Tag: California
Sikhs in Redding, CA area to celebrate Vaisakhi this weekend
Vaisakhi is traditionally celebrated in the middle of April, however the Sikhs in the Redding, California area are ready to celebrate for themselves this Saturday. The Sikh Center of Anderson, about ten miles south of the northern California city of Redding, will be celebrating their fifth annual Vaisakhi Festival and Day of Non-Violence this Saturday, May 5: The public is invited to attend the celebration that will include Punjabi food, displays, demonstrations and workshops reflecting aspects of Punjabi life in […]
Categories: Events • Tags: Anderson, California, Sikh Centre of Anderson, Vaisakhi
Picture of the Day: Lakhvir Singh Sidhu, champion turban
San Jose, California-based Punjab Radio USA recently announced the winner of their second annual turban-tying competition, awarding Lakhvir Singh Sidhu the top prize: In order to raise awareness of Sikh identity and promote pride among younger American Sikhs, the San Jose-based Punjabi Radio USA launched a turban tying competition on Facebook last year, attracting thousands of participants across the globe. The news of the competition hit streets across the world as pictures of colorful turbans started pouring into Punjabi Radio’s […]
Categories: Events, Picture of the Day • Tags: California, Lakhvir Singh Sidhu, Punjab Radio USA, San Jose, turban competition
Backhanded compliment of the day
Don’t forget your passport or your shots: Nearby First Avenue is a great place to walk and discover Oak Park. It is home to many Sikh families and smells of onion cooked with an untried spice entice. This aroma, and the extremely friendly children who swarm up with all the gossip of the street, make it seem like a distant country. — writer Guphy Gustafson, in the Sacramento News & Review in Sacramento, California, profiles the city’s Oak Park neighborhood […]
Categories: News Bits • Tags: California, Oak Park, Sacramento, Sacramento News & Review
CA Workplace Religious Freedom bill passes second committee
The campaign to pass the Workplace Religious Freedom Act (AB1964) in the State of California cleared another milestone yesterday when it was unanimously approved by the California State Assembly Judiciary Committee. From the Sikh Coalition: April 25, 2012 (Fremont, California) – Less than a week after receiving unanimous support in the Labor Committee in the California Assembly, the Workplace Religious Freedom Act (AB1964) again received unanimous support and passed through the Judiciary Committee. The bill now moves forward to the […]
Categories: Civil Rights, News Bits, Politics • Tags: AB1964, California, California State Assembly, Employment Discrimination, Judiciary Committee, Sikh Coalition, Workplace Religious Freedom Act
Picture of the Day: Malaysian Sikh band performs in Lodi, CA
The Sri Dasmesh Malaysian Sikh Band and California’s Sikhs are becoming well acquainted, as the ensemble performed at the Gurdwara in Lodi, California yesterday. The photo above is among several from the Lodi News-Sentinel: Jasroop Singh leads the percussion group with his bass drum. A marching band from Malaysia played at the Lodi Sikh Temple on Thursday, April 19, 2012. The last time the band played in Lodi was 13 years ago, when some of the band members were infants. […]
Categories: Picture of the Day • Tags: California, Lodi, Sri Dasmesh Malaysian Sikh Band
CA Sikhs join others to testify in support of Workplace Religious Freedom Act
Yesterday, I attended the Labor and Employment Committee Hearing in California’s State Capitol in Sacramento, California, in which the “Workplace Religious Freedom Act of 2012” (also known as AB1964 and mentioned on this blog recently) was to be considered by that Committee. Members of the California Sikh community and those of other faiths and organizations joined to testify about their support of this legislation that would clarify existing law around accommodation of religious practices in the workplace – and specifically, […]
Categories: Civil Rights, Politics • Tags: California, Sacramento, Sikh Coalition, Workplace Religious Freedom Act
Sikh Americans campaign to end racial profiling and protect workplace religious freedom
Two Sikh American organizations are currently engaged in campaigns to help protect the religious freedoms of Sikhs and other minorities in this country from discriminatory practices: SALDEF (Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund) is working for the passage of the federal End Racial Profiling Act. The Sikh Coalition is undertaking a campaign to have the Workplace Religious Freedom Act of 2012 passed in California. Both of these organizations are seeking public support to help pass these laws.
Categories: Civil Rights, Politics • Tags: AB1964, California, End Racial Profiling Act, HR3618, Labor and Employment Committee, Mariko Yamada, S1670, SALDEF, Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Sikh Coalition, Workplace Religious Freedom Act, WRFA
Picture of the Day: Stockton, CA Nagar Kirtan
Thousands reportedly participated in yesterday’s Nagar Kirtan in Stockton, California to celebrate Vaisakhi. This procession included participation by the Sri Dasmesh Malaysian Sikh Band, who also participated in the Nagar Kirtan held Saturday in San Jose, California. In October, the Sikh community in Stockton will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of their Gurdwara – the first in America: “This Gurudwara holds historical significance, Gadri Baba (Gadri Baba Mangu Ram Muggowalia), who established the Gurdwara in 1912, he also fought […]
Categories: Events, Picture of the Day • Tags: California, Gadri Baba, Nagar Kirtan, Sri Dasmesh Malaysian Sikh Band, Stockton, Vaisakhi
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