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Preeti Kaur, a People’s Poet
(Photo/Jonathan B. Tucker) Preeti Kaur spent sleepless nights writing a collection of poems after the August 2012 killing of Sikh worshipers by a white supremacist at a Wisconsin gurdwara. She states,...
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Preeti Kaur, a People’s Poet: Part II
In the first part of her interview with The Aerogram, poet Preeti Kaur shared what it was like to grow up in California’s San Joaquin Valley and how her family’s traditions inspired her careful...
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Original Spoken-word Poetry by NAV —‘Airport Insecurity’
I am an aspiring poet looking to use my voice to change the world. Nav is my nickname and my friend jokingly created the acronym N.A.V. (Naturally Amazing Vibes). I thought it was great, so I started...
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Waris Turns Heads in New Gap Holiday Ad Campaign
Walk into one of the 866 Gap retail stores in the United States this Holiday season, shop online at Gap.com, or visit the company’s Facebook page and you might be surprised to see the face of...
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Hari Kondabolu and the Sikh Captain America Take New York by Storm
We first took notice of Vishavjit Singh, a.k.a. the Sikh Captain America, in September when we read his essay in Salon about walking through the streets of Manhattan while dressed as the beloved comic...
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Hot News Mix: Is Zayn Malik the Least Popular Member of One Direction?
Photo credit: Zayn Malik’s Twitter account One Direction’s least popular member is… Zayn? While One Directioner Zayn Malik recently surpassed 11 million Twitter followers, Mirror Online reveals Malik...
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Hot News Mix: Bollywood Star Strips in Support of Sec 377-Fearing Indian PM...
Bollywood Star Shills for Narendra Modi. Bollywood star Meghna Patel has decided to “bare it all” in a strikingly nude photo shoot, urging people to vote for prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi....
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Hot News Mix: American Apparel Ad Sparks Controversy, Women Don’t ‘Ask For...
Underpaid Does Not Mean Without Undergarments. American Apparel must love all the heat it gets for their controversial ads because this time they’ve taken a jab at Bangladesh — the world’s...
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Parminder Singh Shergill Was Shot Two Months Ago: Why Won’t Police Tell Us...
Lodi, California: Mourners attend the flag-draped coffin of Parminder Singh Shergill, a US Army veteran of the first Gulf War who was was shot by police near his home. Officers claim Shergill, who...
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Read An Excerpt From The Her Name is Kaur Collection of Stories
Her Name Is Kaur: Sikh American Women Write About Love, Courage, and Faith offers insight into the lives of Sikh women in America. Through its stories it explores the concept of love in many forms:...
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Read an Excerpt From Punjabi Parmesan by Pallavi Aiyar
“In sum Punjabi Parmesan is the story of the shared journey of Europe, India and China over the last tumultous decade.” — Amitav Ghosh Examining the diverse challenges Europe faces today — among them,...
View ArticleSacrilege in Punjab, Aftershocks In Canada
In early October, ripped out pages from a Sikh holy book were found strewn over a rubbish heap in the Punjab. Four weeks later the North Indian state is torn with political strife, the waves of turmoil...
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Sikh Americans On The Daily Show Explain Why Throwing Hasan Minhaj Under The...
On last night’s episode of The Daily Show, news satire correspondent Hasan Minhaj met with designer and actor Waris Ahluwalia to discuss Islamophobia and its effect on Sikh Americans. Waris, who has...
View ArticleThe Most Talked About South Asian Man In Canada Battles Racism In Politics...
Within the space of a few moments, Jagmeet Singh became one of Canada’s most admired politicians. His cool-under-pressure reaction to being confronted by an angry heckler is just one of[...] The post...
View ArticleWhat Jagmeet Singh’s Historic Win Means For Canada
Jagmeet Singh wins NDP leadership race, crowd goes wild pic.twitter.com/bWy7cEQBUA — Globalnews.ca (@globalnews) October 1, 2017 In a landslide victory, Jagmeet Singh has become the new leader of...
View ArticleSikh Character Included In Tender TV Moment On This Is Us
One of TV’s most popular shows included a Sikh character in an emotional moment at a hardware store. In the season’s sixth episode, directed by Regina King, This Is Us had[...] The post Sikh Character...
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