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The agency has yet to clarify how that process will work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was so happy,” said Amarjit Singh, a 41-year-old truck owner and driver who worried he wouldn’t be able to support his two young children or afford the $4,000 monthly payments on his truck if the state canceled his license on Jan. 6. “This is a very big relief.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Singh, a Livermore resident whose work authorization is valid through 2029, first heard the news while making an afternoon delivery 90 miles away in Santa Rosa. He took a moment in his yellow sleeper truck cabin, with a 53-foot trailer, to pray in gratitude. When he made it home and told his wife, Zoraida, she cried, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s great news,” said Singh, who invested all his savings and borrowed money from relatives to purchase his truck in 2022 for $160,000. “It’s going to save my life, and it’s going to save my business.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067538\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067538\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251216_REVOKE-OF-COMMERCIAL-DRIVERS-LICENSES_DECEMBER_GH-9-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251216_REVOKE-OF-COMMERCIAL-DRIVERS-LICENSES_DECEMBER_GH-9-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251216_REVOKE-OF-COMMERCIAL-DRIVERS-LICENSES_DECEMBER_GH-9-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251216_REVOKE-OF-COMMERCIAL-DRIVERS-LICENSES_DECEMBER_GH-9-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The view from inside Amarjit Singh’s truck in Livermore, on Dec. 16, 2025. 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About 150,000 Sikhs work in the trucking industry nationwide, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.sikhcoalition.org/our-work/ending-employment-discrimination/resources-for-sikh-truck-drivers/\">estimates\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Non-domiciled CDLs, issued to noncitizens without permanent U.S. residency (or a green card), became a political flashpoint after incidents of fatal crashes involving immigrant truck drivers in Florida and other states.[aside postID=news_12067098 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/IMG_6628-2000x1500.jpg']President Donald Trump signed an \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/enforcing-commonsense-rules-of-the-road-for-americas-truck-drivers/\">executive order\u003c/a> in April, reinforcing English requirements for commercial vehicle drivers. In September, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced an emergency rule to exclude asylum seekers, refugees and other immigrants from holding these licenses, arguing it would \u003ca href=\"https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/newsroom/trumps-transportation-secretary-sean-p-duffy-takes-emergency-action-protect-americas-roads\">improve safety\u003c/a> on the roads. About 200,000 commercial drivers with valid work permits were expected to lose their licenses and jobs as a result.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have a vulnerable workforce here that [has] become a political football,” said Steve Viscelli, a sociology professor at the University of Pennsylvania who studies the trucking industry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Viscelli questioned whether any reliable evidence links safe driving with immigration status. He recommended the administration focus instead on enhancing job conditions and wages in the industry, especially in long-haul trucking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The best thing we can do for safety is to retain experienced, well-compensated professional drivers,” he said. “Experienced drivers are more knowledgeable, just more ready to handle those unexpected situations. And the problem is we can’t retain them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About 700,000 drivers have commercial licenses in California to operate large vehicles ranging from semi-trailers to oil tankers and school buses, according to the DMV. A federal court in Washington, D.C. halted the FMCSA rule in November after unions, drivers and others sued. The administration is preparing a permanent regulation and reviewing public comments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067539\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067539\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251216_REVOKE-OF-COMMERCIAL-DRIVERS-LICENSES_DECEMBER_GH-13-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251216_REVOKE-OF-COMMERCIAL-DRIVERS-LICENSES_DECEMBER_GH-13-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251216_REVOKE-OF-COMMERCIAL-DRIVERS-LICENSES_DECEMBER_GH-13-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251216_REVOKE-OF-COMMERCIAL-DRIVERS-LICENSES_DECEMBER_GH-13-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The sleeping area inside Amarjit Singh’s truck is seen on Dec. 16, 2025, in Livermore. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The California DMV’s Nov. 6 cancellation letters said that only drivers who met the new FMCSA rule requirements may keep their commercial licenses. But the court’s decision putting that rule on hold meant the state could reissue CDLs with correct expiration dates to those who have valid work authorization and pass knowledge, skills and medical tests, according to several unions, elected officials and nonprofits that called on Gov. Gavin Newsom to intervene. Groups such as United Sikhs and the Sikh Coalition said \u003ca href=\"https://www.sikhcoalition.org/blog/2025/fateh-solution-for-truck-drivers-targeted-in-california/\">they met\u003c/a> with state officials seeking a resolution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A spokesperson with the California State Transportation Agency, which oversees the DMV, maintained as of early Tuesday that the agency could not issue or renew non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses due to the FMCSA findings of mismatched dates. Members of WhatsApp driver chat groups, however, and several sources not authorized to speak with the media said they expected a good outcome for drivers would be announced soon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shortly after the \u003cem>San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/em> \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/california-immigrant-truck-drivers-21235419.php\">first reported\u003c/a> California’s plans to start reissuing non-domiciled CDLs for drivers, the transportation agency spokesperson confirmed to KQED the news but declined to provide more information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068050\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068050\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251216_revoke-of-commercial-drivers-licenses_December_GH-16_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251216_revoke-of-commercial-drivers-licenses_December_GH-16_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251216_revoke-of-commercial-drivers-licenses_December_GH-16_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251216_revoke-of-commercial-drivers-licenses_December_GH-16_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amarjit Singh holds a letter from the California Department of Motor Vehicles notifying him of the cancellation of his commercial driver’s license on Dec. 16, 2025, in Livermore, California. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As of Wednesday afternoon, the DMV’s website had not posted updates on the issue and drivers said they had not yet received emailed notifications of any changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s unclear how federal officials will react if the state moves to reissue these licenses. The U.S. Department of Transportation did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bhupinder Kaur, director of operations of advocacy group United Sikhs, said many drivers have contacted the \u003ca href=\"https://unitedsikhs.org/umeed-our-247-helpline-is-a-potential-lifeline-you-are-helping-sustain-it/\">nonprofit’s helpline\u003c/a> with questions about what steps they should follow to keep their licenses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some reported that DMV offices they’d flocked to on Wednesday morning were still not sharing updated information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Overall, Kaur said the ordeal left her and several relatives in the trucking business “on edge,” fearing that these licenses could still be taken away, which would threaten families’ livelihoods. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Singh, a Livermore resident whose work authorization is valid through 2029, first heard the news while making an afternoon delivery 90 miles away in Santa Rosa. He took a moment in his yellow sleeper truck cabin, with a 53-foot trailer, to pray in gratitude. When he made it home and told his wife, Zoraida, she cried, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s great news,” said Singh, who invested all his savings and borrowed money from relatives to purchase his truck in 2022 for $160,000. “It’s going to save my life, and it’s going to save my business.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067538\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067538\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251216_REVOKE-OF-COMMERCIAL-DRIVERS-LICENSES_DECEMBER_GH-9-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251216_REVOKE-OF-COMMERCIAL-DRIVERS-LICENSES_DECEMBER_GH-9-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251216_REVOKE-OF-COMMERCIAL-DRIVERS-LICENSES_DECEMBER_GH-9-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251216_REVOKE-OF-COMMERCIAL-DRIVERS-LICENSES_DECEMBER_GH-9-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The view from inside Amarjit Singh’s truck in Livermore, on Dec. 16, 2025. Advocates are calling on California officials to halt the planned license revocations. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The U.S. Department of Transportation threatened to pull more than $150 million in highway funding from California unless the state addressed non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses, in which the driver’s work permit ended before the license expired, due to a DMV clerical error. A state review found at least 17,000 licenses with mismatched expiration dates, many of them held by Sikh men like Singh who fled persecution in India and sought asylum in the U.S.