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Sikh Coalition
Director of Law and Policy at the Sikh Coalition, an organization formed after acts of violence were perpetrated against Sikhs following the September 11 terrorist attacks
PROFILE
Rajdeep Singh
Guest
FROM Rajdeep Singh
Which Way, L.A.?
Hate, Terrorism, and America's Religious Pluralism Since they first arrived in the US more than 100 years ago, Sikhs have experienced brutal discrimination. Since September 11, they've been subject to scorn and retaliation. Now six have died along with a gunman, after a shooting spree in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. Others are on the critical list.
To the Point
Personal Rage, Hostility and Deadly Gunfire America's latest mass killing took the lives of seven people, including the gunman, who shot up a Sikh house of worship in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. Law enforcement agencies want to know if Wade Michael Page acted alone. We talk with a criminologist who knew him as part of the hate-music scene.
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