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Highlights and Lowlights at the Library of CongressJun 30, 2009 - 03:30 AM
Outreach |
 WASHINGTON - Artists and authors dazzled, curators and historians informed, and members of Congress and prominent Sikh Americans inspired attendees at the Kaur Foundation’s event earlier this month to launch the Sikh Collection initiative at the Library of Congress. | |
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Sikhs Preserve Their Legacy at the Library of CongressJun 18, 2009 - 01:29 AM
Outreach |
 Behind the glitter of the Kaur Foundation’s events this week to celebrate the Sikh Collection at the Library of Congress in Washington is an extraordinary initiative to preserve Sikh American history and heritage at the national institution. | |
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Online Museum Exhibits High Res Images of Operation Blue StarJun 12, 2009 - 12:13 AM
Op-Ed |
 By Sandeep Singh Brar - During Operation Blue Star, Indian Army photographers took photographs of the military operation and its immediate aftermath. Thousands of photographs were taken but have never been released to the public.
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 1984 Indian Army attack on the Darbar Sahib complex, some of these photographs are now available in high resolution in a new online exhibit on Operation Blue Star at SikhMuseum.com. | |
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Hoboken Sikh Wins Election!Jun 11, 2009 - 12:18 AM
Politics |
 In the run-off election Tuesday for Hoboken, N. J., mayor and council, Ravinder Singh Bhalla won the most votes for councilman-at-large, which will give him the national distinction of holding one of the highest elected offices as a Sikh. | |
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1984: A Young Sikh's Passion to Find JusticeJun 05, 2009 - 02:50 PM
People |
 Sukhdeep Kaur is fearless when it comes to her human rights work. Having to travel by public bus in Delhi did not phase her. Neither did talking to the Punjab police about her research. | |
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Sikh Culture in Maryland School CurriculumJun 01, 2009 - 11:34 PM
Minority Report |
 A teaching package on Sikh culture, which was part of the social studies curriculum this year in eight elementary schools in Howard County, Maryland, will be incorporated into all of the county’s approximately 39 elementary schools in the next school year, a county education-official said. | |
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Inspirational BhangraMay 26, 2009 - 11:32 AM
Multimedia |
 Sikh women prefer Sikh men with kesh and dastaar. That is the message of the latest Punjabi music video by artist, Taranampreet. | |
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Sikh in Run-Off Election for Hoboken CouncilMay 14, 2009 - 12:12 AM
Politics |
 Ravinder Singh Bhalla won the municipal election Tuesday for councilman-at-large of Hoboken, N.J., and if he also wins the run-off election on June 9, he would have the national distinction of holding the highest elected office as a Sikh. | |
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Joint SevaMay 04, 2009 - 12:19 PM
Outreach |
 Julio Ore Perez laid awake under local anesthesia at a hospital in Lima, Peru, while a Sikh surgeon worked to replace his knees, for free. Perez could only see the curtain between him and the surgical team. But when they finished and pulled the curtain back, he could not believe his eyes. His legs were straight again, after more than six years. | |
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The Drug Enforcement Agency has removed and revised parts of a travelling museum exhibit in which it connects Sikhs and Operation Blue Star to the ongoing global narcotics war. 