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American Sikhs are targets of bigotry, often due to cultural ignorance

  • Written by Simran Jeet Singh, Visiting Lecturer, Union Theological Seminary
American Sikhs are targets of bigotry, often due to cultural ignoranceA candlelight vigil in Oak Creek for the victims of a mass shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in August 2012.AP Photo/Tom Lynn, File

Ten years ago, a white supremacist opened fire on a Sikh congregation in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, killing six people and injuring several others before taking his own life. An eighth person, Baba Punjab Singh, was...

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