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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

Sikh student and teacher (Kulpreet Singh | About.com Sikhism)

Moving beyond tolerance in the classroom

November 27, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

In an article published on the Not In Our Town blog, Amrit Kaur Sidhu, an intern with United Sikhs, relates personal experience to make the salient distinction between promoting diversity (“plurality”) and promoting pluralism — “the active engagement of plurality” — in the classroom: I realized that schools are the first institutions that must become a model of pluralism, in order for pluralism to seep out into the rest of society. Students are placed in a social setting with other […]

Categories: Civil Rights, Hate Crimes, Reflections • Tags: Amrit Kaur Sidhu, bullying, CREATE Wisconsin, Education, hate crimes, Navjot Kaur, Not In Our Town, Oak Creek, pluralism, Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, Wisconsin

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Soliciting applications for IVACC College Scholarships for South Asians in Northern California

October 18, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

As last year, the northern California-based Indus Valley American Chamber of Commerce is soliciting applications for their IVACC Scholarship program: The Indus Valley American Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the third year of the IVACC Scholarship Program. Scholarships are being awarded to high school and college students that have shown a commitment to the South Asian community and culture. The IVACC Scholarship Committee is now accepting applications with a deadline of November 25, 2012. Please download the scholarship […]

Categories: Resources • Tags: California, Education, Financial Aid, Indus Valley American Chamber of Commerce, IVACC, Northern California, scholarship

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Jakara Movement launches Sikhiya – graduate/professional school application service

September 25, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Jakara Movement, a grassroots Sikh youth organization (and the one behind the Sikholars Sikh Graduate Student Conference), has launched a free graduate and professional school application counseling service, called Sikhiya, to encourage the growth of the Sikh academic community by leveraging the experience of successful applicants to help those who are in the application process for admittance to graduate/professional school programs. As described on The Langar Hall: …the Jakara Movement is proud to announce the creation of Sikhiya, a free […]

Categories: Resources • Tags: Academia, Education, Jakara Movement, Sikhiya

The bullying-hate crime link and the role of schools

September 17, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

“When we think of how we might prevent the tragedy that occurred at the Sikh gurudwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, we must look to the harassment endured by Sikh-American children in schools,” said Assistant Attorney General, Thomas E Perez, at a bullying prevention conference in California. He was referring to the August 5 attack on a Wisconsin gurudwara in which six Sikh worshippers were killed. “Here in the Bay area, according to a 2010 survey, three quarters of Sikh-American boys […]

Categories: Hate Crimes, Reflections, Reports/Studies • Tags: Bay Area Civil Rights Report 2010, bullying, California, Education, hate crimes, SB1540, Sikh Coalition, Texas, Thomas Perez

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Reader: Education is pivotal to combat prejudice and discrimination

August 22, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Navjot Kaur, educator and author (who has been featured on this blog before), responds to yesterday’s post “The Oak Creek, WI shooting: education is needed, but so is pursuit of justice“: I agree with the article as a whole yet I still believe education has a pivotal role to play in opening mindsets to differences. When studies show that children learn to stereotype and form prejudice as early as two years of age, those ideas will only become more concrete with […]

Categories: Civil Rights, Hate Crimes, Politics • Tags: Education, hate crimes, Navjot Kaur, Oak Creek, Sikh Coalition, Wisconsin

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CA school district recognizes November as “Sikh Awareness Month”

November 14, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Fremont Unified School District Board of Education recognizes and acknowledges the significant contribution made by the Californians of Sikh heritage to our state and by adoption of this resolution, seeks to afford all Fremont residents the opportunity to better understand, recognize, and appreciate the rich history and shared principle of Sikh Americans, their religion and the tenets of their faith, and the important role that Sikh Americans play in furthering mutual understanding and respect […]

Categories: News Bits • Tags: ACR 181, California, Education, Fremont, Fremont Unified School District, November, Sikh Awareness Month

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IVACC College Scholarships for South Asians in Northern California

October 31, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

The Indus Valley American Chamber of Commerce, located in Sacramento, California, is offering a scholarship for South Asian college students in Northern California: The Indus Valley American Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the second year of the IVACC Scholarship Program. Scholarships are being awarded to college students that have shown a commitment to the South Asian community and culture. The IVACC Scholarship Committee is now accepting applications with a deadline of 11/22/10. Please download the scholarship information […]

Categories: Resources • Tags: California, Education, Financial Aid, Indus Valley American Chamber of Commerce, IVACC, Northern California, scholarship

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Classroom resources for teaching children about Vaisakhi

April 13, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

I was recently contacted by Navjot Kaur, who is an educator and an author of children’s books about Sikhs and Sikhism (she is the author of the well-received A Lion’s Mane). Her interest in educating about Sikhism is both a professional and personal one, as she is also a mother to a Sikh boy. With the approach of Vaisakhi, Navjot Kaur found it challenging to find suitable resources to educate and engage school-aged children on this historical event: While I maneuvered through […]

Categories: Resources, Sikhism • Tags: A Lion's Mane, Baisakhi, Children, Education, Navjot Kaur, Sikh children, Sikhism, Teaching, Vaisakhi

Considering the experience of Sikhs in America.

Tag: Education

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

Moving beyond tolerance in the classroom

Soliciting applications for IVACC College Scholarships for South Asians in Northern California

Jakara Movement launches Sikhiya – graduate/professional school application service

The bullying-hate crime link and the role of schools

Reader: Education is pivotal to combat prejudice and discrimination

CA school district recognizes November as “Sikh Awareness Month”

IVACC College Scholarships for South Asians in Northern California

Classroom resources for teaching children about Vaisakhi