Nearly 100 community members and leaders from New York's Sikh-American and the broader Indian-American community attended the event.

Over the past two years, Crowley has been at the forefront of a major effort in Congress to convince the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to begin collecting data on hate crimes committed against Sikh-Americans and Hindu-Americans.

He has introduced legislation and sent multiple letters to DOJ and FBI. In July 2013, then-FBI director Robert Mueller announced that the bureau would begin to implement this programme.

Crowley is also leading the call on the U.S. military to end its presumptive ban on Sikh articles of faith, including turbans and beard.

He is spearheading a bipartisan letter requesting that the US Armed Forces update their appearance regulations to allow Sikh Americans to serve while abiding by their articles of faith.
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