Although people of color and some Muslims are still seen on the runway, there is one particular group that is constantly overlooked in all aspects of entertainment and fashion industry: the American Sikh.
Baljinder Bhullar and his son, Appy, gave a tour Wednesday of the new funeral facility they’ve just opened in Calgary. Called the Country Hills Crematorium, it’s a project that was suggested by Baljinder’s son, Manmeet Bhullar.
Dr. Harkeerat S. and Deepta Dhillon, longtime supporters of the University of California, Riverside, have endowed a research award to support doctoral students engaged in Sikh and Punjabi Studies in the arts and humanities.
Nevertheless, many Sikhs are understandably apprehensive with regards to associating themselves in any way whatsoever with a figure as polarising as Donald Trump...
An art exhibition took place at Menier Gallery in London from 1 August to 6 August, 2016 showcasing work inspired by human rights campaigner Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa.
Local community members, led by youth, are marking the anniversary this year with a 6K race/walk and services in Oak Creek. They will also be recognizing the victims of the Orlando massacre earlier this summer.
This year, events will be held in nearly 20 cities spanning the country from August 13-14. We will never forget what happened and are dedicated to ensuring that the rest of the nation doesn’t forget as well.
We decided that it was important to share positive stories that embody the true Sikh-American experience 15 years after 9/11. Sikhs are so much more than victims of profiling, backlash and hate crimes,” the photographers told BuzzFeed.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan was also present for the parade. Trudeau had also marched in Toronto's Pride Parade last month.
"It will promote awareness and tolerance in the community for the Sikhs,” Atwal said. It's a dedication five years in the making, with the help of Amar Shergill, of the American Sikh Public Affairs Association.
“Harpal’s graduation marks another milestone in our progress to end religious discrimination in the military,” said the Sikh Coalition’s Legal Director, Harsimran Kaur.
Ravi Singh, 46, and two others brought cereal bars and thousands of bottles of water in a van and pick-up truck. The three, volunteering as part of Khalsa Aid, offered their help via police and port authorities.
[VIDEO] "We have to find ways to use compassion to build bridges despite our differences. Ta-Nehisi does it through writing. I do it through cartoons and costume play.
Western Australia's rich Sikh history will come to life thanks to the addition of interpretive panels along the Australian Sikh Heritage Trail in Riverton.
These are the people we want to reach the most. Their base are the people most likely to commit a hate crime against us. Imagine a hateful white youth who is fed up with terrorists and thinks...
After the pledge of allegiance and the national anthem, Ms Dhillon took the stage and explained that it was Sikh custom to wear a headscarf for the traditional prayer.
“This is our chance to be brutally honest, and I do mean brutally honest, with ourselves to fix what’s broken, to right what’s wrong and begin to lay a foundation upon which our grandchildren can build..."
So they set out to make cookies and cake for their Saturday morning seva and distribute them locally to raise funds and send to Alberta through United Sikhs.
The smoggy cities of India are suddenly looking a lot greener, with just under 50 million trees having been planted in India in a record-breaking attempt to raise awareness of conservation.
Earlier this week, AB2845 was unanimously passed out of committee and will be voted on in the upcoming months. If passed, it will be a significant step forward in better protecting Sikh children in schools all across California.
The squad was headed by Major D P Singh, India’s first blade runner and Kargil war hero and consists of Sikhs as well as Non-Sikhs who believe in the concept of “One race, Human race”.
“There is a recognised acceptance with Islamophobia that this is a thing, this is not acceptable, but we fall through the cracks. We’re a smaller community and we’re not as good at advocating as other religious groups.”
The Asian-American community is responding to Thursday's attack in Nice, France, which left 84 people dead and dozens more injured, after a man drove a truck into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day. The driver was killed by police.
For those who think it’s just a meaningless joke, last year when this happened, several news outlets in Europe published his photo and named him as a suspect.
A 28-year-old man has been arrested by local police for allegedly calling an Indian-American small business owner a "terrorist" and then breaking into his home and threatening his family with a knife.
