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A young Sikh ties his turban in front of a mirror. (adapted photo from Turban King)

Wearing a turban at school for the first time

March 21, 2013 by American Turban Guest Contributor

Gurmun Singh is a young Sikh high school student in California who just this week wore a full turban at school for the first time. He was nice enough to share his thoughts about his experience on this blog. Thank you and congratulations, Gurmun! I was born in New York, but now I live in California. I am 14 years old and I go to Sheldon High School as a freshman. I decided to wear a dastaar (turban) on Wednesday […]

Categories: Reflections • Tags: California, dastaar, Gurmun Singh, Turban

Painting "Khoon ke Athru" by Harjit Kaur Grewal.

Receive an original painting for sponsoring Ensaaf’s Appear for the Disappeared 5K walk

March 19, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

As mentioned last week, I will be participating in an event in Fremont, California, on April 6, called “Appear for the Disappeared“, a five-kilometer walk to raise funds for Ensaaf, a non-profit organization that is documenting and seeking justice for the thousands of victims of state-sponsored disappearances during the 1980s and 1990s in Punjab, India. During that time, innocent men and women — particularly Sikhs — were the victims of torture and extra-judicial killings in Punjab by state agencies and […]

Categories: 1984, Events • Tags: Appear for the Disappeared, California, Decade of Disappearances, Ensaaf, Fremont, Harjit Kaur

Appear for the Disappeared 5K Walk -- April 6, 2013. (source: Ensaaf Facebook page)

Support Ensaaf’s “Appear for the Disappeared” Fundraiser on April 6

March 14, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Ensaaf (meaning “justice”) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to “end impunity and achieve justice for mass state crimes in India, with a focus on Punjab, by documenting abuses, bringing perpetrators to justice, and organizing survivors.” The organization’s work has been mentioned on this blog several times. On Saturday, April 6, Ensaaf is holding a fundraising event in Fremont, California, called “Appear for the Disappeared 5K Walk” in memory of the men and women who disappeared in Punjab, India […]

Categories: 1984, Events • Tags: Amritsar, Appear for the Disappeared, California, Ensaaf, Fremont, India, Jaila, Jarnail Singh, Punjab

"As co-founder and chief strategy officer of Appirio, Narinder plays a key role in keeping Appirio at the forefront of cloud computing. Heâs chairman of the board of the Sikh Coalition and executive sponsor of Appirioâs philanthropy program. " (source: San Francisco Business Times)

SF Business Times names three Sikh entrepreneurs among Top 40

March 5, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Local business journal The San Francisco Business Times has released its 2013 edition of Top 40 under 40 young professionals in California’s Bay Area. Among the entrepreneurs named in the list are three Sikh Americans including Narinder Singh (co-founder of Appirio and Board Chair of the Sikh Coalition), Gurbaksh Chahal (CEO of RadiumOne and founder of the BeProud Foundation) and Manav Singh Grover (of accounting firm SOAProjects). Read more at The San Francisco Business Times.

Categories: Profiles • Tags: Appirio, BeProud Foundation, California, Gurbaksh Chahal, Manav Singh Grover, Narinder Singh, RadiumOne, San Francisco, San Francisco Business Times, Sikh Coalition, SOAProjects

Harmeet Kaur Dhillon campaign sign at the California Republican Party convention this past weekend. (source: KCRA)

Harmeet Kaur Dhillon wins CA Republican post amidst strong support

March 4, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

“In any group of 1,600 delegates, you’re going to have a few crazy people and bigots,” [Harmeet Kaur] Dhillon told KCRA 3. — Harmeet Kaur Dhillon, who this weekend was elected as the Vice Chairman of the California Republican Party, comments after facing bigotry from members of her own party, and even during the California Republican Party convention this weekend. With strong support by membership and leaders, Harmeet Kaur has become the first Sikh and woman to be elected to […]

Categories: Politics • Tags: California, Harmeet Dhillon, Harmeet Kaur Dhillon, Republican Party

San Francisco, CA, Sikh politician faces racist smears from own party

February 28, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Harmeet Kaur Dhillon, a Sikh attorney and politician in San Francisco, California (and, who last fall ran an unsuccessful bid for a California State Senate seat), has reportedly been the target of racist smears by members of her own party as she now runs to become the Vice Chair of the California Republican Party. The bigoted comments were circulated on social media, according to the SF Gate: “I was told by one of Harmeet’s friends that because of her religion, […]

Categories: Politics • Tags: Ann Coulter, California, Harmeet Dhillon, Harmeet Kaur Dhillon, Republican Party, San Francisco

"Chef Partap Singh adds cooked and pureed mustard greens to a sauteed base of garlic, ginger, onion, salt, pepper and chili as he prepares saag, a vegetarian curry, in the kitchen of the Tierra Buena Sikh Temple." (photo: Laura van der Meer/Appeal-Democrat)

Cook at Yuba City, CA, Gurdwara explains recipe for saag

February 28, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

In the Appeal-Democrat, Pratap Singh of the Tierra Buena Gurdwara in Yuba City, California, shares tips for making his popular sarson ka saag, a Punjabi dish made of mustard greens: [Pratap Singh] said that part of the cooking process – adding spices at the end – is the secret to making the saag taste good. Read more at the Appeal-Democrat.

Categories: Profiles • Tags: California, Gurdwara, saag, sarson da, sarson ka, Yuba City

Reflecting on the 2013 Sikholars Graduate Student Conference

February 26, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Ten days ago, I attended the fourth annual Sikholars Graduate Student Conference that took place at picturesque Stanford University in Stanford, California. I would like to formally thank Jakara Movement for this year’s event, and extend my appreciation to all of the presenters, panelists, moderators, volunteers and attendees who made this year’s conference so enriching. In the realm of Sikh academia, I consider myself a lay person. However, I have been a fan of this conference since I attended the […]

Categories: Events, Reflections • Tags: California, Jakara Movement, Sikholars, Stanford University

A lecture theater at the University of California Santa Barbara. (credit: The Graduate Post at UC Santa Barbara)

California assembly member introduces resolution to include Sikhism in college religion courses

February 21, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

In California, State Assembly Member Dan Logue has introduced an Assembly resolution supporting the addition of Sikhism to world religion courses offered by the University of California (UC), California State University (CSU), and California Community Colleges systems (via the American Sikh Political Action Committee): “I am a proud supporter of the Sikh community which has the largest community in the United States in the Yuba-Sutter area,” said Logue. “It’s about time that the CSU and UCs recognize the importance that […]

Categories: News Bits • Tags: ACR-20, California, California Community Colleges, California State University, Dan Logue, Education, University of California, world religions courses

Considering the experience of Sikhs in America.

Tag: California