Have you ever struggled with what it means to be a Kaur? A Punjabi girl?
Two of the first Sikh women in the U.S. Military. A conversation with Petty Officer Geena Kaur and Staff Sergeant Bree Khaira
Articles on Kaur Life featuring Sikh women combating hate with love through social justice work; fighting for human rights with their Sikh values
We are proud to call them our contemporaries -- they are sources of inspiration, wisdom and leadership, who deserve to be known.
The encouraging words of her mother, "you can learn something from every person you speak to," ring in her mind as she continues to grow this project.
The Kaur Project is meant to be a form of therapy for the women that are profiled, according to Lehail and Sahota. The pair understands the need for a space like that due to their own early experiences with racism and misogyny.
Before you keyboard warriors freak out and think I’m attacking Sikhi, believe me, I’m not. I’m just going to be giving you an insight to what it’s like being a Sikh girl in 2016 because last time I checked, no one in the community tries to step into our shoes.
Nav Hothi recently became BC’s first South Asian female Commissioned Officer, as an Inspector. Nav is a Regional Duty Officer for the Lower Mainland District, where she monitors all RCMP operations in the Lower Mainland.
I am the proud daughter of Guru Gobind Singh Ji. Proud because of the unparalleled example he set for humanity. He inspired every man to be a king and every woman to be a queen by recognizing inherent human dignity.
Anyone’s first flight has the potential to be a profound one. For the 14-year-old Arpinder Kaur, her flight from India to the United States evoked her desire to be a pilot.