The Sacramento Bee is reporting that Gurmej Atwal, the surviving victim in the Elk Grove, CA shooting in March, died today. Surinder Singh passed away at the scene six weeks ago. There is no news on the investigation. It is a devastating and tragic loss for his family.
Categories: Hate Crimes, News Bits • Tags: California, Elk Grove, Gurmej Atwal, hate crime, Surinder Singh
While the official date of Vaisakhi was yesterday, Sikh communities in several cities have already had formal celebrations to commemorate the day. I attended American Sikh Day a couple of days ago in Sacramento, California. And, across America, various media outlets are covering the continuing celebrations in their communities.
Categories: Events, News Bits, Sikhism • Tags: American Sikh Day, Anderson, Baisakhi, California, Fresno, Guru Gobind Singh Sikh Center, Los Angeles, Nagar Kirtan, New York, Plainview, Redding, Selma, Southern California, Stockton, Vaisakhi
Read the full story at the Sacramento Bee.
Categories: Hate Crimes, News Bits, Picture of the Day • Tags: California, California State Senate, Darrell Steinberg, Sacramento, Senate, Turban
After we learned about Dipanjot Singh, another Sikh athlete in the NCAA has come to light. From sikhchic.com: Sophomore Amrit Kaur Bhinder fenced her way to All-America status on the final day of fencing at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championships as the Quakers finished eighth overall in the event. Amrit finished seventh overall with 13 victories in epee to be named second-team All-America. She is the first second-team All-America selection for the Quakers since Abigail Emerson earned the […]
Categories: News Bits, Profiles • Tags: All-American, Amrit Kaur Bhinder, fencing, Jaskit Kaur Bhinder, National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA, University of Pennsylvania
From the SALDEF twitter account: Story of young Sikh American, playing Basketball in the NCAA with his identity intact! Thanks to Jaspreet Singh… http://fb.me/FsOMhews — SALDEF (@SALDEF) April 7, 2011
Categories: News Bits, Profiles • Tags: Basketball, Chicago, College basketball, Dipanjot Singh, Horizon League, Illinois, National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA, SALDEF, UIC Flames, University of Illinois
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
Well, the GOP Party of San Francisco unanimously elected me, an orthodox Sikh with a funny name, to be its chairwoman. So, as far as I’m concerned, it’s never been an issue here in my rise through the ranks of the party. To the contrary, I’d say that members of my party have actively reached out and encouraged me to run for leadership positions. I’m the chairman of outreach for the California Republican Party statewide. The party asked me to […]
Categories: News Bits, Politics • Tags: Ajit Singh Randhawa, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Harmeet Dhillon, Kamala Harris, Nikki Haley, North Carolina, San Francisco, South Carolina, Trilochan Singh Oberoi
It was at this moment that I realized we were being profiled and that what made us “suspicious” in the eyes of some misinformed bigot were our turbans. I clarified to the 3 officers that we are actually from South Asia; requested their business cards; and told them that we would “be in touch.” At long last, we made our way to the Capitol Visitor Center, where Gurwinder delivered an excellent presentation with poise and incredible grace, only moments after […]
Categories: Civil Rights, News Bits • Tags: "Washington, D.C.", Gurwinder Singh, Racial profiling, Rajdeep Singh, Sikh Coalition
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
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