Browsing Tag: Hate Crime

Management Committee of Walnut Gurdwara held a prayer vigil for the US marine victims of terrorist shooting at Chattanooga, Tennessee

The shock and sadness of the day his father was shot at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin flooded back for Raghuvinder Singh when he heard of the recent mass shooting at a black church in Charleston, S.C., that left nine dead.

For every Sikh American, it was also impossible to ignore the tragic parallels between the Charleston violence and the grief our community experienced nearly three years ago in Oak Creek, Wisconsin.

For every Sikh American, it was also impossible to ignore the tragic parallels between the Charleston violence and the grief our community experienced nearly three years ago in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. In my own moments of prayer, I found myself grieving for everybody impacted in South Carolina, but also for the Oak Creek sangat, who courageously continue to inspire all of us with the Sikh spirit of Chardi Kala

Charleston and the nation were devastated when a hate-filled gunman entered a church and killed nine beautiful worshippers at a Bible study.

When Pardeep Kaleka heard about the church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, grief and terror came flooding back to him. For nearly three years he has had to live with sorrow and uncertainty, ever since the day a gunman opened fire at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin.

Organizers hoped to attract enough people to hold hands and stretch from Charleston to the town of Mount Pleasant on the other side of the Cooper River. It’s another example of unity and solidarity with the people of Charleston as they process this tragedy.

[VIDEO] The shooting rampage in Charleston is bringing back memories of a similar tragedy in southeastern Wisconsin back in 2012

More than 10,000 Sikhs from Elk Grove to Yuba City this weekend came out to honor Lt. Brian Murphy, a retired cop they consider their American hero. Murphy took 15 bullets battling a white supremacist who’d already massacred six worshippers and wounded three...

She addressed hate crimes against Sikhs and the recent breakthrough, after years of effort from herself and others, that the FBI and DoJ recently started tracking hate crimes against Sikhs as a specific group.

“...marks a step towards ensuring accurate reporting of hate crimes committed against Sikhs, an important step that will ultimately aid the Sikh community..."

He had done nothing to warrant my actions, I had simply hit rock bottom with my career and my drinking. He was simply in the wrong neighborhood at the wrong time.

Mr Singh certainly was not an extremist and he had never identified as Muslim. Yet his experience matches that of other Australian Sikhs, who say they have shared the brunt of anti-Islamic sentiment in some parts of the community.

Muslims and Hindus recent targeting has spurred the Sikh Coalition to ask the Sikh community to come together and stand with diverse communities in combating hate and bigotry in America.

Caleca was arraigned Wednesday on the nine-count indictment. He was remanded on continuing bail afterward, and is next due in court April 22, prosecutors said. Caleca could be sentenced to up to 25 years in prison if convicted.

The hateful comments directed toward people who look like me are divisive, and they are alienating. But the real problem is how it continues a cycle of other-ing – how Americans treat each other as guilty until proven innocent. Our ignorance...

Caleca, of Setauket on Long Island, was arrested late Monday on charges of attempted murder as a hate crime and assault as a hate crime. No information on a lawyer for him was available.

Doctor Jaspreet Singh Batra came forward on Monday as the victim of an alleged Sikh hate crime that took place in New York City. Despite the trauma of the incident, Batra offered a message of forgiveness, rooted in the very faith for which he says he was targeted.

[VIDEO] "I was a founding member of the same group Wade Page belonged to... In many ways I used to be the man that he was, literally." Now he helps encourage diversity with the inspiration of the Sikh slogan: "Chardi Kala"!

Remembering the lives lost at Oak Creek, Sandeep Singh’s wife—Prabhpreet Kaur—spoke at the rally and demanded justice for her husband. She also read a moving statement from Sandeep, which he recorded from his hospital bed..

“I hope the Department of Justice and FBI can offer assistance in this case, including using the updated system for specifically tracking hate crimes against Sikhs. The intolerance and ignorance that contributed to the attack on Mr Singh is unacceptable, and we must continue to work to end these hate crimes,” Crowley said.

Sikh activists pressured law enforcement on Tuesday to investigate what they are calling a hate crime against 29-year-old Sandeep Singh, a Sikh father of two who was critically injured after being hit by a car last week in Queens, New York.

In order to deal with ongoing bullying and backlash violence, U.S. Sikhs have hired former Clinton strategist to rebrand the Sikh image.

The incident took place very close to teh temporary Gurdwara building where the Sikh congregation holds programs every Sunday. Singh said he is deeply disturbed by the shootings, "It feels as though this has happened in our own home. We regret that the Jewish community has to go through this."

On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour in Seattle sentenced Jamie Larson to 40 months in prison for yelling racial slurs and beating taxi driver Kashmira Hothi.

Even more important to me than my attackers being caught is that they are taught. My tradition teaches me to value justice and accountability, and it also teaches me love, compassion and understanding.

A Columbia University professor was assaulted on Saturday night in what police say is being investigated as a hate crime.

Gilbert Garcia,... has now been also charged with a hate crime. Garcia was initially charged with attempted murder and elderly abuse as well, for which he has pleaded not guilty.

“I am pleased to see that today, the FBI came one step closer to doing exactly that." [tracking hate crimes against Hindu, Arab, and Sikh Americans]

The newly-formed American Sikh Congressional Caucus is pushing the FBI to investigate as a hate crime the May 5 brutal beating of an elderly Sikh American,...