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There could be more Sikhs in the future — maybe.

January 28, 2016 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

In its report “The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050” the Pew Research Center forecasts the change in population among the world religions. The size and growth of the world’s Sikhs population is not addressed in depth by the report, but we can make some extrapolations from the report’s analysis for a directional view.

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The most common jobs held by immigrants

August 28, 2015 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

While not specific to nationality of origin, the following graphic provides an interesting view into the immigrant experience in America (via @conradhackett):

Categories: Reports/Studies • Tags: Employment, Immigration, Minnesota Population Center

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The doctor will see your race now

August 28, 2015 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

In a recent episode of healthcare of a family member, we observed a healthcare provider introducing herself to the patient, announcing herself in a loud, pronounced voice. “DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?” She said this very loudly this in a hospital room after our family member just had surgery and was in a vulnerable state. It was not something we appreciated, especially since our family member has lived in the west in upwards of 40 years and was well-versed in English. It […]

Categories: Civil Rights, Reports/Studies • Tags: diversity training, Health care, healthcare, racial bias, Racism, unconscious bias

A sign displayed outside a college provides instructions in several languages. (Source: The Economist)

The effects of multi-lingualism on personality

December 4, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

An article in The Economist discusses the impact of multilingualism on the personality of the speaker: Yet it is different to claim—as many people do—to have a different personality when using a different language. A former Economist colleague, for example,reported being ruder in Hebrew than in English. So what is going on here? Benjamin Lee Whorf, an American linguist who died in 1941, held that each language encodes a worldview that significantly influences its speakers. Often called “Whorfianism”, this idea has its sceptics, […]

Categories: Reports/Studies • Tags: Benjamin Lee Whorf, Guru Granth Sahib, language, Whorfianism

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A Pew Research Center survey in 2010 shows racial disparity on opinions about gun control. (Source: Pew Research Center.)

Racism linked with gun ownership among US whites

November 6, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

After a white supremacist murdered six Sikh worshipers last year in at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek, the relationship between racist attitudes, gun ownership and/or acts of violence has been topical on this blog. It is for this reason that a recent study published in the journal PLOS ONE drew some attention. The study completed at The University of Manchester and entitled “Racism, Gun Ownership and Gun Control: Biased Attitudes in US Whites May Influence Policy Decisions” suggests […]

Categories: Civil Rights, Hate Crimes, Reports/Studies • Tags: Dermot Lynott, gun control, gun ownership, Kerry O'Brien, Michael Daly, Pew Research Center, PLOS ONE, Racism, Walter Forrest

Have we reached racial equality? It depends on whom you ask.

October 9, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

A recent article in The Los Angeles Times describes the disparity between whites and blacks in how each group perceives the state of racial equality in the United States, as described in a Pew Research Center survey published in August: Many experts argue that “structural racism” — advantages and disadvantages that perpetuate themselves even without people choosing to discriminate — plays a big part in continued inequality. For instance, even if companies don’t try to avoid hiring blacks, blacks may […]

Categories: Civil Rights, Reports/Studies • Tags: Discrimination, Pew Forum, Pew Research Center, racial equality

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Assessing the impact of discrimination on North American Sikhs

October 1, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Over the past week, I have spoken to several Sikhs who shared how personally upset they felt about the attack on Dr. Prabhjot Singh in New York just over a week ago. In the context of repeated attacks on innocent Sikh Americans in recent years, this most recent incident has left many with increasing senses of frustration, disappointment, and vulnerability. The solution to the issue of hate crimes against our community is not an easy one to parse, and this, […]

Categories: Education, Reports/Studies • Tags: Boston, Dr. Kiran S. K. Arora, hate crime, Massachusetts, mental health, Prabhjot Singh, Research, University of Massachusetts

"One Step Forward, Half a Step Back" -- A study by the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund and the Sikh Coalition about bullying in NYC schools, was released earlier this month. (Source: Sikh Coalition)

Study of Asian American students in NY finds increase in reports of bullying

September 18, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Two weeks ago, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) and the Sikh Coalition released a report entitled “One Step Forward, Half a Step Back,” gauging the implementation of New York Schools Chancellor’s Regulation A-832, issued in 2008 “which established policies and procedures on how New York City schools should respond to bias-based harassment, intimidation, and bullying in schools.” The New York City Department of Education serves 1.1 million students across 1,800 schools. For Sikh American students, the […]

Categories: Civil Rights, Education, Reports/Studies • Tags: AALDEF, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, bullying, New York, New York City Department of Education, One Step Forward Half a Step Back, Sikh Coalition

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UCLA study links obesity with Sikh religiosity

July 30, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

In 2011, an article in TIME magazine discussed a study that correlated a person’s risk of obesity with their attendance of religious services, finding that “…people who went to church or church activities at least once a week were more than twice as likely as people with no religious involvement to become obese.” While the results of the study was not specific to Sikhs or Sikh Americans, I considered the Sikh context — particularly as it relates to the Sikh […]

Categories: Reports/Studies, Sikhism • Tags: Gurdwara, Langar, obesity, University of California Los Angeles

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There could be more Sikhs in the future — maybe.

The most common jobs held by immigrants

The doctor will see your race now

The effects of multi-lingualism on personality

Racism linked with gun ownership among US whites

Have we reached racial equality? It depends on whom you ask.

Assessing the impact of discrimination on North American Sikhs

Study of Asian American students in NY finds increase in reports of bullying

UCLA study links obesity with Sikh religiosity