Sept. 11
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Young Sikhs still struggle with post-Sept. 11 discrimination
September 16, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
MESA, Ariz. — Sikh entrepreneur Balbir Singh Sodhi was killed at his Arizona gas station four days after the Sept. 11 attacks by a man who declared he was “going […] READ MORE
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San Francisco’s Japantown holds vigil against post-election hate
December 1, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
Two weeks after the election of Donald J. Trump as the next president of the United States, a crowd of about 500 people gathered at San Francisco Japantown’s Peace Plaza […] READ MORE
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Son of Japanese 9/11 victim asks world to never forget
September 18, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
NEW YORK — Taichi Sugiyama was three years old when he lost his father, Yoichi Sugiyama, on Sept. 11, 2001. Now 16 years old, Sugiyama came to New York to […] READ MORE
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AAPI groups support Sikh community after Wis. shootings
August 9, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
Groups from across the nation have condemned the Aug. 5 shootings at a Sikh temple outside Milwaukee, and expressed their support for the community. The shootings left seven people dead, […] READ MORE
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Stockton tolerance garden honors WWII-era educator
April 20, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
STOCKTON, Calif. — Bone-chilling morning breezes didn’t cool the warm feelings of some 125 supporters who gathered at a garden dedication at the San Joaquin Delta College on April 14 to […] READ MORE
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Sikh family receives death threat again
March 15, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
When a Sikh family in Sterling, Va. received a death threat in the form of a letter addressed to “Turban family,” on Feb. 28, it was not the family’s first […] READ MORE
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Letter of support to the American Muslim community
September 8, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
Editor’s note: The following letter was sent on Sept. 3 to three American Muslim organizations — the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Islamic Shura Council of Southern California and Muslim […] READ MORE
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Lessons from America’s past important to recall on the 10th anniversary of 9/11
September 8, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
Ten years ago, the United States was shaken by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks upon New York City and Washington, D.C. In the immediate aftermath, the Japanese American National Museum […] READ MORE
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Muslim, Japanese American youth empowered by history
May 5, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
LOS ANGELES — “Have you ever been called a racist name?” Mustafah Hawari, 17, asks Yuka Ogino, 23, a Japanese American coordinator at the Bridging Communities Program. “Yes, I have,” […] READ MORE
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