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The transportation and logistics industry is a major source of employment for Sikhs, a community with roots in Punjab, India, that has its largest U.S. population in California. About 150,000 Sikhs work in the trucking industry nationwide, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.sikhcoalition.org/our-work/ending-employment-discrimination/resources-for-sikh-truck-drivers/\">estimates\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Non-domiciled CDLs, issued to noncitizens without permanent U.S. residency (or a green card), became a political flashpoint after incidents of fatal crashes involving immigrant truck drivers in Florida and other states.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>President Donald Trump signed an \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/enforcing-commonsense-rules-of-the-road-for-americas-truck-drivers/\">executive order\u003c/a> in April, reinforcing English requirements for commercial vehicle drivers. In September, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced an emergency rule to exclude asylum seekers, refugees and other immigrants from holding these licenses, arguing it would \u003ca href=\"https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/newsroom/trumps-transportation-secretary-sean-p-duffy-takes-emergency-action-protect-americas-roads\">improve safety\u003c/a> on the roads. About 200,000 commercial drivers with valid work permits were expected to lose their licenses and jobs as a result.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have a vulnerable workforce here that [has] become a political football,” said Steve Viscelli, a sociology professor at the University of Pennsylvania who studies the trucking industry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Viscelli questioned whether any reliable evidence links safe driving with immigration status. He recommended the administration focus instead on enhancing job conditions and wages in the industry, especially in long-haul trucking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The best thing we can do for safety is to retain experienced, well-compensated professional drivers,” he said. “Experienced drivers are more knowledgeable, just more ready to handle those unexpected situations. And the problem is we can’t retain them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About 700,000 drivers have commercial licenses in California to operate large vehicles ranging from semi-trailers to oil tankers and school buses, according to the DMV. A federal court in Washington, D.C. halted the FMCSA rule in November after unions, drivers and others sued. The administration is preparing a permanent regulation and reviewing public comments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067539\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067539\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251216_REVOKE-OF-COMMERCIAL-DRIVERS-LICENSES_DECEMBER_GH-13-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251216_REVOKE-OF-COMMERCIAL-DRIVERS-LICENSES_DECEMBER_GH-13-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251216_REVOKE-OF-COMMERCIAL-DRIVERS-LICENSES_DECEMBER_GH-13-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251216_REVOKE-OF-COMMERCIAL-DRIVERS-LICENSES_DECEMBER_GH-13-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The sleeping area inside Amarjit Singh’s truck is seen on Dec. 16, 2025, in Livermore. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The California DMV’s Nov. 6 cancellation letters said that only drivers who met the new FMCSA rule requirements may keep their commercial licenses. But the court’s decision putting that rule on hold meant the state could reissue CDLs with correct expiration dates to those who have valid work authorization and pass knowledge, skills and medical tests, according to several unions, elected officials and nonprofits that called on Gov. Gavin Newsom to intervene. Groups such as United Sikhs and the Sikh Coalition said \u003ca href=\"https://www.sikhcoalition.org/blog/2025/fateh-solution-for-truck-drivers-targeted-in-california/\">they met\u003c/a> with state officials seeking a resolution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A spokesperson with the California State Transportation Agency, which oversees the DMV, maintained as of early Tuesday that the agency could not issue or renew non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses due to the FMCSA findings of mismatched dates. Members of WhatsApp driver chat groups, however, and several sources not authorized to speak with the media said they expected a good outcome for drivers would be announced soon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shortly after the \u003cem>San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/em> \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/california-immigrant-truck-drivers-21235419.php\">first reported\u003c/a> California’s plans to start reissuing non-domiciled CDLs for drivers, the transportation agency spokesperson confirmed to KQED the news but declined to provide more information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12068050\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12068050\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251216_revoke-of-commercial-drivers-licenses_December_GH-16_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251216_revoke-of-commercial-drivers-licenses_December_GH-16_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251216_revoke-of-commercial-drivers-licenses_December_GH-16_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251216_revoke-of-commercial-drivers-licenses_December_GH-16_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amarjit Singh holds a letter from the California Department of Motor Vehicles notifying him of the cancellation of his commercial driver’s license on Dec. 16, 2025, in Livermore, California. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As of Wednesday afternoon, the DMV’s website had not posted updates on the issue and drivers said they had not yet received emailed notifications of any changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s unclear how federal officials will react if the state moves to reissue these licenses. The U.S. Department of Transportation did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bhupinder Kaur, director of operations of advocacy group United Sikhs, said many drivers have contacted the \u003ca href=\"https://unitedsikhs.org/umeed-our-247-helpline-is-a-potential-lifeline-you-are-helping-sustain-it/\">nonprofit’s helpline\u003c/a> with questions about what steps they should follow to keep their licenses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some reported that DMV offices they’d flocked to on Wednesday morning were still not sharing updated information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Overall, Kaur said the ordeal left her and several relatives in the trucking business “on edge,” fearing that these licenses could still be taken away, which would threaten families’ livelihoods. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cb>Here are the morning’s top stories on Wednesday, December 17, 2025…\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Newsom administration confirmed it’s backtracking on a plan to indefinitely revoke thousands of commercial drivers licenses held by immigrants. That’s welcome news to the drivers and their families.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">As Jewish communities around the globe struggle to comprehend the deadly mass shooting at Australia’s Bondi Beach, in Kern County, the losses are hitting especially close to home. \u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>CA Cancels Plan To Revoke Thousands Of Commercial Drivers Licenses \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Newsom administration is backtracking on a plan to indefinitely revoke 17,000 commercial drivers licenses held by immigrants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/11/13/g-s1-97665/california-revoke-commercial-drivers-licenses-immigrants\">original plan came after harsh criticism from the Trump administration\u003c/a> about California and other states granting licenses to people in the country illegally. The issue was thrust into the public’s consciousness in August, when a tractor-trailer driver not authorized to be in the U.S. made an illegal U-turn and caused a crash in Florida that killed three people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Amarjit Singh lives in the Bay Area in Livermore. Three years ago, he borrowed money from relatives and invested all his savings for a $30,000 down payment on a $160,000 truck. It’s his ticket to the American Dream. “Yeah it’s like a home, you know it’s an office. Business is on the road,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Estimates are that roughly 150,000 Sikh men drive trucks nationwide. Trucking is a major source of employment for this community with roots in Punjab, India. But last month, Singh and thousands of other drivers got a message from the California Department of Motor Vehicles. The agency planned to revoke their commercial drivers licenses, and most would have had no recourse. But now the DMV officials say they will start reissuing those licenses. This comes as a big relief for Singh, but only after weeks of sleepless nights. He worried that he wouldn’t be able to support his wife and two kids, or make the $4,000 monthly payments on his truck.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Heavy Hearts In Kern County Following Australia Mass Shooting\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>An accused gunman in Sydney’s Bondi Beach massacre was \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/12/17/g-s1-102571/gunman-bondi-beach-charged-murder\">charged with 59 offenses including 15 charges of murder on Wednesday\u003c/a>, as hundreds of mourners gathered in Sydney to begin funerals for the victims.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Below are excerpts from their conversation, edited for brevity and clarity. For the full interview, listen to the audio linked at the top of this story.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Atop the rolling hills of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-jose\">East San José\u003c/a> sits the largest \u003ca href=\"https://www.sanjose.org/listings/sikh-gurdwara-sahib\">Sikh temple\u003c/a> in the United States, its white domes visible for miles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Inside, on an October Sunday, music drifted through the prayer hall and congregants made their way to\u003cem> langar\u003c/em>, the community kitchen where free meals are served each day. For decades, this gurdwara has been both a spiritual anchor and a lifeline for tens of thousands of worshippers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But over the past year, a quiet, growing fear has settled into the space.