South Asians and African-Americans to Honor Dr. King’s Legacy at California Capitol
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 19, 2013 – Before he gave his life for the liberties of all people to be free, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. declared: “An injustice anywhere is a…
Delhi Student’s Rape Mirrors New Delhi Leadership’s Rape of India, say Indian Minorities
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8, 2013 – The murder of Jyoti Singh Pandey, the New Delhi college student who was kidnapped, gang-raped, and died late last month, represents the treatment of…
Indian Minorities Ask California Governor Brown to Reject Indian Consulate Rally
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 5, 2012 – A U.S.-based coalition of minorities of Indian origin asked Governor Jerry Brown on Thursday to cancel his planned appearance at a Sacramento rally intended to…
New Report Reveals Indian Police Encouraged Massacre of Orissan Christians
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8, 2011 – A human rights report released Wednesday concludes that Indian police forces encouraged mobs of Hindu supremacists during the 2008 massacre of Christians in Orissa,…
U.S. Should Deny Visas For Top Indian Police Officers, Says Human Rights Group
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22, 2011 – Indian police seeking entry to the U.S. should be denied visas based on involvement in the practice of torture, said a human rights group…
Gandhi Scholar to Discuss Racism at UM-Flint
FLINT, Michigan, Nov. 15, 2010 – Gandhi expert Col. G. B. Singh (U.S. Army, ret.) will visit the UM-Flint campus on Monday, December 6 for a discussion about allegedly racist…
Khalra Attorney Tours California After Surprise Court Victory
STOCKTON, Nov. 10, 2011 – Rajwinder Bains, the attorney who achieved justice for murdered Punjabi human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, has received a hero’s welcome during a speaking tour…
India Denies Minorities Marriage Freedom
SAN FRANCISCO, September 1, 2011 – The central government of India denied on Tuesday the opportunity for Indo-Sikhs to marry as Sikhs rather than Hindus. Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) demanded…
Indian Minorities Greet Congressman McClintock
STOCKTON, CA: August 29, 2011 – Over a hundred minorities from India, including many Sikhs and Dalits, turned out on Saturday evening to greet Congressman Tom McClintock in Stockton, CA.…
South Asians in USA Question Badal's Vision of Liberty
SACRAMENTO, July 29, 2011 – During his July 29, 2011 visit to Sacramento, Manpreet Badal of the Punjab People’s Party was presented “Faces of Terror in India,” a report by…