Bienvenidos a la comunidad Sikh de la Argentina!
In the spirit of offering profiles of Sikh communities around the world, I wanted to share this article on a small but thriving Sikh community in Argentina:
The Sikhs originally came to Argentina in the early 19th century to work on a British-built railroad. Later, in the 1970s, others came after being barred entry to Canada and the United States, the preferred destinations, along with Britain, for the emigrants.
At the time, Argentina seemed the most promising of South American nations, and so they stayed, eventually concentrating in the north, which reminded them of the scrappy mountains and plains of Punjab.
Today, there are 300 of them, many of whom run supermarkets and other shops.
The article highlights the solo Sikh gurdwara in Argentina and the prevalence of interreligious marriages. The Catholic-Sikh connection parallels, in part, the history of Latino-Punjabi (Catholic-Sikh) marriages in California during the Asian Exclusion Act years. The small community fears, however, that practice will continually erode, especially with the high out-marriage rate:
Mixed marriages with Catholic Argentines are common. Although they are increasingly integrated, the temple is an emblem of their adherence to their roots….
The marriages to non-Sikh Argentines means “keeping one’s religion becomes almost impossible,” he said, adding: “I think the third generation is the one that will lose the most.”
I thought this was an interesting divergence, because other small Sikh communities in other countries continue to thrive and maintain their identity. Perhaps one of the key differences is the religious diversity among immigrants or within the country itself? (although how that would apply to Catholic Italy is an open question).
84 Responses to “Bienvenidos a la comunidad Sikh de la Argentina!”
Dear Sir,
Sasariye call.
How are you Sir jee, I am Punjabi, living in Bangkok,
But no good job and also no good salary,
i have plan to come Argentina. so can you please help me in Job and residence ?
please e-mail to me. warismasih@yahoo.com
God bless you
Waris Masih
cell: 0066880046215
Bangkok – Thailand,
hi sat sri akal,my name is kanwal deep singh i shall be travelling in argentina n chile next jan or feb .i would love to meet some argentinian sikhs and would like to spend few days with them.you can find me on face book under kanwal sidhu from tunbridge wells in uk .bye
Sat Sri Akal to my Sikh community in Argentina!
I am businessman from Uganda and after reading some articles about Sikh community in Argentina,decided
to do some business and provide jobs to some Punjabis with Turbans from India to increase Singhs there.
But failed to get any contacts or email ID for any Singh who can provide me business infromation to set-up.
Kindly,feed back if someone having Email addresses for Sikh Community in Argentina.we can Invest there..
Waheguru ji Khalsa,Waheguru ji ke Fateh !!
SSA TO ALL MY SIKH COMMUNITY,
I JUST ARRIVE IN BUENOS AIRES AND WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO GO TO THE SIKH GUDUWARA , ANY NEARBY BESIDE THE ONE AT ROSARIO. DE FONTERA, AS IT IS VERY FAR AND I LIVE AT THE HEART OF THE CITY IN BIENOS AIRES, MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS jit6421@hotmail.com
A prompt reply would truly be appreciated.
Best regards
Harjit kaur
Sat Sri akal g please anybody give me contact no.of president of any Sikh temple in Argentina.please help me.
Am in Buenos Aries for 2 weeks and want to come to Gurudwara
How can i reach there
Address
SSA please help us spread sikhi in Buenos Aires ARGENTINA join us at
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I liked the post… I have thought to go sightseeing in this region of the Argentine country! One of the things I like most about this region is the rich places to ride and entertainment and besides these buildings and houses reminds me of many movies… really is a wonderful place to visit in the summer season.
i am look ing to contact sihk ppl in buenos aires, who own shops and restaurants, i live in bahia blanca and am a sihk,
would like to make contact for talk about life in here in argentina , and about the temple in salta that i would like to visit . s.parm34@yahoo.com
parmjeet
good post
http://www.facebook.com/groups/argentinasikhdharma/