehr Kaur, Sarbpreet Singh, Two Paths Productions

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"Waris Ahluwalia, 2011. Photo by Norman Jean Roy." (Source: Flavorwire)

Your weekend Waris, part II

May 31, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Another weekend is upon us, and New York actor/designer Waris Ahluwalia presents himself (via @Kaurista) just in time: Through Sunday, August 18, 2013, the Rhode Island School of Design Museum in Providence, Rhode Island, is hosting a photo exhibition about the “dandy” fashion trend called Artist/Rebel/Dandy, which features Waris Ahluwalia: Rather than following strict definitions, Artist/Rebel/Dandy features myriad manifestations of the dandy’s style and persona, from the discreet sophistication and consummate elegance of Beau Brummell (1778–1840) to the romantics and […]

Categories: Art, Events, Profiles • Tags: Artist/Rebel/Dandy, Fashion, Providence, Rhode Island, Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Waris Ahluwalia

Honoring Dalip Singh Saund

May 22, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

On May 16, US House Representative Mark Takano (D-CA) commemorated Asian Pacific American Heritage Month by honoring one of his predecessors, Dalip Singh Saund, the first Asian American (and only Sikh) to serve in US Congress (1957-1963): Congressman Saund was the first Asian American Member of Congress, the very first Member of a non-Abrahamic faith, and the first Member born in Asia. He was also our first Sikh American to enter Congress. He also represented my hometown of Riverside, California, […]

Categories: Events, Politics • Tags: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Dalip Singh Saund, Mark Takano, United States House of Representatives, US Congress

Flag of the Ghadar Party (source: Ghadar Movement blog)

Call for papers: Ghadar Centennial Conference in Abbotsford, BC, Canada

May 7, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

On October 17, 2013, the Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies at the University of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, is holding a conference to commemorate the centennial of the founding of the Ghadar Party in 1913 — a movement that was based in North America to challenge British colonial rule of India. Entitled “Interpreting Ghadar: Echoes of Voices Past“, the conference is inviting papers under the following topics: “Ghadar Literature and Revolution” “Colonialism and Social Justice” “Negotiating Transnational […]

Categories: Events • Tags: "Interpreting Ghadar: Echoes of Voices Past", Abbotsford, British Columbia, Call for Papers, Canada, Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies, Ghadar Party, University of the Fraser Valley

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"A blindfolded martial arts master splits a coconut on the head of his colleague without touching his head, an action so fast he had the club raised again before the coconut fell." (source: Jessica Skropanic | Record Searchlight)

Picture of the Day: Vaisakhi celebrations in Redding, California

May 6, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

As many Sikh communities across the United States have done in the past month, the Sikh community near Redding, California, held their annual Vaisakhi celebration in that city. The Vaisakhi Festival and Day of Non-Violence involved participation by the area’s diverse communities. See more photos and video at the Record Searchlight and read more at the Anderson Valley Post.

Categories: Events, Picture of the Day, Sikhism • Tags: Anderson, Baisakhi, California, Day of Non-Violence, Redding, Vaisakhi

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Considering the experience of Sikhs in America.

Category Archives: Events

Independence and Partition: clear words, unclear legacy

Happy 4th of July!

Picture of the day: Nagara (traditional drum) in South Salem, OR

Oak Creek, WI, Sikhs to commemorate anniversary of mass shooting in August

New MA theater company debuts play about 1984 anti-Sikh pogroms

Your weekend Waris, part II

Honoring Dalip Singh Saund

Call for papers: Ghadar Centennial Conference in Abbotsford, BC, Canada

Picture of the Day: Vaisakhi celebrations in Redding, California