Remembering Hari Singh Everest
Posted by Mehmaan (Guest) in California on 08 23rd, 2011 | 5 Comments
Guestblogged by Mewa Singh.
A young and vibrant community in the diaspora, it is incumbent upon us to remember our trailblazers. Hari Singh Everest was one such person. I remember reading his name during my undergraduate days. Stumbling across the ‘Sikh Review’, when I should have been...
Yuba City’s First Punjabi-American Mayor
Kash Gill, who grew up as a farm worker, will be sworn in today as Yuba City’s first Punjabi-American mayor. As many of you know, Yuba City (often referred to as the pindh of California), has a large Punjabi Sikh population. Just last weekend, 75,000 people gathered in Yuba City for the annual...
Yuba City Nagar Kirtan and the Sikh Students Collaborative
This past weekend was the 30th Annual Yuba City Nagar Kirtan (sometimes called the Sikh Parade). Thousands from all over California and beyond gathered for the weekend, doubling the population of sleepy Yuba City.
An estimated 75,000 people filled Tierra Buena and Butte House roads before the beginning...
