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At a memorial service, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner proclaimed October 2, 2019 as ‘Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal Day’ eliciting loud cheers from the crowd for his declaration. Continue reading Tributes pour in for trailblazing Sikh deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal
New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal, Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla and his activist wife Navneet Bindya Bhalla received top honors at the 2019 gala hosted by the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF). Continue reading NJ Attorney General Gurbir Grewal, Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla felicitated at 2019 SALDEF gala
“I wanted to show people that while I and others like me can look different or worship differently, we, too, are committed to this country”, Sikh American Gurbir Grewal said. Continue reading Gurbir Grewal becomes the first Sikh nominated as Attorney General in America
Preet Didbal is the first Sikh woman to be elected Mayor in America. She will be sworn-in as head of Yuba City, California, on December 5, 2017. Continue reading A Sikh woman, Preet Didbal, is elected Mayor for the first time in US history
Manka Dhingra is the first Indian-American Sikh to win a seat in the Washington state Senate. Continue reading With Indian-American Manka Dhingra’s win, Democrats gain majority in Washington state Senate
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