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"A Sikh youth holds a placard at an event in Manhattan to mourn the killing of six Sikh worshippers at a Wisconsin gurdwara. (PTI)"

Dilveer Singh Vahali writes in the LA Times about being called “terrorist”

November 30, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Dilveer Singh Vahali writes an Op-Ed in the Los Angeles Times in which he reflects on when he was subjected to “terrorist” epithets in public: I was on my way to lunch with one of the partners at a prestigious law firm when we both heard it: a random person on the street yelling at me, “Terrorist … hey, terrorist!” I was in the process of trying to secure a job. Like any other law school student, I just wanted […]

Categories: Civil Rights, Hate Crimes, Reflections • Tags: Dilveer Singh Vahali, Discrimination, Los Angeles Times

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UC Santa Cruz instructor Nirvikar Singh, left, speaks to Hannah Elston, center, Kevin Deutsch, second from right, and Virginia Perez, right, during lunch at the Sikh Gurdwara in San Jose. (David Butow, For The Times / October 21, 2012)

Sikh academics in California’s universities

November 21, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

A recent article in the Los Angeles Times looks at the growth of academic Sikh studies programs, including the Sikh and Punjabi Studies Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz, in the broader context of efforts to raise awareness about the Sikh American community: For Nirvikar Singh, leading Santa Cruz’s program has been an act of seva, or selfless service expected by the Sikh faith. “I felt I really could not pass this up,” said Singh, a professor of […]

Categories: Civil Rights, News Bits • Tags: California, Los Angeles Times, Nirvikar Singh, Santa Cruz, Sikh and Punjabi Studies, University of California

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