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>South Asians are rarely included in conversations about undocumented communities, yet 35,000 people from India were \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/nationwide-encounters\">apprehended\u003c/a> at the U.S. border this year — many of them Punjabi Sikhs. Some arrive seeking political refuge; others come on temporary visas and take low-wage jobs that leave them especially exposed when immigration policy shifts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Following a January \u003ca href=\"https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/01/21/statement-dhs-spokesperson-directives-expanding-law-enforcement-and-ending-abuse\">memo\u003c/a> from the Department of Homeland Security, expanding where officers can operate, federal immigration agents are more routinely showing up at formerly protected “sensitive locations” — hospitals, clinics, schools and places of worship. The intensification of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12053380/as-ice-arrests-surge-a-journalist-in-southern-california-covers-raids-in-her-own-backyard\">ICE enforcement across California\u003c/a> has left many Sikh immigrants wondering whether even their gurdwaras are still safe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12066899\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251211_ICEGURUDWARA_DECEMBER_GH-3-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12066899\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251211_ICEGURUDWARA_DECEMBER_GH-3-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251211_ICEGURUDWARA_DECEMBER_GH-3-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251211_ICEGURUDWARA_DECEMBER_GH-3-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251211_ICEGURUDWARA_DECEMBER_GH-3-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tanay Gokhale, a journalist covering how immigration enforcement affects Punjabi Sikh residents across California, stands in front of Gurdwara Sahib Hayward, a Sikh temple established in 1993, in Hayward on Dec. 11, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Gurdwaras act as a touchstone for medical care, social services and community support for Sikh Punjabi immigrants and their families. With Punjabi being the \u003ca href=\"https://mesa.ucdavis.edu/punjabi#:~:text=Why%20Learn%20Punjabi?,that%20started%20in%20the%201890s.\">third\u003c/a> most-spoken language in several California counties, many find solace in the in-language information the space offers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Journalist Tanay Gokhale spent the past year with this community, reporting for \u003ca href=\"https://indiacurrents.com/whats-at-stake-in-the-battle-to-keep-ice-out-of-gurdwaras/\">India Currents\u003c/a>, a San José–based nonprofit magazine serving South Asian immigrants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He joined \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/program/the-california-report-magazine\">\u003cem>The California Report Magazine\u003c/em>\u003c/a> host Sasha Khokha to explain how rising ICE activity is reshaping daily life for Sikh immigrants in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Below are excerpts from their conversation, edited for brevity and clarity. For the full interview, listen to the audio linked at the top of this story.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Only why he turned his attention to Sikh Punjabi immigrants\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>When the administration’s immigration crackdown started, I was thinking of how this might impact the Indian diaspora. And generally, when you think of the Indian diaspora, you think of an affluent group of well-educated people who are accomplished.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But few people know that Indians are actually the fifth-largest \u003ca href=\"https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2025/08/21/u-s-unauthorized-immigrant-population-reached-a-record-14-million-in-2023/#:~:text=After%20Mexico%2C%20the%20countries%20with%20the%20largest,(850%2C000)%20*%20Honduras%20(775%2C000)%20*%20India%20(680%2C000)\">undocumented\u003c/a> group in the country. And this community is largely underreported and a lot of these people are Sikhs coming from [the state of] Punjab to settle in California. They’re working \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11849926/why-farmers-drove-a-tractor-to-protest-at-the-indian-consulate-in-san-francisco\">blue-collar jobs like agricultural labor\u003c/a> or in the trucking industry. I also thought about how the immigration crackdown is also impacting immigrants’ health outcomes because people are more afraid to go out and seek health care.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>On what changed after President Donald Trump took office in January of 2025\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The DHS issued the memo on Jan. 21, right after the Trump administration took charge. It basically allowed ICE officers to conduct operations inside places of worship, which in the past was a big no-no unless it was absolutely necessary.[aside postID=news_12053380 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/75ACE4D9-068E-4167-9BD3-CFF3A0BE597B-2000x1335.jpg']Right after the memo came out, there were also some false rumors about ICE raids in gurdwaras across the country, and that further fueled the paranoia and fear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Suddenly, Sikhs around the country were thinking, “Hold on, if I go to the gurdwara every Sunday, but this time when I step out, is there a chance that I’m gonna get picked up by ICE?” And that led to a lot of fear among the community and gurdwaras were reporting a drop in attendance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I spoke to Narenda Singh Thandi, a former Amtrak bus driver who’s now serving as the president of \u003ca href=\"https://indiacurrents.com/whats-at-stake-in-the-battle-to-keep-ice-out-of-gurdwaras/\">the West Sacramento gurdwara\u003c/a>. And he was talking about how he’s concerned that immigration activity would go against the decorum that gurdwaras need to maintain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don’t want ICE in the temple,” Thandi said. “We don’t want people to go with the shoes on, with guns on, which is against our system.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Sikhs go to the gurdwara, their heads are supposed to be covered at all times, and there’s absolutely no weapons allowed inside. You’re also supposed to take your shoes off before you enter the prayer hall. If an ICE operation or a homeland security operation is happening, chances are that officers aren’t necessarily gonna follow that.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>On why gurdwaras are essential support hubs — and the cost of staying away\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Gurdwaras are a house of worship, but they’re also kind of like resource hubs for new immigrants, especially those who do not speak English and only speak Punjabi. These are spaces where you pray, but you also seek out fellowship: you meet a familiar-looking face from your city back home in India.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The gurdwara offers all of these wonderful services like you mentioned. So, when you’re seeing a drop in attendance in gurdwaras because of fear of immigration activity, it also means that congregants are not accessing these services, and that can lead to some pretty serious outcomes for their health.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12066902\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251211_ICEGURUDWARA_DECEMBER_GH-8-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12066902\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251211_ICEGURUDWARA_DECEMBER_GH-8-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251211_ICEGURUDWARA_DECEMBER_GH-8-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251211_ICEGURUDWARA_DECEMBER_GH-8-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251211_ICEGURUDWARA_DECEMBER_GH-8-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Volunteers prepare food in the langar kitchen at Gurdwara Sahib Hayward in Hayward on Dec. 11, 2025. The Sikh tradition of langar emphasizes community service and equality through shared meals. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I spoke to Dr. Harpreet Singh Pannu. He’s a Kaiser doctor, but on Sundays, he runs a \u003ca href=\"https://indiacurrents.com/language-barriers-cripple-sikh-immigrants-access-to-healthcare/\">free medical clinic\u003c/a> at the San José gurdwara. By training, he’s an internal medicine specialist, but at this gurdwara, he is a physician, he’s a mental health counselor, he’s a health advocate, he’s a health educator — all rolled into one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Especially among older congregants, someone who speaks in Punjabi offers a level of comfort and familiarity that they often cannot find in a hospital, which can seem foreign and sterile.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don’t make a difference in terms of whether they are documented or undocumented,” Pannu said. “But there is reluctance because they are worried if they come here, they could end up in trouble.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By ‘ending up in trouble,’ he’s talking about getting picked up by ICE in a raid, and this is especially problematic for some of the older congregants who have this as their only point of contact with any sort of health practitioner.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>On one man’s quiet support for Sikh detainees\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In 2016, driven purely by his own curiosity, Simran Singh made the 20-minute trip [from his home] to the \u003ca href=\"https://indiacurrents.com/for-sikhs-in-ice-detention-centers-faith-represents-hope/\">Mesa Verde detention center\u003c/a>. He didn’t expect there to be any [South Asian detainees], but was actually surprised to see that there were three.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Detention centers can be really isolating places for detainees.[aside postID=news_12066314 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251203-SJPRIESTIMMIGRATION00043_TV-KQED.jpg']You’ve just had a months-long journey from India to the U.S. border, and suddenly you find yourself in this place where you have very little personal space and there’s also nobody to talk to because you’re often speaking different languages.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A phone call — an international phone call back home — costs 85 cents a minute. You can work an entire day, and you can barely scrape together enough money to speak for one minute to your family.