New Video: From the Classroom to the Capitol
Filmmaker Kevin Lee just finished a new short documentary film entitled From the Classroom to the Capitol: The Sikh Coalition. The film was screened for the first time on August 8, 2009 at the Sikh...
View ArticleBringing it Home, Out of the Shadows
Yesterday afternoon I joined several faith leaders from diverse communities for a meeting with Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY) in his district office in Kew Gardens, Queens to discuss immigration...
View ArticleGetting in touch with our roots (& wings) in Richmond Hill
This past Saturday evening, the Sikh Coalition along with the Guru Gobind Singh Study Circle hosted a screening of teenage filmmaker Angad Singh’s documentary, Roots and Wings, at Gurdwara Baba Makhan...
View ArticleSikh Youth Activists Awarded for Anti-Bullying Work
Last Thursday, Sikh youth who have been taking a stand against bigotry in schools were honored by the Center for the Study of Asian American Health (CSAAH) at the NYU School of Medicine’s annual Asian...
View ArticleCongress introduces immigration reform bill
This week, Representative Luis Gutierrez introduced a bill entitled “CIR A.S.A.P.” which lays out many real solutions that would get us closer to comprehensive immigration reform (CIR). As previously...
View ArticleSikhCo Responds to Colbert’s “Terrorist Midget” Image
On January 6, 2010, Sikhs made an appearance on Stephen’s Colbert’s popular daily news spoof, the Colbert Report. Unfortunately, it was not in a good light. In fact, the segment showed a man wearing a...
View ArticleRespect For All Week: Bring Sikh awareness to NYC schools!
This March 8th-12th is the first ever “Respect For All Week” in New York City public schools. During this week, schools are being encouraged to hold awareness-raising programs to combat bullying...
View ArticleAll Out for Immigration Reform – March for America
On March 21st, hundreds of thousands will gather in Washington, DC for the March for America, demanding “immigration reform for new American families and economic justice for all American families.”...
View ArticleFirst Sikh Army Grad in Over Two Decades, Photos
Check out photos from Captain Tejdeep Singh Rattan’s graduation at Ft. Houston in San Antonio. Click here. Though the Army’s policy of not allowing Sikhs to serve with their articles of faith intact...
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