[VIDEO] "I make it an effort to educate my friends and my classmates and my teachers about my faith, and I encourage my friends to ask me, 'why do you wear a turban, JJ? Why do you not cut your hair?'
“America is all about diversity and distinction and being different… not just being a part of something because you look like them.”
The continuing trail blazing work done by American Sikh Council (formerly known as World Sikh Council – America Region) on the Sikh Religious Awards was featured in the June 2017 issue of ‘Boy’s Life’ magazine. The circulation of Boy’s Life magazine is 1.1 million, and there are approximately 1.5 million Cub Scouts and another 1 million Boy Scouts across the nation.
The “Sikh Faith and Belief” exhibit had the most interest and interaction with the Scouts that we were rated the most attended exhibit at the entire Jamboree. Last Jamboree we gave out 10,000 brochures and tied over 1,500 turbans, finally running out of all the material.
Documentary filmmaker Ana Tiwary says many young Sikhs in Australia are embracing their religious identity and connecting with their roots.
The now 14-year-old Eastern High School freshman recently spearheaded efforts to eradicate invasive species from a county park, as he attempts to secure another high-ranking award.
Youth Q&A - My husband is Amritdhaari Sikh and he is divorcing me after domestic violence and abuse.
I still believed that my husband loved me I can't let go of the feeling of love towards him.
“When I reached my son’s school, I saw the principal and a teacher watching a YouTube video whilst trying to re-tie my son’s patka, which had come off. My heart melted to see so much love for the Sikh turban” – Amarpreet Singh, whose 5-year-old son studies at a Christian school in a Melbourne suburb.
The WSO hopes to use this report to inform and engage with educators on possible remediation actions to further reduce the impact of bullying.
My children are going to ask questions like, “What did my dad do for me so I could live in this country and be a great person?” and “What did my parents do to pave a better path?” I want to leave a legacy where my kids are proud of what I did for them and others.