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Sikh history on display in California

February 1, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

As a Sikh child who grew up in the west, my knowledge and experience with Sikh history came mostly through stories and books. Aside from occasional visits to India, what I knew and saw of Sikh history was predominantly left to my imagination that provided to me a visual to the words I read or the static pictures I saw. Sometimes, I wonder if it’s this almost theoretical experience that results in the dissociation many Sikh youth feel from their […]

Categories: Art, Events • Tags: Asian Art Museum, Fresno, Fresno Art Museum, Maharaja: The Splendor of India's Royal Courts, San Francisco, Sikhs: Legacy of the Punjab, Smithsonian Institution

Fresno, CA airport Sikh stabbing victim identified

December 9, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

The organization UNITED SIKHS provides an update on the identity of the Sikh who was stabbed at the airport in Fresno, California last Sunday as 56-year-0ld Anup Singh, a preacher who resides in the United Kingdom. They also report the description of the attack by an eyewitness: UNITED SIKHS team spoke to a Fresno resident Bakhtawar Singh, an eyewitness to this fearsome incident who had gone to drop the victim, Anup Singh. Bhaktawar Singh said, “This young man came forward […]

Categories: Hate Crimes, News Bits • Tags: Anup Singh, CAIR, Council of American-Islamic Relations, Fresno, hate crime, SALDEF, Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund, United Sikhs

Sikh stabbed in Fresno, CA: Can hate crimes be like trees in a forest?

December 6, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

On Sunday night, a 56-year-old Sikh man was stabbed at the Yosemite International Airport in Fresno, California: Fresno police said Mitchell Dufur, 26, stabbed the Sikh man in his 50s in the upper torso Sunday evening near the security checkpoint. No words were exchanged before the attack. The man was standing with his translator when the attack occurred. It is unclear whether this attack on the Sikh man occurred before or after the TSA security checkpoint. The victim was treated […]

Categories: Civil Rights, Hate Crimes, News Bits • Tags: California, Fresno, hate crime, Mitchell Dufur, SALDEF, Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Yosemite International Airport

Vaisakhi celebrations continue across America

April 15, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

While the official date of Vaisakhi was yesterday, Sikh communities in several cities have already had formal celebrations to commemorate the day. I attended American Sikh Day a couple of days ago in Sacramento, California. And, across America, various media outlets are covering the continuing celebrations in their communities.

Categories: Events, News Bits, Sikhism • Tags: American Sikh Day, Anderson, Baisakhi, California, Fresno, Guru Gobind Singh Sikh Center, Los Angeles, Nagar Kirtan, New York, Plainview, Redding, Selma, Southern California, Stockton, Vaisakhi

Fresno, California’s Sikh Parade

November 22, 2010 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

“We’re here to pass on as much information as we can to share our community with our heritage and our tradition with the rest of our American brothers and sisters,” Manvinder Singh said. In addition to their donation to Poverello House, Sikhs in Fresno held their parade yesterday to celebrate the birth of Guru Nanak. The weather wasn’t great, but apparently the turnout was. Check out the video from a local TV station.

Categories: News Bits • Tags: California, Fresno, Guru Nanak, Sikh Parade

Sikhs donate to Poverello House in Fresno, California

November 22, 2010 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

On Saturday, Sikhs in California’s Central Valley presented Poverello House with a $20,000 donation: The Sikh religion teaches that we should all work to help our community. With that in mind, Sikhs from the Central Valley gave back to Fresno’s Poverello House. Members of the community present the non-profit with a check on Saturday for $20,000. The donation was featured (video) on their local TV news.

Categories: News Bits • Tags: California, Central Valley, Fresno, Poverello House

Fresno’s Sikhs are active this weekend

November 20, 2010 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Sikhs in Fresno, California are holding a parade tomorrow to celebrate the birth of Guru Nanak, who was born in 1469 in present-day Pakistan and founded Sikhism: The parade will head to downtown Fowler, where parade participants will ask blessings upon the community, and return to the temple. The parade calls attention to California Sikh American Awareness and Appreciation Month in November and educate the community about Sikhism in an effort to foster peace, harmony and understanding. That’s not all. […]

Categories: News Bits • Tags: California, Fresno, Guru Nanak Dev, Poverello House, Sikh Parade

Considering the experience of Sikhs in America.

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