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He came to the United States after the Sikh Genocide of 1984 and has lived in California for over three decades. Dr. Singh has been deeply involved in Sikh American advocacy and interfaith work.
Born on July 6, 1949, in Jalandhar, Punjab, India, Balbir Singh Sodhi was a member of the Sikh religion. He was also a husband, and father to three sons and two daughters. [5] [6] He immigrated to the United States in 1989 and initially resided in Los Angeles, where he worked as a computer engineer and analyst at HP.
Senior U.S. officials met with Sikh advocates on Thursday to discuss threats facing Sikhs in the United States, including a foiled murder plot against a prominent activist last year, several ...
Sikh activist Bobby Singh, left, a Sacramento State student, stands in 2019 at a Sikh activism conference in Toronto with Hardeep Nijjar, who was allegedly assassinated by Indian intelligence on ...
The Stockton gurdwara, the oldest in the U.S., opened on October 24, 1912. [23]Sikhs have lived in the United States for more than 130 years. The first Sikh immigrants to the United States started to arrive in the second half of the 19th century, when poor economic conditions in British India drove many Indians to emigrate elsewhere.
The first member of Congress to be killed or wounded in office was Henry Wharton Conway who was killed in a duel in 1827. The most recent death occurred in 1983 when Korean Air Lines Flight 007, carrying Larry McDonald, was shot down over the Pacific Ocean. The most recent member of Congress to be injured was Angie Craig who was assaulted in 2023.
An investigation into Sikh gang violence spanning six Northern California counties has resulted in 17 arrests. The gangs allegedly carried out 11 shootings. 17 arrested in connection with 11 gang ...
U.S. Congress Glenard P. Lipscomb Republican California (24th district) February 1, 1970 54 Complications following surgery to remove intestinal tumor [117] Bethesda, Maryland: U.S. John H. Rousselot: November 10, 1953 August 19, 1915 Jackson County, Michigan: 91st (1969–1971) James B. Utt Republican California (35th district) March 1, 1970 ...