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Singh completed a four-hour volunteer course that the detention center offers. And once he completed that, he had access to the detainees. He found that none of the detainees had access to gutke — a holy prayer book that Sikhs usually have on their person — and it is a really important part of prayer and Sikhism and of their faith.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Most of them weren’t fluent in English,” Singh said, “It was just heartwarming to see them have something that connects them to the outside world so they’re not just isolated in this place.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He visited every week with some langar food, gutke, turban cloths and Punjabi newspapers to keep them updated on what was happening back home in India.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>On the battle to protect articles of faith behind bars\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Detainees did not have access to articles of faith — no gutke, no prayer beads, no turban cloths. There’s a lack of awareness and lack of resources on the ICE detention centers part.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067105\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/simran-middle.jpeg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067105\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/simran-middle.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/simran-middle.jpeg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/simran-middle-160x90.jpeg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Simran Singh (middle) during a group tour of the Bakersfield Detention Center that he organized to raise awareness about Sikh detainees among the Sikh diaspora. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Simran Singh.)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For example, in detention centers, detainees cannot keep hardbound books on their person. But the gutke are almost always hardbound because they’re holy and they’re supposed to be kept protected at all times, and they shouldn’t have any damage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Singh found out, he found an importer in India, a manufacturer who makes softbound gutke and he added a layer of zip-close bag protection as security. And then it was okay to distribute them among the detainees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another contentious article of faith is the turban. Sikh men are required to wear a turban to cover the head at all times. It’s very important to them. It’s a representation of their faith. And taking off one’s turban, especially in public, represents great dishonor among practicing Sikhs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in 2022, there were dozens of cases in which Sikh detainees were \u003ca href=\"https://arizonastatelawjournal.org/2022/10/03/a-call-for-accountability-u-s-border-patrol-officers-confiscate-and-discard-sikh-turbans/\">forced\u003c/a> to take off their turbans at the border by immigration officers. In some cases, the turbans were thrown into the trash right in front of them.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>On shared suffering and solidarity\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In some ways, the detainees are all in the same boat with respect to some common struggles. They’re all away from home, they’re all anxious about their future, their families, their finances.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Often, there’s a language barrier that prevents them from connecting, except sometimes through faith. In that kind of a situation, faith becomes a really powerful thing to hang on to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12066900\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251211_ICEGURUDWARA_DECEMBER_GH-7-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12066900\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251211_ICEGURUDWARA_DECEMBER_GH-7-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251211_ICEGURUDWARA_DECEMBER_GH-7-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251211_ICEGURUDWARA_DECEMBER_GH-7-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251211_ICEGURUDWARA_DECEMBER_GH-7-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Worshippers sit on the floor and eat langar, a free communal meal, inside Gurdwara Sahib Hayward in Hayward on Dec. 11, 2025. Sikh temples serve langar to all visitors, regardless of background or religion. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Singh also found that prayer beads — malas —that he was bringing to Sikh detainees are actually used by multiple faiths. They’re used in Catholicism, Islam, Hinduism and other faiths as well. And that became a point of connection inside the detention center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The South Asian detainees would also take back extra \u003cem>malas\u003c/em> to give out to people and so kind of build this relationship with someone from El Salvador or Mexico,” said Singh. “Neither of you are speaking English well, but now you have something to give to them, and that gesture goes a long way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>On why this community needs greater attention and support\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>When Singh visited the detention facility for the first time in 2016, he saw three South Asian detainees. Now he’s seeing 65, of which half are Sikhs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s still not enough advocacy and enough support for this population, even within the Indian diaspora. It is heartening to see people like Singh stepping in, doing everything that they can and filling in that gap, but I do think there needs to be more advocacy and support and just general awareness about this population.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>South Asians are rarely included in conversations about undocumented communities, yet 35,000 people from India were \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/nationwide-encounters\">apprehended\u003c/a> at the U.S. border this year — many of them Punjabi Sikhs. Some arrive seeking political refuge; others come on temporary visas and take low-wage jobs that leave them especially exposed when immigration policy shifts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Following a January \u003ca href=\"https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/01/21/statement-dhs-spokesperson-directives-expanding-law-enforcement-and-ending-abuse\">memo\u003c/a> from the Department of Homeland Security, expanding where officers can operate, federal immigration agents are more routinely showing up at formerly protected “sensitive locations” — hospitals, clinics, schools and places of worship. The intensification of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12053380/as-ice-arrests-surge-a-journalist-in-southern-california-covers-raids-in-her-own-backyard\">ICE enforcement across California\u003c/a> has left many Sikh immigrants wondering whether even their gurdwaras are still safe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12066899\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251211_ICEGURUDWARA_DECEMBER_GH-3-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12066899\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251211_ICEGURUDWARA_DECEMBER_GH-3-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251211_ICEGURUDWARA_DECEMBER_GH-3-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251211_ICEGURUDWARA_DECEMBER_GH-3-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251211_ICEGURUDWARA_DECEMBER_GH-3-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tanay Gokhale, a journalist covering how immigration enforcement affects Punjabi Sikh residents across California, stands in front of Gurdwara Sahib Hayward, a Sikh temple established in 1993, in Hayward on Dec. 11, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Gurdwaras act as a touchstone for medical care, social services and community support for Sikh Punjabi immigrants and their families. With Punjabi being the \u003ca href=\"https://mesa.ucdavis.edu/punjabi#:~:text=Why%20Learn%20Punjabi?,that%20started%20in%20the%201890s.\">third\u003c/a> most-spoken language in several California counties, many find solace in the in-language information the space offers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Journalist Tanay Gokhale spent the past year with this community, reporting for \u003ca href=\"https://indiacurrents.com/whats-at-stake-in-the-battle-to-keep-ice-out-of-gurdwaras/\">India Currents\u003c/a>, a San José–based nonprofit magazine serving South Asian immigrants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He joined \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/program/the-california-report-magazine\">\u003cem>The California Report Magazine\u003c/em>\u003c/a> host Sasha Khokha to explain how rising ICE activity is reshaping daily life for Sikh immigrants in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Below are excerpts from their conversation, edited for brevity and clarity. For the full interview, listen to the audio linked at the top of this story.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Only why he turned his attention to Sikh Punjabi immigrants\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>When the administration’s immigration crackdown started, I was thinking of how this might impact the Indian diaspora. And generally, when you think of the Indian diaspora, you think of an affluent group of well-educated people who are accomplished.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But few people know that Indians are actually the fifth-largest \u003ca href=\"https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2025/08/21/u-s-unauthorized-immigrant-population-reached-a-record-14-million-in-2023/#:~:text=After%20Mexico%2C%20the%20countries%20with%20the%20largest,(850%2C000)%20*%20Honduras%20(775%2C000)%20*%20India%20(680%2C000)\">undocumented\u003c/a> group in the country. And this community is largely underreported and a lot of these people are Sikhs coming from [the state of] Punjab to settle in California. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Right after the memo came out, there were also some false rumors about ICE raids in gurdwaras across the country, and that further fueled the paranoia and fear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Suddenly, Sikhs around the country were thinking, “Hold on, if I go to the gurdwara every Sunday, but this time when I step out, is there a chance that I’m gonna get picked up by ICE?” And that led to a lot of fear among the community and gurdwaras were reporting a drop in attendance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I spoke to Narenda Singh Thandi, a former Amtrak bus driver who’s now serving as the president of \u003ca href=\"https://indiacurrents.com/whats-at-stake-in-the-battle-to-keep-ice-out-of-gurdwaras/\">the West Sacramento gurdwara\u003c/a>. And he was talking about how he’s concerned that immigration activity would go against the decorum that gurdwaras need to maintain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don’t want ICE in the temple,” Thandi said. “We don’t want people to go with the shoes on, with guns on, which is against our system.