Spark Innovations from Canada teamed up with Sikh Motorcycle Club to create the open-source design
“If you don’t know what’s going on within communities, you can’t figure out how to address them,” Grisham said. “If the public was more aware of what was really going on, there would be more of a call for action.”
Members of the Sikh community on Long Island have been pushing for criminal charges after the two teenage boys said they were harassed and attacked for their religion
“It’s so important, so symbolic especially on Memorial Day weekend as our event organizers were saying this is what American values are all about freedom of speech, freedom of religion and we’re showing that here today.”
"We show up in the world so visibly distinct that everyone notices us wherever we go. At the same time people have no idea who we are. So there is this feeling of being hyper visible and also invisible." -Simran Jeet...
FBI hate crime data shows Sikhs are the third most commonly targeted religious group in America -- behind Jews and Muslims.
Having been born and raised in Malaysia, where it was commonplace to see Sikh officers in law enforcement and armed forces, Dhillon says he had no inkling of the “great national debate” about to unfold.
This is one of the most prominent law enforcement agencies in the U.S. so this video is significant in creating more Sikh awareness.
After detailing some shocking instances of historic racism Angad shares his perspective as a child who watched headlines after 9/11, "As a 2nd grader I realized that I was more scared of the poeple who claimed to love America than those who hijacked the planes. It felt like every other month I was reading headlines about someone's parents being killed at work, grandparents being beat up while taking a walk, or kids my age having thier turbans set on fire at school."
Tegpreet went on to say that he sees his role as encouraging other Sikh youths to join the force.