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California, put your legislation where your money is, cont’d

December 2, 2010 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Kamala Harris, who just claimed victory in the State of California’s Attorney General race, intends to look into the Trilochan Singh Oberoi case: Harris also said she would “absolutely” look into the case of Trilochan Singh Oberoi, a former Indian naval officer who is being denied a job as a security guard at Folsom State Prison because he refuses to shave off his beard. Harris, who is part Indian (her mother is a surgeon from Tamil Nadu in India) and part […]

Categories: Civil Rights, Politics • Tags: California, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Folsom Prison, Jerry Brown, Kamala Harris, Nikki Haley, Trilochan Singh Oberoi

California, put your money where your legislation is

November 19, 2010 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Rajdeep Singh, of the Sikh Coalition, calls out California’s state government for their lack of action in allowing a Sikh to be employed at Folsom Prison: …the state is using hard-earned California taxpayer dollars — including the taxpayer dollars of Sikhs — to subsidize wasteful litigation against a well-qualified Sikh who simply wants to earn a livelihood. In the context of Sikh Appreciation Month, this is the height of irony. If California’s State Assembly wants “Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month” […]

Categories: Civil Rights, News Bits • Tags: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Folsom Prison, Jerry Brown, Sikh Appreciation Month, Sikh Coalition, Trilochan Singh Oberoi

Considering the experience of Sikhs in America.

Tag: Folsom Prison

California, put your legislation where your money is, cont’d

California, put your money where your legislation is