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Sikh asylum-seekers protest detention in El Paso, TX

December 4, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

The website Colorlines provides a report about a protest by 40 asylum-seekers in detention at a facility in El Paso, Texas, operated by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Many of these individuals are of Indian nationality with Sikh names, and they have been incarcerated for months (nod to Meeta Kaur for the link): Colorlines has obtained a document smuggled out of the detention facility that lists 32 Indian men who have passed their credible fear interview but remain in detention […]

Categories: Civil Rights • Tags: Colorlines, El Paso, political asylum, solitary confinement, Texas, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, undocumented immigrants

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Sikh philanthropist GP Singh gives back

August 22, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

The San Antonio Express-News features Sikh philanthropist Gurvinder Pal Singh (otherwise known as G.P. Singh), of San Antonio, Texas: “I have lived here for 34 years,” says Singh, who turned 60 on June 30. “My children were born here. They got educated here. I ran a business here. I employed over 400 people here. So, I am defined by San Antonio and I feel it’s my duty and frankly a privilege to give back to the community that has been […]

Categories: Profiles • Tags: Gurvinder P. Singh, San Antonio, San Antonio Area Foundation, San Antonio Express-News, TED, TEDx, Texas

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"A view of the Nagar Kirtan (Khalsa Parade) at the Inauguration of Gurdwara Nishkam Seva, Irving, Texas, April 13, 2013." (source: SikhNet)

Picture of the Day II: A new Gurdwara in Texas for Vaisakhi

April 22, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Almost ten days ago, Sikhs in the Dallas, Texas, area celebrated Vaisakhi with the opening of their new Gurdwara in Irving on April 13, when the state recognized “Khalsa Day”. Read more at SikhNet, or at the Gurdwara Nishkam Seva website.

Categories: Events, Picture of the Day • Tags: Baisakhi, Dallas, Gurdwara Nishkam Seva, Irving, Texas, Vaisakhi

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"A flag waves in the wind atop a flagpole wrapped in orange material outside the Sikh Sabha of New Jersey, located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, in celebration of Vaisakhi" (source: Michael Mancuso/The Times of Trenton)

Vaisakhi celebrations continue across the United States

April 16, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

On Sunday, I had the pleasure of attending the Vaisakhi celebration at the Sikh Center of Pacific Coast Gurdwara in Selma, California, which brought together a large gathering of Sikhs from the Fresno County area for a Nagar Kirtan (religious procession). It was very well attended and the atmosphere was quite festive. A local television station covered the celebrations in Selma, which you can watch here. I certainly enjoyed my first visit to this Gurdwara and celebrating with them the […]

Categories: Events, Sikhism • Tags: Albany, Bothell, California, Dallas, Lawrenceville, Los Angeles, Nagar Kirtan, New Jersey, Niskayuna, Niskayuna Gurdwara Sahib, Seattle, Selma, Sikh Center of Pacific Coast, Sikh Center of Seattle, Sikh Sabha of New Jersey, Southern Methodist University, Stockton, Texas, Vaisakhi

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"Discussions over the dinner table at Bobby and Jasmeeta Singh’s home." (source: Indo American News)

Houston, TX, Sikhs host “Dinner Dialogues” for interfaith outreach

February 7, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

In Houston, Texas, the InterFaith Ministries for Greater Houston organized a series of “dinner dialogues” in which members of Hindu, Buddhist and Sikh families invite members of the public into their homes for dinner and engage in a moderated interfaith conversation: …the dinner dialogues will focus on conversations held in  private homes where groups of 8-12 Houstonians will gather to learn about the faith practices and traditions of Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist families here in Houston and engage in an […]

Categories: Interfaith • Tags: Bobby Singh, Buddhism, Dinner Dialogues, Hindu, Houston, Interfaith dialog, Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston, Jasmeeta Singh, Sikh, Texas

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The bullying-hate crime link and the role of schools

September 17, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

“When we think of how we might prevent the tragedy that occurred at the Sikh gurudwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, we must look to the harassment endured by Sikh-American children in schools,” said Assistant Attorney General, Thomas E Perez, at a bullying prevention conference in California. He was referring to the August 5 attack on a Wisconsin gurudwara in which six Sikh worshippers were killed. “Here in the Bay area, according to a 2010 survey, three quarters of Sikh-American boys […]

Categories: Hate Crimes, Reflections, Reports/Studies • Tags: Bay Area Civil Rights Report 2010, bullying, California, Education, hate crimes, SB1540, Sikh Coalition, Texas, Thomas Perez

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The search for tolerance in the southwest

July 27, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

KPBS is broadcasting a series about the “Search of Tolerance” in the southwest. A recent piece in this series highlights the issue of hate crimes in San Antonio, Texas: [Ravpreet] Singh is also from India and a naturalized citizen. But this 38-year-old San Antonio realtor is not a Muslim. He’s a Sikh. Typically, Sikhs have long hair, beards and wear turbans. They are often victims of hate crimes by people who think they are Muslims. And in that sense, Singh […]

Categories: Civil Rights, Hate Crimes • Tags: hate crimes, KPBS, Ravpreet Singh, San Antonio, Texas

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Missing NY resident Rajwinder Kaur found in TX

July 13, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Rajwinder Kaur, a resident of Queens, New York who was reported missing earlier this week, was located in Dallas, Texas: Rajwinder Kaur, 26, was located in Dallas after a friend went to police and informed them of her location, a law enforcement official said. The friend had purchased a bus ticket to Dallas for Kaur. It wasn’t clear why Kaur was in Texas. During the week, the news of her disappearance spread quickly through social media and across the South […]

Categories: News Bits • Tags: Dallas, New York, Queens, Rajwinder Kaur, Texas

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Picture of the Day: Houston, TX Sikhs give blood in memory of 1984

June 21, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

The Sikh Center of Gulf Coast Area in Houston, Texas holds an annual blood drive in June to commemorate the events of 1984 in India: “This blood drive has been going on for the last 10 to 15 years,” explained Harjit Singh Galhotra, the Secretary of the Sikh National Center, “to remember those who not only perished in the Indian Army’s attack on the Golden Temple in Amritsar in June 1984 but all the thousands who subsequently died in the […]

Categories: 1984, Picture of the Day • Tags: Amritsar, Darbar Sahib, Golden Temple, Harmandir Sahib, Houston, Sikh Center of Gulf Coast Area, Texas

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