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Sikhs go to the gurdwara, their heads are supposed to be covered at all times, and there’s absolutely no weapons allowed inside. You’re also supposed to take your shoes off before you enter the prayer hall. If an ICE operation or a homeland security operation is happening, chances are that officers aren’t necessarily gonna follow that.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>On why gurdwaras are essential support hubs — and the cost of staying away\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Gurdwaras are a house of worship, but they’re also kind of like resource hubs for new immigrants, especially those who do not speak English and only speak Punjabi. These are spaces where you pray, but you also seek out fellowship: you meet a familiar-looking face from your city back home in India.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The gurdwara offers all of these wonderful services like you mentioned. 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The Sikh tradition of langar emphasizes community service and equality through shared meals. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I spoke to Dr. Harpreet Singh Pannu. He’s a Kaiser doctor, but on Sundays, he runs a \u003ca href=\"https://indiacurrents.com/language-barriers-cripple-sikh-immigrants-access-to-healthcare/\">free medical clinic\u003c/a> at the San José gurdwara. 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He didn’t expect there to be any [South Asian detainees], but was actually surprised to see that there were three.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Detention centers can be really isolating places for detainees.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>You’ve just had a months-long journey from India to the U.S. border, and suddenly you find yourself in this place where you have very little personal space and there’s also nobody to talk to because you’re often speaking different languages.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A phone call — an international phone call back home — costs 85 cents a minute. You can work an entire day, and you can barely scrape together enough money to speak for one minute to your family.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Singh completed a four-hour volunteer course that the detention center offers. And once he completed that, he had access to the detainees. He found that none of the detainees had access to gutke — a holy prayer book that Sikhs usually have on their person — and it is a really important part of prayer and Sikhism and of their faith.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Most of them weren’t fluent in English,” Singh said, “It was just heartwarming to see them have something that connects them to the outside world so they’re not just isolated in this place.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He visited every week with some langar food, gutke, turban cloths and Punjabi newspapers to keep them updated on what was happening back home in India.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>On the battle to protect articles of faith behind bars\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Detainees did not have access to articles of faith — no gutke, no prayer beads, no turban cloths. There’s a lack of awareness and lack of resources on the ICE detention centers part.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12067105\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/simran-middle.jpeg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12067105\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/simran-middle.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/simran-middle.jpeg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/simran-middle-160x90.jpeg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Simran Singh (middle) during a group tour of the Bakersfield Detention Center that he organized to raise awareness about Sikh detainees among the Sikh diaspora. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Simran Singh.)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For example, in detention centers, detainees cannot keep hardbound books on their person. But the gutke are almost always hardbound because they’re holy and they’re supposed to be kept protected at all times, and they shouldn’t have any damage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Singh found out, he found an importer in India, a manufacturer who makes softbound gutke and he added a layer of zip-close bag protection as security. And then it was okay to distribute them among the detainees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another contentious article of faith is the turban. Sikh men are required to wear a turban to cover the head at all times. It’s very important to them. It’s a representation of their faith. And taking off one’s turban, especially in public, represents great dishonor among practicing Sikhs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in 2022, there were dozens of cases in which Sikh detainees were \u003ca href=\"https://arizonastatelawjournal.org/2022/10/03/a-call-for-accountability-u-s-border-patrol-officers-confiscate-and-discard-sikh-turbans/\">forced\u003c/a> to take off their turbans at the border by immigration officers. In some cases, the turbans were thrown into the trash right in front of them.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>On shared suffering and solidarity\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In some ways, the detainees are all in the same boat with respect to some common struggles. They’re all away from home, they’re all anxious about their future, their families, their finances.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Often, there’s a language barrier that prevents them from connecting, except sometimes through faith. In that kind of a situation, faith becomes a really powerful thing to hang on to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12066900\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251211_ICEGURUDWARA_DECEMBER_GH-7-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12066900\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251211_ICEGURUDWARA_DECEMBER_GH-7-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251211_ICEGURUDWARA_DECEMBER_GH-7-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251211_ICEGURUDWARA_DECEMBER_GH-7-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/20251211_ICEGURUDWARA_DECEMBER_GH-7-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Worshippers sit on the floor and eat langar, a free communal meal, inside Gurdwara Sahib Hayward in Hayward on Dec. 11, 2025. Sikh temples serve langar to all visitors, regardless of background or religion. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Singh also found that prayer beads — malas —that he was bringing to Sikh detainees are actually used by multiple faiths. They’re used in Catholicism, Islam, Hinduism and other faiths as well. And that became a point of connection inside the detention center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The South Asian detainees would also take back extra \u003cem>malas\u003c/em> to give out to people and so kind of build this relationship with someone from El Salvador or Mexico,” said Singh. “Neither of you are speaking English well, but now you have something to give to them, and that gesture goes a long way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>On why this community needs greater attention and support\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>When Singh visited the detention facility for the first time in 2016, he saw three South Asian detainees. 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"content": "\u003cp>Diwali — or Deepawali — is approaching this month, on Oct. 20. And the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/bay-area\">Bay Area\u003c/a> has a host of events honoring \u003ca href=\"https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/time/when-diwali\">the festival\u003c/a> observed by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, is a five-day event, with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/bayareabites/135190/how-the-bay-areas-south-asian-diaspora-explores-diwalis-multiplicity\">particular celebrations on the third day\u003c/a>. As Urmila Ramakrishnan wrote for\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/bayareabites/139532/thalai-deepavali-and-new-traditions-in-the-time-of-coronavirus\"> KQED in 2020\u003c/a>, the holiday is a “celebration of light over darkness, unity over conflict.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of this week, California is the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/california-officially-recognizes-religious-holiday-21091407.php\">third\u003c/a> state in the nation to officially recognize Diwali as a state holiday. The \u003ca href=\"https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB268/id/3174480\">bill\u003c/a>, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, allows community colleges and public schools to close for the holiday. State employees may also take paid time off. Diwali is described in the bill as “the 15th day of the month of Kartik in the Hindu lunar calendar of each year.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to Diwali events in:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#SanFrancisco\">San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#EastBay\">East Bay\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#NorthBay\">North Bay\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#SouthBay\">South Bay\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area is home to some of \u003ca href=\"https://www.thearda.com/us-religion/statistics/rankings?typ=2&u=1&cod=9\">the largest \u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://www.thearda.com/us-religion/statistics/rankings?typ=1&u=1&cod=109\">Hindu populations\u003c/a> in the country, and the San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley metro area has \u003ca href=\"https://www.thearda.com/us-religion/statistics/rankings?typ=0&u=1&cod=252\">the third-highest number\u003c/a> of Hindu congregations in the nation, according to 2020 data from the U.S. Religion Census.