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U.S. Commemorates 100 Years of Sikh Arrival
Bangalore: The U.S. celebrated 100 years of the arrival of Bhagat Singh Thind, a Sikh who fought for the rights of Indians to attain U.S. citizenship and the nation also recognized the contribution of Sikh community towards the country, reports PTI.
Thind, arrived in the U.S. in 1913 and he happens to be the first turbaned Sikh in the U.S armed forces.
"The goal of this event is to acknowledge the contributions this community has made to the country, celebrate 100 years of achievement, the immigrant success story in America and also to acknowledge the horrible tragedy of Oak Creek last year," said Paul Monteiro, associate director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, as reported by PTI.
The event to commemorate the contribution of Sikhs was organized previous week by the White House Office of Public Engagement, with the cooperation of the Sikh Council on Religious Education (SCORE).
"At the end of the day, we are celebrating today our Sikh heritage and that identity is an identity this President ( Barack Obama) truly does appreciate and respect in a lot of important ways," said Amar Singh, a member of the White House Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islanders.