Posts tagged Sikhs in America
Plagued By Controversies, New Mexico’s Sikh Community Persists

The group 3HO is currently made up mostly of white Americans converted to Sikhism, a 500-year-old religion with origins in Punjab, India. Members also regularly practice Kundalini yoga. They wear white and typically live in ashrams and abide by a lacto-vegetarian diet. Alcohol, drugs and sexual relations among the non-married is forbidden in the ashram.

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The Sikh-American Community Is Building Resilience As Hate Crimes Rise

Sikh Americans are the most disproportionately targeted group in the country, at a rate four times the national average. Anti-Sikh hate crimes hit a record high of 89 documented incidents in 2020, reflecting an 82% increase over 2019, despite an overall decrease in the number of anti-religious hate crimes.

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Sikhs in America: Community long misunderstood mourns deaths in Indianapolis mass shooting

(ANALYSIS) Four members of Indianapolis’ Sikh community were killed at the FedEx facility shooting. The community mourns, and some are calling for an investigation of bias as the shooter’s motive.

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