Indian-American Community News
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Mistaking Rajpreet Heir, a Sikh American woman, for a Muslim from the Middle East, a white man hurled expletives while telling her to go back to Lebanon. Continue reading Sikh American woman harassed on NYC Subway, told to go back to Lebanon
US lawmakers Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Joe Crowley (D-NY) have introduced a Resolution calling on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to dedicate robust resources for investigating and prosecuting ethnic attacks, and urging President Trump to end his inflammatory rhetoric. Continue reading US lawmakers urge President Trump to stand up against hate crimes, end divisive rhetoric
In a heart-wrenching testimony on Capitol Hill, a young Sikh boy asked the most powerful lawmakers in the world to make the attack on his mother, a victim of the shootings at the Sikh Gurudwara in Wisconsin, a hate crime. Continue reading Make Attacks on Sikhs a Hate Crime, Victim’s Son Pleads with US Senators
In wake of the recent horrific assaults on Sikh Americans, following the terror attacks, a high-ranking Obama official has assured the community that the administration stands with it during these challenging times and will work in conjunction with its members to eradicate hate-motivated violence. Continue reading Key US Official Pledges Support to Stamp Out Attacks Against Sikh Americans