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Dr. Jashleen Kaur Bedi is the co-founder of Umeed: Hope Into Action, a nonprofit organization dedicated to elevating the Sikh American voice through advocacy, education, and meaningful engagement in the political and interfaith arenas. Passionate about representation...
Dr. Gurpreet K. Padam is the founder and Chief Medical Officer of Home Based Medicine, a medical practice providing primary care, palliative care, and consultation services to older adults and homebound individuals across the San Francisco Bay Area. She brings over...
Komal Kaur is the President and Founder of Umeed-Hope, a Sikh-led mutual aid organization based in Central Indiana. Umeed is a coalition working in solidarity with other marginalized communities to dismantle systems of oppression and build a world rooted in justice,...
Amar Shergill is an experienced trial lawyer practicing in personal injury and wrongful death with a significant pro bono practice assisting non-profits and representing victims of hate crimes. He was the founding President of the South Asian Bar Association of...
Singh Swarnjit is a businessman, community leader, husband, father, and proud Democrat. He is running to be the next Mayor of Norwich, CT—a city that has embraced his family with open arms. After his family fled the 1984 Sikh Genocide, Singh arrived in the United...
Sameep Singh’s multifaceted contributions have made significant impacts on both the local and global Sikh/Punjabi communities. Sameep is an Ohio-based engineer who has distinguished himself not only in his professional field but also as a dedicated community activist,...
Valarie Kaur is a renowned civil rights leader, lawyer, award-winning filmmaker, educator, innovator, and best-selling author of SEE NO STRANGER, SAGE WARRIOR, and the children’s book WORLD OF WONDER. She is the founder of the Revolutionary Love Project, where she...
Satinder S. Malhi is a second generation Sikh-American and the proud son of immigrant parents. He has worked on a wide range of civil rights issues impacting the Sikh community since 9/11 including workplace discrimination, airport screening procedures, school...
Vishavjit Singh is a New York City based illustrator, writer, performance artist, diversity speaker and creator of www.Sikhtoons.com. With professional background in public health (epidemiology/biostatistics) and technology, he got his spark for cartooning in the post...
Navneet Bhalla currently serves as the Executive Director at Manavi. Manavi is a New Jersey based South Asian non-profit organization dedicated to ending all forms of gender-based violence against South Asian survivors. Founded in 1985, Manavi was the first...