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President Obama recognizes history, challenges for AAPI communities
President Barack Obama (source: White House) In his proclamation to commemorate the month of May as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, President Obama not only celebrates Asian...
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SC Democratic Party: Nikki Haley should “go back to wherever the hell she...
On Friday, at a state Democratic Party event in South Carolina, party chairman Dick Harpootlian used interesting words to describe Governor Nikki Haley’s origins: “In about 18 months from now,...
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The Indian Disconnect
In a process that took three decades, Sajjan Kumar, a leader in India’s Congress Party, was recently acquitted for his well-documented involvement in the anti-Sikh pogroms during November 1984 in which...
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Honoring Dalip Singh Saund
Dalip Singh Saund. (Source: saund.org) On May 16, US House Representative Mark Takano (D-CA) commemorated Asian Pacific American Heritage Month by honoring one of his predecessors, Dalip Singh Saund,...
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What the President said, and didn’t say, about the Oak Creek, WI, shooting
In his speech today about the US government’s counter-terrorism activities and strategy, President Barack Obama made reference to home-grown radicalized “individuals”, citing explicitly the mass...
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House Rep. Bera seeks CA Hall of Fame for Dalip Singh Saund
Dalip Singh Saund. (Source: saund.org) In May, US House Representative Mark Takano of California honored Dalip Singh Saund in the House Chamber as part of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Dalip...
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The Veep visits India
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill lay a wreath at the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi in New Delhi on July 23. Gandhi’s granddaughter, Tara Gandhi, is at right. (Source: Deccan Chronicle) As...
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The secularism-religious freedom divide
“Harshaan Ahluwalia, 2, dribbles a soccer ball during a friendly soccer match in solidarity with young players who wear turbans Saturday, June 15, 2013 in Montreal. Quebec’s soccer federation announced...
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Amardeep Kaleka, son of WI Gurdwara shooting victim, explores run for Congress
Source: Amardeep Kaleka’s Facebook page. Amardeep Kaleka, son of Sikh Temple of Wisconsin President Satwant Singh Kaleka who was killed by a white supremacist during last year’s mass shooting in Oak...
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Rajdeep Singh: address human rights during Indian PM’s US visit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: Reuters | DNA India) Ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official state visit to the United States, Rajdeep Singh of the Sikh Coalition provides...
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President Obama to bypass Sikh holiest site once again
“The Golden Temple During the Day.” (Adam Pervez | Huffington Post) On his state visit to India this week, President Barack Obama is not scheduled to make a visit to Harmandir Sahib (aka the Golden...
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Obama cites Oak Creek massacre in New Delhi speech, site of 1984 anti-Sikh...
“President Obama delivers a traditional Indian greeting before he speaks on Jan. 27 in New Delhi, India. The president, who was guest of honor at India’s Republic Day celebrations, wrapped up his visit...
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USCIRF 2015 Annual Report addresses religious freedom of Sikhs in India
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom recently published its 2015 Annual Report. (Source: USCIRF.) In its 2015 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom, the United States...
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The accidental benevolence of Donald Trump
Ishwar Singh provides Invocation at Republican National Convention in 2012. (Source: Twitter user @duvachristopher) Almost four years ago, a Sikh man took to the stage at the Republican National...
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Obama addresses cultural attitudes around Muslims
Over his two terms, President Obama has recognized the Sikh community (and seems comfortable in doing so) perhaps more than any other US president in history. In his recent speech at the Islamic...
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President Obama to bypass Sikh holiest site once again
“The Golden Temple During the Day.” (Adam Pervez | Huffington Post) On his state visit to India this week, President Barack Obama is not scheduled to make a visit to Harmandir Sahib (aka the Golden...
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Obama cites Oak Creek massacre in New Delhi speech, site of 1984 anti-Sikh...
“President Obama delivers a traditional Indian greeting before he speaks on Jan. 27 in New Delhi, India. The president, who was guest of honor at India’s Republic Day celebrations, wrapped up his visit...
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Obama addresses cultural attitudes around Muslims
Over his two terms, President Obama has recognized the Sikh community (and seems comfortable in doing so) perhaps more than any other US president in history. In his recent speech at the Islamic...
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The unrelenting appeal of American godmen
“Republican candidate for Senate Judge Roy Moore rides his horse after voting in Gallant, Ala. (JONATHAN BACHMAN/REUTERS)” (Source: New York Daily News, December 13, 2017.) Wednesday night’s special...
View Article“Beyond Vietnam”— In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
“A true revolution of values will soon cause us to question the fairness and justice of many of our past and present policies. On the one hand we are called to play the Good Samaritan on life’s...
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