Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/139077_911sikh11.html

On September 11, 2003 Seattle Post-Intelligencer ran a follow-up article on Karnail "Kail" Singh, "a Renton resident, India native, world traveler, poet, writer...SeaTac motel owner," and Sikh who was the victim of a hate crime after Sept. 11, 2001. "Nearly two years later, when someone asks him about the assault or when he hears about others being attacked for their...

Source: Daily Republic (CA)

http://www.dailyrepublic.com/articles/2003/09/07/news/news3.txt

On September 7, 2003 the Daily Republic in Fairfield-Suisun City, CA, reported on the second annual Punjabi Heritage Festival in Solano County, CA: "More than 1,000 people attended the event that offered a glimpse of the growing Sikh community within Solano County. The night was dedicated to the victims and heroes of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks...Since the Sept. 11...

Source: Daily Republic (Fairfield-Suisun City, CA)

http://www.dailyrepublic.com/articles/2003/09/01/news/news4.txt

On September 1, 2003 the Daily Republic reported, "As the two-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks nears, the local Sikh community is inviting all residents to join them for a night of peace." The Punjabi-American Cultural Association's Punjabi Heritage Festival will feature free dinners and cultural exhibitions. Attendance is...

Source: Punjab Express

http://www.indypressny.org/article.php3?ArticleID=1049

On August 29, 2003 Punjab Express reported that Gurdayal Singh, 36, a resident of Woodside, Queens and chairman of the local Sikh temple, was asked for his papers by an immigration officer before being verbally and physically harassed on a Greyhound Bus in Syracuse. Singh, a devout Sikh, wears a turban and has a long beard. After boarding the bus, Singh was taunted and called "Bin Lauden"...

Source: The Plain Dealer

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/106207423574610.xml

On August 28, 2003 The Plain Dealer reported on a controversy over a Muslim student wearing the hijab, or headscarf, that violated a Cleveland, OH Catholic school's dress code. Sister Maureen Burke, president of Regina High School, said of the policy: "'It's a broad-based policy. It's certainly not just about do-rags or...

Source: The Arizona Republic

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0828roque28.html

On August 28, 2003, The Arizona Republic reported that "a court-appointed psychiatrist examined a Mesa machinist twice and concluded that Frank Roque was not insane when he shot and killed a Sikh gas-station owner in retaliation for the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks."

Source: BBC News Online (Washington)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3175017.stm

On August 25, 2003, the BBC News Online in Washington ran a story on Chirinjeev Kathuria's campaign for Republican senator of Illinois. The article reported that Kathuria "believes his differences are a bonus for his political campaign to win the Republican primary next March and then stand for election as an Illinois senator...because people only need one look to spot the difference between him...

Source: Mercury News

http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/news/local/states/california/counties/alameda_county/6547379.htm

On August 16, 2003 the Mercury News reported that "The mission of the 11th annual Festival of India and Parade, being hosted this weekend in Fremont, is meant to celebrate India's independence from British rule in 1947... The event, which features folk dancing, samosas and appearances from famous...

Source: India Abroad

On August 15, 2003 India Abroad reported that "Surinder Singh... along with his wife and two kids and brother Lakhvir Singh Gill," were attacked in what as been classified by the New York police as a hate crime. The incident occurred near their house in the Woodside neighborhood in Queens, New York. Three unidentified men yelled at Singh, "'bin Ladin, hey bin Laden, go back to your country'... Singh told them he had nothing to do with the Taliban... 'They punched my head, my back, and held me in a choke hold'... Gill has a swollen lip...

Source: Newsday

Source: CAIR

On August 5, 2003 CAIR issued a press release stating that "the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today condemned an attack on a Sikh family in New York that was apparently motivated by religious or ethnic bias. The Washington-based Islamic civil rights and advocacy group said preventing bias-motivated attacks must be a 'top priority' for American political and religious leaders... According to media reports, three men attacked the family - a married couple and a relative - when they were returning to their Queens, N.Y., home...

Source: New York Daily News