"There's no question it's part of a broader pattern of violence and harassment against Sikhs that we're seeing," said Simran Jeet Singh, the religion professor. "I can speak to that as someone who's working on these issues, and from anecdotal experience. I've been called more names on the street in last two weeks than last two years."
The Sikh Coalition,...Wednesday commended Fresno Police for quickly arresting a suspect in the vicious beating of Mr. Piara Singh, an 81-year-old Sikh grandfather, this past Sunday outside a Gurdwara (Sikh House of Worship) in Fresno, California.
Worshippers at a Sikh temple in southwest Fresno, close to where an elderly Sikh man was attacked while walking on South Cherry Avenue a week ago, say they want to encourage a spirit of unity in the community.
The institute is designed to serve the Sikh community's educational, medical, cultural, social and spiritual needs as well as others. "It's not a temple," Mann says. "It's emphasizing education -- and bringing the whole community together."
This is the story of how a simple street sign divided neighbors, rallied the local Punjabi community, and prompted Fresno County officials to research the pros and cons of hidden tracking devices.
The Sikh community reached out to the Fresno County Sheriff's Department following a rash of home invasion robberies that have them in fear for their safety.
For the past four years, Jesbir Kaur Dhaliwal and her friends have dropped by the homeless encampments near downtown Fresno once a month to distribute food.
