FBI

One Year after Oak Creek: Why the FBI Tracking Hate Crimes Is a Victory

Published on the Melissa Harris-Perry Blog, MSNBC. One year after a gunman murdered six people and…


Person of the Year Award, India Abroad

I was honored to receive a 2013 Person of the Year award from India Abroad. But I must share this…


Will Piara Singh be Counted?

Eighty-two year-old Piara Singh turned to walk home from his gurdwara (Sikh house of worship) in…


After Sikh Temple Shooting, a Historic Hearing

Published on The Melissa Harris-Perry Blog. Just 45 days after his mother was murdered by a white…


Sikhs Deserve the Dignity of Being a Statistic

Published on The Washington Post. In the aftermath of the mass shooting in a Sikh gurdwara in Oak…


America after the Sikh Temple Shooting

Published on Common Ground News Service. Oak Creek, Wisconsin - On Friday, I participated in a…


Bin Laden's Death: Why I Can't Celebrate

Osama bin Laden's face is all over the television.  People are flooding the streets waving…


Richmond Cabbies

We spent the weekend in Richmond, California, a city known for the highest crime rate in…


Fear, the FBI, and Academia

When the FBI arrested two Pakistani-Americans as suspected terrorists in Lodi, CA this June, the…