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Sikh Coalition introduces its next executive director

The Sikh Coalition's November update introduces Jyotswaroop Kaur as its next executive director. The organization describes her background in community organizing and policy advocacy, and says she succeeds Harman Singh.

The Sikh Coalition·Nov 1
Next generation

A young volunteer finds her voice through service

SALDEF profiles Maanya Kaur, a SikhLEAD intern and SikhVOTE volunteer in California. She reflects on listening to community members and helping them understand civic participation through conversations at gurdwara outreach tables.

SALDEF·Oct 20
Next generation

Putting coding skills to work for the community

In a SikhNet interview, student Ishmeet Singh describes building a mobile app to help people practise Gurmat Sangeet. The conversation explores how technical skills can support community learning and give young Sikhs a meaningful role in shaping it.

SikhNet·Oct 5
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How Khalsa Aid supported people displaced by the war in Ukraine

Khalsa Aid’s project record describes mobile kitchens and refugee support in Poland and Moldova in 2022, followed by cooperation with local groups in Ukraine. It also records support for a Kharkiv food kitchen and shelter assistance. This is a retrospective account of the organization’s work, not a live operations update.

Khalsa Aid International·Impact archive · 2022–2023 activity
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UNITED SIKHS reflects on food, shelter, and support for refugees

In its World Refugee Day 2025 statement, UNITED SIKHS described its response to displacement, including a heated shelter and food truck at the Polish-Ukrainian border. The organization connected that work with its broader support for displaced communities. The account is dated June 2025 and should be read as an impact report.

UNITED SIKHS·Impact archive · June 20, 2025
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The Kapany family’s gift of Sikh art to a wider public

The Sikh Foundation credits Satinder Kaur Kapany with leading the donation of more than 100 Sikh artworks to San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum. She and Narinder Singh Kapany founded the foundation in 1967. Its account connects their philanthropy with public access to Sikh art, scholarship, and cultural understanding across communities.

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