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Diwali is also celebrated by a diverse range of people and cultures. (If you’re looking for ways to wish someone a happy Diwali this year, you’ll find \u003ca href=\"https://www.simonandsimon.co.uk/blog/say-happy-diwali-in-hindi-with-these-diwali-wishes\">helpful guidance online\u003c/a> for Diwali greetings in different languages – but remember, “Happy Diwali!” works too.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ramakrishnan herself wrote that she blended “both Bengali and Tamilian traditions” in her Diwali observations. “I grew up oscillating between my mother’s Bengali traditions of Kali Puja and lighting the kuthu vilaku oil lamp with my father,” she wrote. “The women would light tea candles around the house to welcome the goddess of wealth, Lakshmi, into the home.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12058903\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12058903\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/DiwaliIndiaGetty2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1312\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/DiwaliIndiaGetty2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/DiwaliIndiaGetty2-160x105.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/DiwaliIndiaGetty2-1536x1008.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Older women at Pramod Talukdar Memorial Old Age Home light Diya oil lamps as they celebrate Diwali in Guwahati, India, on Nov. 1, 2024. Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, is one of the most widely celebrated Hindu festivals, symbolizing the victory of light over darkness and good over evil. \u003ccite>(David Talukdar/NurPhoto via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There’s no shortage of major Bay Area Diwali events throughout October and early November this year, including a \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bhangra-beats-night-market-2nd-official-city-of-sf-diwali-celebration-tickets-1534154640829?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Bhangra and Beats Night Market\u003c/a> hosted by the City of San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another standout will be the Oct. 20 grand opening of \u003ca href=\"https://www.parivarbayarea.net/\">Parivar Bay Area’s new office\u003c/a> in San Francisco. Parivar, an organization that centers trans and gender-diverse immigrants, will be offering a Diwali dinner to celebrate its new space.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This isn’t just an office,” Parivar’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=%2Fparivarbayarea%2F&source=omni_redirect\">social media post\u003c/a> reads. “It’s our home of cultural pride, immigrant and asylum togetherness, and intersectional unity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Read more to see what other events and celebrations are happening in the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12058923\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12058923\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/bhangra-beats-lead.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1124\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/bhangra-beats-lead.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/bhangra-beats-lead-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/bhangra-beats-lead-1536x863.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bhangra and Beats brings bhangra dancing and South Asian street food to downtown San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Bhangra and Beats)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"SanFrancisco\">\u003c/a>2025 Diwali celebrations in San Francisco\u003c/h2>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Saturday, Oct. 11\u003c/strong>: Celebration at \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/diwali-festival-of-lights-celebration-its-about-time-tickets-1749766180749?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">\u003cstrong>the Brahma Kumaris Meditation Center\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>. Free.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Wednesday, Oct. 15 to Sunday, Oct. 19: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DOsEZMmDrQ-/\">Diwali dinner\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at Besharam. $95 per guest.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Saturday, Oct. 18: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/sf-queer-diwali-2025-tickets-1666130915419?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Queer Diawli celebration\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at El Rio. Tickets cost $20.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Saturday, Oct. 18: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/singles-diwali-speed-dating-ages-21-49-oct-18-430-pm-rm-212-sf-tickets-1758468188689?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Singles’ Diwali Speed Dating\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/singles-diwali-mixer-ages-21-49-oct-18-330-pm-rm-212-sf-tickets-1758460836699?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">RM 212\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>. Tickets cost $12.51.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Monday, Oct. 20: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/diwali-utsav-our-grand-opening-tickets-1735004066869?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Grand opening\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> of \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/parivarbayarea/?hl=en\">Parivar’s San Francisco office\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> for Diwali. Free.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli data-stringify-indent=\"0\" data-stringify-border=\"0\">\u003cb data-stringify-type=\"bold\">Monday, Oct. 20: \u003c/b>\u003cstrong>\u003ca class=\"c-link\" href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/diwali-in-castro-office-opening-after-party-tickets-1783352237549\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/diwali-in-castro-office-opening-after-party-tickets-1783352237549\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">Diwali in the Castro\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at QBar. Free.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Tuesday, Oct. 28: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/diwali-bollywood-class-and-party-tickets-1358251610129?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Bollywood dancing class\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> and party. Free.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>For children and families\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Sunday, Oct. 19: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DPRtp9jks2U/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D\">Diwali celebration\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at the Outer Sunset Farmers Market and Mercantile on Ortega Street.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Friday, Oct. 24: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bhangra-beats-night-market-2nd-official-city-of-sf-diwali-celebration-tickets-1534154640829?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Bhangra and Beats Night Market\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> hosted by the City of San Francisco. Free.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Sunday, Oct. 26:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sf-diwali-festival-of-lights-and-kids-diwali-celebration-tickets-1825858705539?aff=erelexpmlt\">\u003cstrong>Diwali celebration\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir. Free.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Sunday, Nov. 1: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/dia-de-los-muertos-diwali-celebration-in-the-presidio-tickets-1716495737959?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Día de los Muertos & Diwali\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> celebration at the Presidio Tunnel Tops park. Free.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12058899\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12058899 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/DiwaliSanRamonGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1332\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/DiwaliSanRamonGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/DiwaliSanRamonGetty-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/DiwaliSanRamonGetty-1536x1023.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rangoli, a colorful form of Indian folk art celebrating art, beauty and culture, is seen drawn on the sidewalks of Bishop Ranch City Center to celebrate the Hindu holiday Diwali in San Ramon, California, on Nov. 14, 2020. \u003ccite>(Jessica Christian/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"EastBay\">\u003c/a>2025 Diwali celebrations in East Bay\u003c/h2>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Multiple dates: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/delicious-diwali-fare-cooking-class-by-cozymealtm-tickets-1725188277579?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Cooking classes\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> in Union City. Tickets cost $97.87.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Friday, Oct. 17: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/diwali-hungama-tickets-1723067143209?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Party\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at Little India Restaurant & Bar in Livermore. Early tickets cost $12.51, standard tickets are $15.00, with discounts for couples and groups.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Friday, Oct. 24: \u003ca href=\"https://danterobere.com/event/diwali-night/\">Diwali Night\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at Dante Robere Vineyards in Livermore. Tickets range from $188.58 to $209.93.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Sunday, Nov. 2: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/kartik-maas-deep-daan-includes-dinner-prashaad-deep-daan-kit-tickets-1712540788599?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Dinner and dancing\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at Pleasanton Senior Center in Pleasanton. General admission tickets cost $12.51.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12058906\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12058906\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/002_KQED_MilanSweetsCenterMilpitas_04272022_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/002_KQED_MilanSweetsCenterMilpitas_04272022_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/002_KQED_MilanSweetsCenterMilpitas_04272022_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/002_KQED_MilanSweetsCenterMilpitas_04272022_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sweets fill the counter at Milan Sweet Center, serving vegetarian Indian dishes, in Milpitas on April 27, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>For children and families\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Saturday, Oct. 11: \u003ca href=\"https://www.aiaevents.org/#events\">Festival of Lights and Fireworks\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at the Alameda County Fairgrounds. Tickets cost $10.38.