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“I have never been in the presence of someone so holy in all of my life.”

May 30, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Holly Sennett, a speech-language pathologist, writes about her patient Punjab Singh, who was severely wounded during the mass shooting at a Gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, last August. He has been in a long-term care facility ever since: Punjab Singh traveled all over the world to share spiritual truths. He has taught about the oneness of all of life and the need to love and forgive. He was a visiting congregational leader on this August 5th day at the Oak […]

Categories: Hate Crimes, Profiles, Reflections • Tags: Holly Sennett, Oak Creek, Punjab Singh, Sikh Coalition, Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, Wisconsin

Elderly Sikh man brutally assaulted in alleged hate attack – UPDATED

May 7, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Last night, news broke that an elderly Sikh man in Fresno, California, was attacked and beaten severely on Sunday in an alleged hate-motivated assault. Piara Singh, 82 years old, was brutally beaten after leaving the Gurdwara Nanaksar in Fresno on Sunday morning: Piara Singh was beaten with a steel rod. He is currently admitted in the hospital undergoing treatment for severe head injuries, and his condition is said to be critical. His rib was also fractured and a lung collapsed during the […]

Categories: Hate Crimes • Tags: Anup Singh, California, Florida, Fresno, Gurmej Atwal, hate crimes, Kanwaljit Singh, Oak Creek, Paramjit Kaur, Piara Singh, Port Orange, Prakash Singh and Suveg Singh Khattra, Punjab Singh, Ranjit Singh, Satwant Singh Kaleka, Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, Sita Singh, Surinder Singh, Wisconsin

Oak Creek, WI, shooting victim Punjab Singh shows small signs of recovery

January 20, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

An article from the Associated Press describes the slow process of the recovery of Punjab Singh, one of the surviving victims of last August’s Oak Creek, Wisconsin, shooting attack by a white supremacist: Every day they repeated the word “waheguru” (pronounced VAH’-hay-goo-roo) and watched for a response. For weeks there was nothing. Then on Jan. 9 he began to move his mouth, apparently trying several times to say the word. The next day he tried 30 times. In coming days, […]

Categories: Hate Crimes • Tags: hate crimes, Oak Creek, Punjab Singh, Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, Wisconsin

Fourth WI shooting victim, Punjab Singh, released from hospital

October 17, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Punjab Singh, the fourth and last remaining hospitalized victim of the Oak Creek, Wisconsin shooting, has been released from hospital: MILWAUKEE – A Sikh priest injured in an August shooting rampage at his Milwaukee-area temple has been transferred from the hospital to a long-term care facility. The family of Punjab Singh said in a statement Wednesday that he still requires around-the-clock care. They say they’ve made arrangements to transfer him to a health facility where he’ll receive that care. Singh […]

Categories: Hate Crimes • Tags: hate crimes, Oak Creek, Punjab Singh, Wisconsin

Picture of the Day: Lt. Brian Murphy makes first public appearance

September 17, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Oak Creek, WI police officer Lt. Brian Murphy, who was shot multiple times during the shooting rampage on the Gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin last month, made his first public appearance this past Sunday at a fundraiser for the victims of the attack: The event benefits the victims of the shooting. Lt. Murphy offered a thank you. But had to whisper, because he was shot in the throat. “I just wanted to let everyone know how appreciative I am, my […]

Categories: Picture of the Day • Tags: hate crimes, Lt. Brian Murphy, Oak Creek, Punjab Singh, Wisconsin

Considering the experience of Sikhs in America.

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