Author: Darrell Steinberg

Source: The Sacramento Bee

http://www.sacbee.com/110/story/283945.html

America has always represented hope for a better life to people around the world, but for some new Americans, that dream can become a nightmare.

Satender Singh was attacked on July 1 in an apparent hate crime at Lake Natoma and removed from life-support four days later. Singh came to this country of freedom in peace and with a desire to build his life....

Source: Sikh News Network

http://www.sikhnet.com/sikhnet/news.nsf/NewsArchive/50CDD7166BA972BB8725731E0064CC76

Washington: Several influential US lawmakers from the Senate and House praised the Sikh community and pledged to fight racial profiling of them in the aftermath of 9/11 at the fourth Sikh American Dinner Reception on Capitol Hill.

US Congresswoman Diane Watson, California Democrat, and a former ambassador in the Clinton...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Panthic Weekly

http://www.panthic.org/news/123/ARTICLE/3435/2007-07-18.html

Vancouver, BC - Sikhcess, a community organization dedicated to highlighting Sikh achievements and promoting the basic Sikh principles of public service, today announced that on Sunday, June 24, 2007, local volunteers successfully prepared, packaged, and delivered a record number of food packages to homeless communities in Vancouver...

Source: The Times of India

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Indians_Overseas/Sikh_sporting_carnival_held_in_Chicago/articleshow/2209190.cms

CHICAGO: Sikh priests held a religious parade through the streets of the city as part of an annual Sikh sporting festival that featured kabaddi, yoga as well as vigorous bhangra dances and spicy Indian dishes.

The 13th Punjabi sports festival on Sunday was...

Source: Sikh News Network

http://www.sikhnet.com/sikhnet/news.nsf/NewsArchive/8AF2DD9A6E85AA9A8725731A005C48C8

On July 10, the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF), the oldest national Sikh American civil rights and advocacy organization in the country, met with Equal Employment Opportunity Commissioner Stuart Ishmaru. The goals of this meeting were to increase understanding of Sikh religious and cultural practices and to...

Source: Discrimination and National Security Initiative

http://korematsu.blogspot.com/

(New York, NY) July 16, 2007 – The Sikh Coalition met with Chancellor Joel Klein today to discuss ways to make schools safe for Sikh children. As head of New York City’s Department of Education, the largest school system in the United States, Klein expressed his concern about bias incidents in schools and pledged to work with the Sikh Coalition on an ongoing basis.

Today’s meeting...

Source: The Times of India

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Indians_Overseas/Sikhs_in_California_want_textbook_changed/articleshow/2200861.cms

NEW YORK: Sikh leaders in California are unhappy that a seventh grade history book has been published without a photo of Guru Nanak, the founder of their religion.

The California State Board of Education declined to act on Thursday on new complaints from the...

Author: Neha Singh Gohil

Source: SikhChic.com

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Hindustan Times

Source: The Statesman / Press Trust of india

http://www.thestatesman.net/page.arcview.php?clid=2&id=189501&usrsess=1

Over 25 people, including six policemen, were injured when Sikh activists demanding removal of the ‘Ek Onkar’ symbol from the facade of a Dera Sacha Sauda branch here clashed with police today. The Sikh activists, several armed with swords, reached the branch at Hussainiwala road to prevent Dera followers from holding a **...

Author: Julia Kennard

Source: Whitehorse Leader

http://www.whitehorseleader.com.au/article/2007/07/11/18202_whv_news.html

A BURWOOD Sikh was punched so hard his turban was knocked off just days after his community called for religious daggers to be allowed in schools.

Diljot Sidhu, a member of the Blackburn Sikh temple, said he was assaulted while waiting for a train at Blackburn station on Saturday morning.
...

Author: Dakshana Bascaramurty

Source: CanWest News Service

http://www.canada.com/cityguides/toronto/story.html?id=4417b334-eb24-4f75-a90f-1be8bdfee938&k=38026

A major amusement park in suburban Toronto has paid compensation to a Sikh man after he complained he was discriminated against for refusing to take off his turban and wear a helmet to drive a go-kart.

Paramount Canada’s Wonderland...

Author: Rajbir Singh Datta

Source: CivilRights.org

http://www.civilrights.org/remote-page.jsp?itemID=31022735

Washington D.C. – July 5, 2007: The Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF), the nation's oldest Sikh civil rights and advocacy organization, urges the entire Sikh American community to be vigilant against possible bias motivated incidents during the July 4th holiday week.

During the course of the past...

Author: Gurjit Singh

Source: World Sikh News

Author: Blair Anthony Robertson

Source: The Sacramento Bee

http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/257285.html

It wasn't long after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that Sikhs living in the United States realized something was terribly amiss. They had a big bull's-eye across their chests, or at least it felt that way.

Sikh men were wearing turbans -- so of course, they must be anti-American terrorists. That case of mistaken identity has been well documented...