bullying

Considering his role in bringing policy change to more than 100,000 DeKalb County students, his experience with bullying, his religious and cultural affiliation, his portrait being featured in an upcoming New York art gallery, and his willingness to stay positive, it’s safe to say Japjee Singh...

As I was in an elevator at a hotel last week, a man in the elevator approached my turbaned father as we walked out and asked him if he was a Sikh. After my father answered “yes” the man proceeded to say, “The world needs more Sikhs. Your people are amazing”. It’s actually disappointing that...

I have always have a hard time fitting in with people. Even in school days, and in college days people would feel annoyed by me often , but i didn't knew what it was. Now in work place, people often dislike me than like me and I don't know what it is . Why can't they atleast tell me stinking...

Remember I told you about how my first job itself was a miracle , a gurprasad , waheguruji's blessing However it seems like the colleagues are a curse. Since day one, I was harassed during lunch breaks in canteen and joked upon and bullied by one person . He's a south indian and a bodybuilder ...

From Twitter abuse to derogatory comments on Facebook and abusive posts on Reddit, online bullying is a growing problem.Now a new survey has revealed that unpleasant and hurtful behaviour is becoming increasingly common in real life as well. One woman who knows all too well how that feels is...

Not long after the terror alert level was raised to high, truck driver Amar Singh was working when a stranger approached and said: "You look like a terrorist. You should be on a terrorist watch list." Mr Singh, who was sitting in his parked truck in Wollongong, was perplexed. He certainly was...

We Sikhs are no strangers to bullying and harassment. We are also a minority and destined to remain one no matter where we live, whether it is somewhere in India where the faith originated over 500 years ago or in a modern megapolis like New York, London or Toronto. And minorities make...

BULLYING: The Tragic Story Of A Sikh Boy http://www.sikhhelpline.com/bullying-the-tragic-story-of-a-sikh-boy/ BULLYING Monday: my money was taken. Tuesday: names called. Wednesday: my uniform torn. Thursday: my body pouring with blood. Friday: it’s ended...

A Turban for Peace in a Culture of Hate by Ralph Singh http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ralph-singh/a-turban-for-peace-in-a-c_b_4010926.html Last weekend's brutal attack on Prabhjot Singh, a young Sikh professor at Columbia University who has campaigned against bias, is just the latest...

Please read on when you finish this story. Some questions to think about follow Story 2. Tell us what you think about the reasons and justifications trolls in this story give for their actions. Story 1 Internet Trolls: What Can be Done About the Scourge of the Web by Nick Thompson...

SALDEF Reports High Rate of Bullying of Sikh Children in Southern California http://www.saldef.org/news/secretary-of-education-meets-with-saldef-and-community-advocates/ See also American Turban...

Video Contest- California Youth, Do Your Part to Create Sikh Awareness and Stand Against Bullying ! Highlights...

UNITED SIKHS endorses and supports the Anti-Bullying Caucus created by Congressman Mike Honda. In 2012, at least 13 million children will be teased, taunted, and physically assualted by their peers, making bullying the most burning issue and a common form of violence. Thousands of...

Please do not remove contact information [ http://usdoedregistration.ed.gov/profile/web/index.cfm?PKWebId=0x116044b8 ] Register today for the Bullying Prevention Summit hosted by the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Join the White House Initiative on...

[ http://www.youtube.com/user/SikhCoalition#p/u/1/o52yDyYyD0Q ] Sikh Youth Lead Workshop on Bullying August 29, 2011 (Queens, NY) – Last week, six members of the Sikh Coalition's youth group, the Sikh Youth of New York [ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sikh-Youth-of-New-York/159768497421468 ]...

Image: Ilana Ofgang, Legal Fellow for United Sikhs, testifies before the NYC City Council. On his way home from school, Sanjeet had stopped by a local deli to grab a bite to eat when some boys came from behind and pulled off his dastaar. New York City Councilman Daniel Dromm, who was a...

Sikhs at White House Conference on Bullying By Anju Kaur, SikhNN staff writer, Washington Bureau Growing up in New York City, Gurwinder Singh was a typical immigrant child of non-English-speaking parents. He did not have problems in school until he came into Sikhee and began growing his kesh...

The Bay Area may have a reputation for tolerance, but a recent survey sponsored by the Sikh Coalition finds that, for their children, it isn't very welcoming. Last month's Bay Area Civil Rights report surveyed 1,300 Sikhs in the nine Bay Area counties, including 500 young people. Nearly...

They came to this country for better opportunities but found it inhospitable instead. It came in the form of severe bullying. In fact, a local Sikh family thought about going back to India as their son was mercilessly bullied. Sikhism is something unfamiliar to many in the West. A...

With the population of Sikhs in America approaching one million, Sikh children of school age number in the hundreds of thousands. Statistics show that nearly 50% of Sikh children experience harassment in the classroom. The majority of these are boys wearing turbans who do not cut their hair. The...