Historical Development and Present Day Facts and Influence
- began to immigrate to US and Canada in 1900s
- came as farmers and labourers
- first Gurdwara was opened in California in 1906
- immigration exploded in the 1970s and ‘80s because of the government negligence of the state of Punjab leading to economic struggles and much
- resentment in the state
- in 1984, many were injured and killed when the Indian Government attacked the most important of Sikh Gurdwaras, the Golden Temple in Amritsar
Present Day Facts and Influence
- Sikhs are against terrorism.
- Sikhs had nothing to do with the terrorist attacks of 9/11.
- Sikhs seek to defend the innocent and fight against oppression.
- Like in all other faiths, some Sikhs have committed crimes against innocent victims, but these people do so against the teachings of the religion.