Source: The Mercury News

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/9534135.htm

On August 30, 2004 The Mercury News reported, "a slice of San Jose transformed into an Indian oasis Sunday when the nation's most expensive Sikh temple officially opened, drawing thousands to its onion-domed rooftops and cascading waterfall. The daylong event, which closed traffic for two hours on Quimby Road as Sikhs and their neighbors marched joyously to the new $10 million gurdwara on...

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3609182.stm

On August 29, 2004 the BBC News reported, "Sikhs from all over the world have begun arriving in the holy city of Amritsar, northern India, to commemorate the 400th year of the Sikh holy book, the Guru Granth Sahib, on 1 September. The holiest Sikh shrine, the Golden Temple, will be the centre of celebrations that are expected to attract more than 4m visitors to Amritsar, in the northern state of Punjab....

Source: The Argus (CA)

http://www.theargusonline.com/Stories/0,1413,83~1971~2362595,00.html

On August 27, 2004 The Argus (CA) reported, "the same day that The Argus reported a series of incidents in which paint balls were shot at the home of a Sikh family, the home was vandalized again, family members said Thursday. The vandals ducked under bushes to avoid being spotted by surveillance cameras that Upinder Gupta Kaur and her husband, Semerjit Singh,...

Source: Hindustan Times/Press Trust of India

http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_971684,0008.htm

On August 26, 2004 the Press Trust of India reported, "France has assured India that the issue of ban on religious symbols in French public schools that includes turban worn by Sikh students would be sorted out in a manner responsive to the sensitivities of the Sikh community. The assurance was given when National Security Adviser JN Dixit raised the issue at the '...

Source: Tri-Valley Herald

http://www.trivalleyherald.com/Stories/0,1413,86~10669~2353169,00.html

On August 23, 2004 Tri-Valley Herald reported that, "it's been two years since an Alameda County judge ordered elections for leaders of Fremont's Sikh temple, one of the wealthiest and most influential in the state. Court appeals by the current leaders, who argue that the state overstepped the church-state separation, have failed. But the five men whom...

Source: Sikh Network

http://www.sikhnet.com/s/SikhsWhiteHouse

On August 18, 2004 Sikh Network reported that, "on Wednesday, August 18, 2004, at the invitation of the Bush Administration, ninety (90) Sikhs from around the United States are gathering at the White House to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh Scriptures. High officials of the White House will greet Sikhs on this occasion with special comments and dialogue. The program, which begins at 3:15...

Source: India New England News

http://www.indianewengland.com/news/2004/08/15/Community/Sikh-I.Was.Interrogated.For.7.Hours-702003.shtml

On August 16, 2004 the reported, "News of racial profiling of a Sikh Boston College student, Sundeep Sahni, has galvanized the Indian American Forum for Political Education into action... Vanita Shastri, president of the forum, says forum members first read about the incident in a...

Source: The Washington Times

http://www.washtimes.com/upi-breaking/20040815-011755-6783r.htm

On August 15, 2004 The Washington Times reported, "Some Sikhs may elect not to attend a White House function to commemorate the 400th anniversary of their faith because of a security dispute. As part of a new initiative to stay engaged with Americans of all faiths, the Bush administration has invited members of America's Sikh community to an Aug. 18 White House...

Source: The Star

Source: Beliefnet.com

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/150/story_15041_1.html

On August 9, 2004 Beliefnet.com reported, "From Orthodox Christians eager to have faraway Russian monks pray for their souls, to U.S. Hindus arranging for Indian temple rituals without leaving home, believers are finding long-distance ways to fulfill their worship needs. One example of this is the outsourcing of Catholic Masses to India...Currently, requests for such Masses are being collected...

Source: The Weekly Voice

http://www.weeklyvoice.com/CNews/?CNewsID=526709

On August 7, 2004 The Weekly Voice reported, "Dya Singh, a Malaysia-born Australian Sikh, has taken the centuries old musical traditions that flourished as a part of the Sikh spiritual tradition out of the Gurudwaras into the mainstream, of course in the process, altering the sound of it. Ever since he has had to deal with the uneasiness, and sometimes open opposition of the old guard. Sometimes,...