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“In more than 100 years of living and working in this country it was the first time the Sikh community entered national attention. It was the first time we stood in the national spotlight. It took a butchering for it to happen but it was a moment when the kind of love and support that was expressed was something that made Sikhs feel like they too were seen as fellow Americans.” Watch more of our interview with Valarie Kaur, a Sikh activist and founding director of Groundswell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“In more than 100 years of living and working in this country it was the first time the Sikh community entered national attention. It was the first time we stood in the national spotlight. 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