Category: Americas
Canadian Sikh Community Gets Gift-of-Life Plea at Vaisakhi Parade
:dateline:The streets of Surrey, B.C., were lined with tens of thousands of people for the city's Vaisakhi Parade Saturday, and amid the the day's food booths and other festivities, one group was...
Sikhs Making a Difference Around the World
:dateline:Every year, Sikhs from around the world gather at a stunning gala in London, England to honor, and celebrate, the heroes of their global community.The Sikh Awards ceremony, which began in 2010...
Film Crew Aims to Help Solve Killings of Two Sikhs in Sacramento, California
:dateline:On the afternoon of March 4, 2011, Sikh grandfathers Surinder Singh and his friend Gurmej Atwal were taking a break from their daily walk along East Stockton Boulevard when they were shot....
Surrey Vasakhi Nagar Keertan Attracts 240,000 people
:dateline:The annual Surrey Vasakhi Nagar Keertan attracted an estimated 240,000 people according to estimates by the RCMP and local police forces. "The number we've been tossing around is about 240,000," said Surrey...
Hate Crime Charge in New York Attack on Sikh Professor
:dateline:A man accused of pulling the beard of a Sikh professor before a group of young men who had called the professor "Osama" and a "terrorist" attacked him, has been arrested and...
No Help for 40 Punjabi Men Detained in Texas, USA for Months
:dateline:An online petition has been started seeking release of forty Punjabi men who have been detained in El Paso, TX. Â These men entered Texas illegally, in hopes of securing political asylum. They...
Brian Murphy, Police Officer Injured In Oak Creek Sikh Temple Shooting, Honored In Ceremony
:dateline:Brian Murphy attended Catholic Mass regularly, both before and after he took 12 bullets while trying to defend a Sikh temple in Wisconsin from a gunman in 2012.
But he says the principles...
Sikh Community Stands in Solidarity with Jewish Community in Kansas
:dateline:Sikhs living in Kansas have expressed solidarity with the victims of Jewish community center in Kansas City this past Sunday. Â A gunman carried out a pair of shootings at the Jewish Community...
