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Round-up: American Sikhs who won elections during the US 2018 Midterms

December 20, 2018 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

A number of American Sikhs won local races in various jurisdictions around the country during the 2018 midterms.

Categories: Politics • Tags: 2018 elections, 2018 Midterms, Ajmar Johal, Anaheim, Bobby Singh-Allen, California, Carteret, Elk Grove, Fresno, Gagandeep Kang, Galt, Gurpal Samra, Harry Sidhu, J.R. Thiara, Jag Bains, Jasbir Judge, Lathrop, Live Oak, Livingston, Naindeep Singh Chann, Natomas, New Jersey, Paul Sandhu, Raj Chahal, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Santa Clara, Sarabjit Kaur Cheema, Sikh candidates, Sim Gill, Simran Kaur, Sonny Dhaliwal, Tracy, Union City, Utah

Picture of the Day: Sikhs in Utah celebrate Vaisakhi

April 22, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Yesterday, the Sikh community in Salt Lake City, Utah, celebrated Vaisakhi (one of the most significant celebrations on the Sikh calendar) at the Sikh Temple of Utah: “It was very touching thing for me. When I was his age, we were too busy struggling to survive (in India),” [Pritpal] Tib said. “Here in America, we have enough funds and we have enough time to do that for our son so he can take part in the religion.” Read more at […]

Categories: Events, Picture of the Day, Sikhism • Tags: "Washington, Bothell, Salt Lake City, Seattle, Utah, Vaisakhi

Picture of the Day: Interfaith Roundtable event in Salt Lake City, UT

March 14, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Last week, the Sikh Temple of Utah (in Salt Lake City) and the Salt Lake Interfaith Roundtable hosted an interfaith evening of kirtan and prayer. Today, I was happy to hear from Colleen M. Scott, one of the organizers, who described the evening and shared photos of the event: Dear Mr. Singh, Thank you for featuring the March 6 Utah Sikh Temple service on your website. The Salt Lake Sikh community held the evening service specially for Interfaith Month and […]

Categories: Events, Interfaith • Tags: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Interfaith Roundtable, Sikh Temple of Utah, Utah

Sikh Temple of Salt Lake City. (photo: Utah Public Radio)

Interfaith event at Sikh Temple of Utah on March 6

March 1, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

I was recently contacted by the Salt Lake Interfaith Roundtable, an organization in Salt Lake City, Utah that “consists of over 220 individuals working to promote love, harmony, and an increased understanding among persons of all faith traditions, cultures, and belief systems everywhere.” On Wednesday, March 6, the organization is holding an interfaith event at the Sikh Temple of Utah: INTERFAITH MONTH 2013 EVENT: EVENING PRAYER AND KIRTAN (CHANTING) SERVICE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, AT THE SIKH TEMPLE OF UTAH (February […]

Categories: Events, Interfaith • Tags: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Interfaith Roundtable, Sikh Temple of Utah, Utah

Picture of the Day: Utah’s Sikh community

April 27, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

The Salt Lake Tribune, a newspaper based in Salt Lake City, Utah, provides a profile of Utah’s growing Sikh population: There are an estimated 250 Sikh families in Utah, or about 800 to 1,000 people, and their numbers have been growing since a handful of families arrived in the 1980s. Sikhs are respected members of the community, worshipping and working alongside their neighbors of all backgrounds. In Utah, they are engineers, executives and entrepreneurs. In fact, local leaders say, Sikhs […]

Categories: Picture of the Day • Tags: Salt Lake City, Sikh Temple of Utah, Taylorsville, Utah

Considering the experience of Sikhs in America.

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