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Director arrested after violence at Yuba City, CA, Gurdwara

November 15, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

After last weekend’s violence at a Gurdwara in Yuba City, California, Sutter County Police have arrested a director of the Gurdwara who is accused of stabbing another individual during the brawl: Mangal Singh Sanghera of Yuba City was booked into the Sutter County Jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. Sanghera is being held without bail on a probation violation, Sheriff J. Paul Parker said in a press release. “The investigation is ongoing and more arrests are expected […]

Categories: News Bits • Tags: California, Gurdwara, Gurdwara conflict, Mangal Singh Sanghera, Sutter County, Yuba City

"Karm Bains, left, looks on Saturday night as law enforcement personnel investigate two stabbings following a meeting at a Sikh temple in Yuba City." (Nate Chute/Appeal-Democrat)

Violence erupts at Yuba City, CA, Gurdwara

November 12, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

On Saturday night, news broke about a brawl that occurred outside the Gurdwara in Yuba City, California — the same that hosted the Sikh Parade in Yuba City last week — that required police action: Two men were stabbed, a third was assaulted, more than a dozen were pepper-sprayed and several others were hurt Saturday night during a brawl outside the Tierra Buena Sikh Temple in Yuba City. “It’s the worst thing that’s ever happened here,” said Dave Chima, a […]

Categories: News Bits • Tags: California, Gurdwara, Gurdwara conflict, Yuba City

Fresno Sikh Institute Phase I (source: Fresno Bee)

First phase of Sikh Institute in Fresno, CA, nears completion

November 9, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

The Sikh community in Fresno, California are reportedly nearing completion of the first phase of the Sikh Institute of Fresno, a Gurdwara and Sikh community facility that will replace a smaller Gurdwara in that city: The nearly $10 million Sikh Institute of Fresno, a 48,000-square-foot building on 11 acres on North Parkway Drive, is scheduled to open in January. …The new building features six classrooms, an indoor community eating area, a main hall for about 800 worshippers on the second […]

Categories: News Bits • Tags: California, Fresno, Gurdwara, Sikh Institute of Fresno

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Oak Creek, WI, police officer Lt. Brian Murphy speaks about Gurdwara shooting

October 30, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

In an extended interview, Oak Creek police officer Lt. Brian Murphy, who was shot 12 times by the attacker in August’s shooting at the Gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, talks about what happened the day of the attack and life since: “People always ask me, do you flash back, do you have nightmares,” Murphy says. “My answer is no. I have none of that. I’m lucky and I touch wood. I’m very fortunate that way. But what I do look […]

Categories: Hate Crimes • Tags: Gurdwara, Lt. Brian Murphy, Oak Creek, shooting, Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, Wisconsin

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“Please rebuild your place of worship.”

October 17, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

In a letter to her local newspaper, Jan Asai writes to the local Sikh community in Vancouver, Washington, who lost their place of worship to a fire last week: My heart goes out to the entire Sikh community. Please rebuild your place of worship. Our diversity makes our community richer, stronger and more vital. You have friends and neighbors here willing to offer you encouragement and hope for the future. Read her entire letter here. More about the fire that […]

Categories: News Bits • Tags: "Washington, fire, Gurdwara, Guru Ram Das Church, Guru Ram Das Gurdwara, Jan Asai, Vancouver

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Picture of the Day: Planned Gurdwara in Vancouver, WA burns to the ground

October 12, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

In Vancouver, Washington (not to be confused with Vancouver, BC, Canada), an athletic club that was in the process of being renovated for use as a Gurdwara burned to the ground early this morning: VANCOUVER, Wash. – Fire swept through a Sikh temple and school that was under construction in Vancouver early Friday morning. Two workers who were asleep in the complex escaped without injury. The Guru Ram Das Church essentially burned to the ground. The building is located on […]

Categories: News Bits, Picture of the Day • Tags: "Washington, Gurdwara, Guru Ram Das Church, KATU, Vancouver

Approaching one month since, some reflecting on the Oak Creek shooting

August 31, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

This Sunday will mark one month since the shooting attack on Sikhs in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. Since the attack, Punjab Singh, one of the victims, still remains in a coma. It is a good time to pause and reflect, and to continue to pray for the recovery of Punjab Singh.

Categories: Hate Crimes, Reflections • Tags: Central Park, Gurdwara, New York, Newseum, Oak Creek, Sky-Writing, Wisconsin

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Young Sikhs remind us to see God in all

August 26, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

One 11-year-old raised her hand shyly and nervously adjusted her pink-framed glasses as she spoke: “I believe the killer had God inside of him, but he chose not to listen to God and so he did a bad thing. He didn’t see God in other people, and that’s why he could hurt them.” — in an Op-Ed piece in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Simran Jeet Singh discusses the enlightening conversation he had with Sikh children about the murders that took […]

Categories: Hate Crimes, Reflections, Sikhism • Tags: Gurdwara, hate crimes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Oak Creek, Simran Jeet Singh, Wisconsin

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Picture of the Day: US First Lady visits Oak Creek, WI victims

August 24, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Yesterday, after a campaign event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US First Lady Michelle Obama met privately with the victims of the August 5 shooting at the Oak Creek, Wisconsin Gurdwara shooting: She spoke briefly with temple secretary Kulwant Dhaliwal and Oak Creek Mayor Stephen Scaffidi, telling them, almost in a whisper, “It’s my honor to be here with you. I’m sorry it’s under these circumstances, but I am anxious to meet with the families and lend whatever support I can.”

Categories: Hate Crimes, Picture of the Day, Politics • Tags: FBI, FBI Hate Crime Statistics, Gurdwara, Michelle Obama, Oak Creek, Wisconsin

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Considering the experience of Sikhs in America.

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Director arrested after violence at Yuba City, CA, Gurdwara

Violence erupts at Yuba City, CA, Gurdwara

First phase of Sikh Institute in Fresno, CA, nears completion

Oak Creek, WI, police officer Lt. Brian Murphy speaks about Gurdwara shooting

“Please rebuild your place of worship.”

Picture of the Day: Planned Gurdwara in Vancouver, WA burns to the ground

Approaching one month since, some reflecting on the Oak Creek shooting

Young Sikhs remind us to see God in all

Picture of the Day: US First Lady visits Oak Creek, WI victims