Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) are the fastest growing racial group in our country, growing over 4 times as rapidly as the population of the United States. As one of the most…
More than 500,000 people are without a place to call home after a powerful cyclone ripped through parts of Bangladesh and Myanmar this week. Former Cyclone Mora wreaked havoc on 29th and 30th of May, destroying nearly everything in its…
“Our doors and our hearts are open.” That was the message UNITED SIKHS and members of the local Sikh community sent to the residents of Manchester, England after a deadly suicide bombing claimed the lives of 22 people. The attack…
Whilst another Christian school banned the Turban A happy story of multifaith respect and honour “When I reached my son’s school, I saw the principal and a teacher watching a You Tube video whilst trying to re-tie my son’s Patka,…
“When I reached my son’s school, I saw the principal and a teacher watching a You Tube video whilst trying to re-tie my son’s Patka, which had come off. My heart melted to see so much love for the Sikh…
In late April I had the privilege of sharing Sikh values and practices with an interfaith community during a trip to the Oinofyta Refugee Camp in Greece. UNITED SIKHS is actively involved in the St Ethelburga’s Sacred Activism program in…
UNITED SIKHS 2016 Advocacy & Humanitarian Aid Academy (AHAA) students advocated for Sikhs to be allowed to self-identify in the 2020 U.S. Census and called for Punjabi language Census instructions. Dated: May 4, 2017 New York, NY : On April 30,…
Carapongo, Peru-Over the weekend members of UNITED SIKHS visited Carapongo, Peru, the town hardest-hit by the recent flooding. The disaster has impacted tens of thousands. The rising water has dismantled the town and displaced many families. While aid is sporadically…
Every year, April 7th is celebrated as World Health Day to spread awareness about global health and to mark the anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO). This year, in 2017, WHO is focusing on depression to as a theme,…
A woman and a child get rescued after a massive landslide and flood in the Huachipa district of Lima, Peru PC : Guadalupe Pardo Lima,Peru – #UnaSolaFuerza In Spanish, it means “one single force.” In Peru, the hashtag symbolizes the rallying spirit of…