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Saturday, Oct. 18: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/diwali-annakut-celebration-2025-with-kids-carnival-and-food-festival-tickets-1770794105839?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Diwali and Annakut celebration\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at SMVS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Newark. Free.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Saturday, Oct. 18: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/dublin-diwali-mela-tickets-1625808530079?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Diwali celebration\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at Emerald Glen Park in Dublin. Free.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Friday, Oct. 24: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/oakland-diwali-2025-tickets-1665489637339?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Diwali celebration\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at BLOC15 in Oakland. Free.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"NorthBay\">\u003c/a>2025 Diwali celebrations in North Bay\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>For children and families\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Saturday, Oct. 18: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/diwali-celebration-2025-fairfield-ca-by-bhf-tickets-1740958386399?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Diwali celebration\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at Oakbrook Academy of the Arts in Fairfield. Free.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Friday, Oct. 24: \u003ca href=\"https://millvalleylibrary.libcal.com/event/15454086\">Diwali celebration\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> for children at the Mill Valley Public Library. Free.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12058914\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12058914\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/DiwaliIndiaGetty3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1335\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/DiwaliIndiaGetty3.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/DiwaliIndiaGetty3-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/DiwaliIndiaGetty3-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A student from a Hindu religious school lights earthen lamps in front of Mani Mandir during the celebrations to mark Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Varanasi on Oct. 31, 2024. \u003ccite>(Niharika Kulkarni/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"SouthBay\">\u003c/a>2025 Diwali celebrations in South Bay\u003c/h2>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Friday, Oct. 10: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/desi-heat-diwali-nach-oct-10-friday-opal-night-club-tickets-1647467241869?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">DJ Diwali party\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at Opal in Mountain View. General admission online costs $19.99.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Sunday, Oct. 12: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/milpitas-bollywood-diwali-dandiya-2025-rotary-club-of-silicon-andhra-tickets-1604379816219?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Bollywood \u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bollywood-diwali-party-myth-san-jose-oct-17th-tickets-1755522969459?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Dandiya \u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/milpitas-bollywood-diwali-dandiya-2025-rotary-club-of-silicon-andhra-tickets-1604379816219?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">dance party\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at Aria University in Milpitas. Early general admission tickets cost $25.31.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Friday, Oct. 17: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bollywood-diwali-party-myth-san-jose-oct-17th-tickets-1755522969459?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Bollywood Diwali party\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at Myth Lounge in San José. Early tickets cost $7.18.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Friday, Oct. 17: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/diwali-game-night-tickets-1752443127569?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Diwali game night\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at Next Level Board Game Cafe in Mountain View. Free.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Saturday, Oct. 18: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/stanford-diwalifest-2025-tickets-1722566836779?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">DiwaliFest\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> by Stanford students on campus. General admission tickets cost $10.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Sunday, Oct. 19: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/singles-diwali-speed-datingages-40s-50s-oct-19-5pm-ac-hotel-san-jose-dt-tickets-1755434936149?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Singles’ Diwali\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/singles-diwali-mixer-ages-20s-50s-oct-19-4pm-ac-hotel-san-jose-dt-tickets-1755404043749?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">AC Hotel\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> in San José. Tickets cost $15.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 18 and 19: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ettanrestaurant/p/DPPQS1_EauV/\">Diwali brunch\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at Ettan in Palo Alto. The vegetarian menu is $75 per person. Non-vegetarian is $85. For children aged 5–10, the cost is $45.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Sunday, Oct. 26: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/morgan-hill-bollywood-diwali-neon-dandiya-night-2025-tickets-1685847458129?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Neon Bollywood party\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center in Morgan Hill. Early bird admission tickets cost $25.31.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>For children and families\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Saturday, Oct. 11: \u003ca href=\"https://cupertino-chamber.org/bay-area-diwali/\">Diwali Festival\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at Memorial Park in Cupertino. Free.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Tuesday, Oct. 14: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOXrqZkDgCX/\">Diwali Mela\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at ICC Milpitas. Free.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Saturday, Oct. 18: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/campbell-desis-diwali-2025-tickets-1738545078129?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Diwali celebration\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at Westmont High School in Campbell. Free. Tickets cost $12.51.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Diwali — or Deepawali — is approaching this month, on Oct. 20. And the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/bay-area\">Bay Area\u003c/a> has a host of events honoring \u003ca href=\"https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/time/when-diwali\">the festival\u003c/a> observed by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, is a five-day event, with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/bayareabites/135190/how-the-bay-areas-south-asian-diaspora-explores-diwalis-multiplicity\">particular celebrations on the third day\u003c/a>. As Urmila Ramakrishnan wrote for\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/bayareabites/139532/thalai-deepavali-and-new-traditions-in-the-time-of-coronavirus\"> KQED in 2020\u003c/a>, the holiday is a “celebration of light over darkness, unity over conflict.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of this week, California is the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/california-officially-recognizes-religious-holiday-21091407.php\">third\u003c/a> state in the nation to officially recognize Diwali as a state holiday. The \u003ca href=\"https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB268/id/3174480\">bill\u003c/a>, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, allows community colleges and public schools to close for the holiday. State employees may also take paid time off. Diwali is described in the bill as “the 15th day of the month of Kartik in the Hindu lunar calendar of each year.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to Diwali events in:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#SanFrancisco\">San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#EastBay\">East Bay\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#NorthBay\">North Bay\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#SouthBay\">South Bay\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area is home to some of \u003ca href=\"https://www.thearda.com/us-religion/statistics/rankings?typ=2&u=1&cod=9\">the largest \u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://www.thearda.com/us-religion/statistics/rankings?typ=1&u=1&cod=109\">Hindu populations\u003c/a> in the country, and the San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley metro area has \u003ca href=\"https://www.thearda.com/us-religion/statistics/rankings?typ=0&u=1&cod=252\">the third-highest number\u003c/a> of Hindu congregations in the nation, according to 2020 data from the U.S. Religion Census.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Diwali is also celebrated by a diverse range of people and cultures. (If you’re looking for ways to wish someone a happy Diwali this year, you’ll find \u003ca href=\"https://www.simonandsimon.co.uk/blog/say-happy-diwali-in-hindi-with-these-diwali-wishes\">helpful guidance online\u003c/a> for Diwali greetings in different languages – but remember, “Happy Diwali!” works too.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ramakrishnan herself wrote that she blended “both Bengali and Tamilian traditions” in her Diwali observations. “I grew up oscillating between my mother’s Bengali traditions of Kali Puja and lighting the kuthu vilaku oil lamp with my father,” she wrote. “The women would light tea candles around the house to welcome the goddess of wealth, Lakshmi, into the home.