W. Kamau Bell is the host of a show on CNN called "United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell" and this article is sort of an overview of what he learned about Sikhism while filming episode 2 of season 3. He travels around the U.S. interviewing members of the Sikh community, in this particular article quotes from Raghunandan Johar, president of the Guru Nanak Mission of Atlanta, and Navdeep Singh, a policy advisor to the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund, are included. They both describe the Sikh faith as inclusive, generous, and loving.
According to the article there are 700,000 Sikhs living in the United States, but there are 25 million worldwide, most live in India. Sikhism is the fifth most popular religion in the world and is more than 500 years old. Singh said that the first gurdwara, temple, was built 100 years ago in California. "Gurdwaras around the world variously incorporate clinics, schools, guest quarters and community centers, which Sikhs say is a sigh of the religion's values of service and equality" writes Steve Almasy, the writer of the article. The episode and this article really allow for viewers and readers to learn about the Sikh religion because it is often misunderstood.
Also, in class today I was mistaken about the episode taking place in Lodi, it takes place in Yuba city.
Link:
https://www.cnn.com/2012/08/05/us/religion-what-is-a-sikh/index.html
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