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'''UNITED SIKHS''' is a civil and human rights, humanitarian aid [[non profit organization]] and disaster relief [[non-governmental organization]] which is also a [[United Nations]] affiliated group. The concept of UNITED SIKHS was conceived in 1999 by three Sikh Americans.<ref>{{cite book |title=Routledge Handbook of Religion and Politics |last=Haynes |first=Jeffrey |page=318 |year=2008 |publisher=[[Routledge]] |isbn=9781134121779 }}</ref> It is international in scope and aims to help people regardless of color, race, gender, nationality or creed. | |||
UNITED SIKHS led a campaign to have U.S. Census Bureau recognize Sikhs as a separate ethnicity, which was successful on January 6, 2020. As a result, Sikhs are regarded as different from Asian Indian category.<ref>[https://browngirlmagazine.com/united-sikhs-request-for-ethnic-designation-sparks-confusion-and-debate/ United Sikhs Request for Ethnic Designation Sparks Confusion and Debate, November 6, 2018, Ravleen Kaur]</ref><ref>[https://www.sikhnet.com/news/us-census-20-include-sikhs-separate-ethnic-group US Census '20 to include SIKHS as separate Ethnic Group, SikhNet, January 6, 2020],</ref><ref> [https://unitedsikhs.org/historic-victory-sikhs-to-be-counted-as-separate-ethnic-group-in-u-s-census-2020/ HISTORIC VICTORY: SIKHS TO BE COUNTED AS SEPARATE ETHNIC GROUP IN U.S. CENSUS 2020, 1/21/2020]</ref><ref>[https://pluralism.org/news/sikhs-be-counted-separate-ethnic-group-us-census-first-time Sikhs to be counted as separate ethnic group in US census for first time, The Pluralism Project, Harvard University, January 15, 2020]</ref> | |||
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UNITED SIKHS is a civil and human rights, humanitarian aid non profit organization and disaster relief non-governmental organization which is also a United Nations affiliated group. The concept of UNITED SIKHS was conceived in 1999 by three Sikh Americans.[1] It is international in scope and aims to help people regardless of color, race, gender, nationality or creed.
UNITED SIKHS led a campaign to have U.S. Census Bureau recognize Sikhs as a separate ethnicity, which was successful on January 6, 2020. As a result, Sikhs are regarded as different from Asian Indian category.[2][3][4][5]
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- ↑ Haynes, Jeffrey (2008). Routledge Handbook of Religion and Politics. Routledge. p. 318. ISBN 9781134121779.
- ↑ United Sikhs Request for Ethnic Designation Sparks Confusion and Debate, November 6, 2018, Ravleen Kaur
- ↑ US Census '20 to include SIKHS as separate Ethnic Group, SikhNet, January 6, 2020,
- ↑ HISTORIC VICTORY: SIKHS TO BE COUNTED AS SEPARATE ETHNIC GROUP IN U.S. CENSUS 2020, 1/21/2020
- ↑ Sikhs to be counted as separate ethnic group in US census for first time, The Pluralism Project, Harvard University, January 15, 2020
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