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New Law Would Allow Sikh American NYPD Officers to Keep their Articles of Faith

A new law passed by the New York City Council will be used to challenge the New York Police Department’s policy banning Sikh police officers from wearing their turbans and beards while in uniform.  At the present, the NYPD enforces a rigid dress code that requires, among many standards, all officers to be clean-shaven and wearing a hat.  Two Sikh American NPYD traffic officers had won the right to wear turbans on the job in 2004, but have since left the force, allowing the NYPD to revert to its previous stance.


"Ten Years After 9/11" Upcoming SAN Community Hearing

For readers in California, the South Asian Network (SAN) will be hosting a community hearing this Saturday, August 20th, in Artesia, (southern) California. The community hearing is titled "Ten Years after 9/11."

From SAN's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=247406071943920


Nikki Haley, Sex, and Race

A few weeks ago, Asian American candidate Nikki Haley was little known outside South Carolina. Now she is at the center of sensational sexual allegations--and the subject of increasingly vicious racial attacks.


Warren Furutani sponsors bill to support Sikhs and religious understanding

There is a bill, sponsored by California Assemblymember Warren Furutani, that would make it easier for Sikhs to practice their religion in California.