"Patients might develop a different perspective on people with turbans in Hong Kong when they see me, a turbaned doctor, and, hopefully, start to view other ethnic minorities differently."
Army Lt. Col. Kamal Kalsi, president of Sikh American Veterans Alliance (SAVA), and Manav Sodhi, a high school student who received a religious accommodation from the Army to wear the Sikh turban and beard.
The bill was unanimously passed by the Senate on Thursday, April 11, and awaits royal assent.
In the historic proclamation signed by Governor Jared Polis, the newly elected governor for the state of Colorado, core aspects of the Sikh faith are discussed in great detail.
The report entitled ‘Economic potential and impact of Sikhs’ highlights the productive impact the Sikhs have made to the Australian economy, and how it has grown over the years.
The Shepherd’s Bush Gurdwara (Temple) has become the first in the world to launch a period policy. It includes providing free sanitary products, running workshops on menstrual health and most importantly making sure there are no restrictions on women during their periods.
Manitoba's first Sikh Heritage Month looks to connect the past to the present
Sikh Heritage Month is intended to make Sikh culture more accessible and understood.
“I don’t think a lot of people know that the Sikh community has been in Queensborough for over 100 years, and/or the gurdwara itself has been there that long. Not just the Sikh community, but other communities in Queensborough have been living there for a century.”