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Sikhs In North America: History, Identity, and Resistance book cover

1st Edition

Sikhs In North America History, Identity, and Resistance

Edited By Pashaura Singh, Tejpaul Singh Bainiwal Copyright 2027
232 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book sets out to document Sikh experiences in North America, explore the evolution of Sikh identity, highlight acts of resistance and resilience, and contribute to a broader understanding of diaspora communities. Sikhs have been part of the social fabric of North America for more than 150 years. The chapters reflect upon histories and experiences from the early twentieth century to the... Read more

List of Contributors                                                                                                   

Acknowledgements                                                                                                    

Introduction                                                                                                                                       

Pashaura Singh and Tejpaul Singh Bainiwal

1. The Punjabi Diaspora, the Punjabi Mexicans, and the Sikh Diaspora in North America   

Karen Leonard

2. Reeling in Turbaned Miscreants: How Hollywood created United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind                                                             

Tavleen Kaur

 3. The Millennial Generation of Sikhs in North America                                 

Pashaura Singh

4. Sikh Dharma International and Global Sikh Panth: Transformations, Contestations, and Collaborations                        

Verne A. Dusenbery

 5. The Tools of Legitimacy: Diversity, Authenticity, and Science in 3HO/Sikh Dharma

Simranjit Steel and Md Monir Hossain

 6. Imagining Resistance as Borderless: The Gur Sikh Temple in Abbotsford, British Columbia

Sharanjit Kaur Sandhra

 7. The Sikh American History Project: Unearthing, Preserving, and Promoting Sikh American History

Tejpaul Singh Bainiwal

8. Photography of Unbelonging and Minor Cosmopolitanism: Sikhs, the USA, and the Optical Unconscious

G.S. Sahota

 9. Sikh Precarity and American Fascism Revisited                                          

Anneeth Kaur Hundle

 10.  Between Sovereignty and Recognition: Sikh Americans, Legal Advocacy, and the Vestigial State

Arvind-Pal Singh Mandair (with Tejpaul Singh Bainiwal)

 Index

Biography

Pashaura Singh is a Distinguished Professor and Dr. J.S. Saini Endowed Chair in Sikh and Punjabi Studies at the University of California, Riverside, USA.

Tejpaul Singh Bainiwal is a scholar of Sikh American history with a PhD from the University of California, Riverside, USA.

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