Category: Americas
Thousands attend Nagar Kirtan in Yuba City
:dateline: Amandeep Chanju was holding his 3-month-old son in his arms as he watched the steady procession of floats blaring Sikh hymns, prayers and chants pass Sunday.“I like everything,” said Chanju, 34,...
Silicon Valley neighborhood mourns Sikh couple run over and killed in Menlo Park
MENLO PARK - Belle Haven is a small, working class neighborhood flanked by Facebook and a gorgeous, recreational trail meandering along San Francisco Bay. A road with a hard, blind curve connects...
SALDEF Launches Media Initiative to Raise Community Profile
:dateline:SALDEF, anon-profit organization which works to protect the civil rights of Sikh Americans has issued a press statement announcing a new media initiative. The project aims at educating public media about the Sikh faith...
Corrected: World Sikh Organization of Canada Working on Anti-Bullying Plan
:dateline:Every summer at Mission's West Coast Sikh Youth Alliance Summer Camp, bullying is top of mind.
"It's an ongoing concern that comes up when we engage with youth in camp," said Sukhvinder Kaur...
Canadian NDP Leader Passes Statement on November 1984 Sikh Genocide
:dateline:It is with great sorrow that I extend my sympathies on the 29th Anniversary of the tragic pogroms of 1984 that targeted Sikh men, women and children in New Delhi and many...
Indian Diplomat Urges US Sikhs To Fund Scholarships In US Universities
:dateline:The Sikh community in US is considering to set up scholarships in US universities to help students of the Sikh community excel in academics and their respective professional fields.
This thinking in the...
Financially Strapped Punjab Students Get Help From Washington Sikh Human Development Foundation
:dateline:The Washington-based Sikh Human Development Foundation (SHDF) has been granting scholarships to needy students pursuing higher education in Punjab and other northern Indian states. This year the Foundation has given scholarships to...
Sikhs Meet With US Congressmen and Federal Agencies to Voice Concerns
:dateline:United Sikhs once again gave the national Sikh community a chance to meet US Congressmen from different regions and federal agency officials face to face. Sikh activists and community members shared community...
