Browsing Tag: New York

PRICE & VALUE: A Tale of Two Cities

Yet, there are some people who, as Oscar Wilde reputedly said, know the price of everything and the value of nothing. But what makes a good bargain, good value for the price and how do you find the good trade? Guru Granth offers some counsel...
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Life as an Italian American Sikh female taxi driver in NYC

The 57-year-old emigrated to the US with her family when she was a toddler, but she has not spoken to her relatives for years after falling in love with, and marrying, a Sikh man from the Punjab.
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Sikh International Film Festival ~ October 8, 13-15, 2011

The Sikh Art & Film Foundation will present its eighth annual Sikh International Film Festival and inaugural Leadership Summit, October 8, 13-15, 2011 at the Asia Society and Museum in New York...
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Sikhs Donate Books And School Supplies To Queens Library

The Sikh Awareness Society culminated a 10-year project to increase understanding of their culture and religion by donating books, pamphlets and DVDs to Council member Jimmy Van Bramer’s Sunnyside office.
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Free Meals at Sikh Day Festival on Madison Ave.

For a few hours over the weekend, a stretch of Madison Avenue in the Flatiron district became an unlikely cash-free zone, a vortex of munificence. And at its center was Kulvinder Singh, a beacon of generosity in his bright yellow turban, who was practically begging passers-by to take free food off his hands.
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Sikhs at White House Conference on Bullying

Gurwinder Singh has graduated from high school and is studying at the State University of New York. The hard times are behind him, but he is more optimistic about the future of Sikh kids. His advice: “Be peaceful and brave. Don’t do anything wrong. And know we have lots of resources and organizations. Ask them for help.”
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Sikh film festival showcases Diversity, Pride and Unity

A middle-aged woman stood up after a screening, her voice heavy with emotion. The films had made her weep, she said. She'd been in America for many years and raised two sons. One had opted to wear a turban; the other had cut his hair short. The mother accepted both. "I'm begging people, other religious leaders, to respect that," she said.
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The Second Annual Queens NY Interfaith Unity Walk

Sixty-four years ago, the fledging United Nations Security Council found a home in Flushing, Queens. Today, Queens, itself, has become a kind of United Nations, being the most diverse county in the United States. And on Sunday, October 24th, United Nations Day, everyone is invited...
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Sikh Coalition Meets U.S. Attorney General to Discuss Hate Crimes

Consistent with the Sikh obligation to defend human rights for all people, the Sikh Coalition rejects bigotry toward Muslims. We support the right of Muslims to worship in peace, and we condemn threats to burn their religious scriptures.
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A Farm of Their Own

“If you don’t understand what ownership of anything other than a television or a cellphone is, the notion of being a shareholder in a cooperative farm is a hard concept to understand,” she said. But at this point, anything that gets good food into the South Bronx is worth a try.
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