Good PR
Many years ago, I attended a demonstration where thousands of Sikhs gathered in the city.  Onlookers were curious as to who we were and why we had gathered.  As I was handing out information pamphlets, a passerby approached me, took one of the pamphlets, quickly looked it over and in a thick British...
Fauji Singhs
Last week, many in US Sikhdom celebrated the triumphs of Captain Tejdeep Singh Rattan and Dr. Kamaljeet Singh Kalsi. For why you may ask? See previous coverage. The NY Times Printed this short brief: Capt. Tejdeep Singh Rattan, in a turban and full beard, graduated Monday at Fort Sam Houston in San...
North American Sikh Medical and Dental Association (NASMDA)
Guestblogged by Mewa Singh This past weekend the North American Sikh Medical and Dental Association (NASMDA) held their 17th annual conference in San Diego, CA.  The organization’s website provides a brief description: Started in the summer of 1992 at Poncos, Pennsylvania, NASMDA has grown to an organization...
Civic Engagement And Sikh Community Leadership
We are seeing how political power is harnessed and used by the Sikh community as we engage in more civic engagement projects initiated by our own Sikh institutions. Civic engagement is not new to our community per se. The first Asian congressman was a Sikh-Dalip Singh Saund. As a child I remember local...
Sikh activists in the making, inspire
Early last week, a remarkable thing happened.  Sikh children took to NYC streets again- some in strollers- and they were heard. Last fall, the New York Department of Education passed a regulation in response to disturbing findings about the bullying that Sikh children face in schools.  The regulation...