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12058903\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12058903\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/DiwaliIndiaGetty2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1312\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/DiwaliIndiaGetty2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/DiwaliIndiaGetty2-160x105.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/DiwaliIndiaGetty2-1536x1008.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Older women at Pramod Talukdar Memorial Old Age Home light Diya oil lamps as they celebrate Diwali in Guwahati, India, on Nov. 1, 2024. Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, is one of the most widely celebrated Hindu festivals, symbolizing the victory of light over darkness and good over evil. \u003ccite>(David Talukdar/NurPhoto via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There’s no shortage of major Bay Area Diwali events throughout October and early November this year, including a \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bhangra-beats-night-market-2nd-official-city-of-sf-diwali-celebration-tickets-1534154640829?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Bhangra and Beats Night Market\u003c/a> hosted by the City of San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another standout will be the Oct. 20 grand opening of \u003ca href=\"https://www.parivarbayarea.net/\">Parivar Bay Area’s new office\u003c/a> in San Francisco. Parivar, an organization that centers trans and gender-diverse immigrants, will be offering a Diwali dinner to celebrate its new space.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This isn’t just an office,” Parivar’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=%2Fparivarbayarea%2F&source=omni_redirect\">social media post\u003c/a> reads. “It’s our home of cultural pride, immigrant and asylum togetherness, and intersectional unity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Read more to see what other events and celebrations are happening in the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12058923\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12058923\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/bhangra-beats-lead.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1124\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/bhangra-beats-lead.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/bhangra-beats-lead-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/bhangra-beats-lead-1536x863.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bhangra and Beats brings bhangra dancing and South Asian street food to downtown San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Bhangra and Beats)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"SanFrancisco\">\u003c/a>2025 Diwali celebrations in San Francisco\u003c/h2>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Saturday, Oct. 11\u003c/strong>: Celebration at \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/diwali-festival-of-lights-celebration-its-about-time-tickets-1749766180749?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">\u003cstrong>the Brahma Kumaris Meditation Center\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>. Free.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Wednesday, Oct. 15 to Sunday, Oct. 19: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DOsEZMmDrQ-/\">Diwali dinner\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at Besharam. $95 per guest.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Saturday, Oct. 18: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/sf-queer-diwali-2025-tickets-1666130915419?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Queer Diawli celebration\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at El Rio. Tickets cost $20.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Saturday, Oct. 18: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/singles-diwali-speed-dating-ages-21-49-oct-18-430-pm-rm-212-sf-tickets-1758468188689?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Singles’ Diwali Speed Dating\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/singles-diwali-mixer-ages-21-49-oct-18-330-pm-rm-212-sf-tickets-1758460836699?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">RM 212\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>. Tickets cost $12.51.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Monday, Oct. 20: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/diwali-utsav-our-grand-opening-tickets-1735004066869?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Grand opening\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> of \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/parivarbayarea/?hl=en\">Parivar’s San Francisco office\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> for Diwali. Free.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli data-stringify-indent=\"0\" data-stringify-border=\"0\">\u003cb data-stringify-type=\"bold\">Monday, Oct. 20: \u003c/b>\u003cstrong>\u003ca class=\"c-link\" href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/diwali-in-castro-office-opening-after-party-tickets-1783352237549\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/diwali-in-castro-office-opening-after-party-tickets-1783352237549\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">Diwali in the Castro\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at QBar. Free.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Tuesday, Oct. 28: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/diwali-bollywood-class-and-party-tickets-1358251610129?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Bollywood dancing class\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> and party. Free.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>For children and families\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Sunday, Oct. 19: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DPRtp9jks2U/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D\">Diwali celebration\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at the Outer Sunset Farmers Market and Mercantile on Ortega Street.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Friday, Oct. 24: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bhangra-beats-night-market-2nd-official-city-of-sf-diwali-celebration-tickets-1534154640829?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Bhangra and Beats Night Market\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> hosted by the City of San Francisco. Free.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Sunday, Oct. 26:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sf-diwali-festival-of-lights-and-kids-diwali-celebration-tickets-1825858705539?aff=erelexpmlt\">\u003cstrong>Diwali celebration\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir. Free.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Sunday, Nov. 1: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/dia-de-los-muertos-diwali-celebration-in-the-presidio-tickets-1716495737959?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Día de los Muertos & Diwali\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> celebration at the Presidio Tunnel Tops park. Free.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12058899\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12058899 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/DiwaliSanRamonGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1332\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/DiwaliSanRamonGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/DiwaliSanRamonGetty-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/DiwaliSanRamonGetty-1536x1023.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rangoli, a colorful form of Indian folk art celebrating art, beauty and culture, is seen drawn on the sidewalks of Bishop Ranch City Center to celebrate the Hindu holiday Diwali in San Ramon, California, on Nov. 14, 2020. \u003ccite>(Jessica Christian/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"EastBay\">\u003c/a>2025 Diwali celebrations in East Bay\u003c/h2>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Multiple dates: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/delicious-diwali-fare-cooking-class-by-cozymealtm-tickets-1725188277579?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Cooking classes\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> in Union City. Tickets cost $97.87.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Friday, Oct. 17: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/diwali-hungama-tickets-1723067143209?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Party\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at Little India Restaurant & Bar in Livermore. Early tickets cost $12.51, standard tickets are $15.00, with discounts for couples and groups.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Friday, Oct. 24: \u003ca href=\"https://danterobere.com/event/diwali-night/\">Diwali Night\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at Dante Robere Vineyards in Livermore. Tickets range from $188.58 to $209.93.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Sunday, Nov. 2: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/kartik-maas-deep-daan-includes-dinner-prashaad-deep-daan-kit-tickets-1712540788599?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Dinner and dancing\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at Pleasanton Senior Center in Pleasanton. General admission tickets cost $12.51.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12058906\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12058906\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/002_KQED_MilanSweetsCenterMilpitas_04272022_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/002_KQED_MilanSweetsCenterMilpitas_04272022_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/002_KQED_MilanSweetsCenterMilpitas_04272022_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/002_KQED_MilanSweetsCenterMilpitas_04272022_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sweets fill the counter at Milan Sweet Center, serving vegetarian Indian dishes, in Milpitas on April 27, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>For children and families\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Saturday, Oct. 11: \u003ca href=\"https://www.aiaevents.org/#events\">Festival of Lights and Fireworks\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at the Alameda County Fairgrounds. Tickets cost $10.38.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Saturday, Oct. 18: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/diwali-annakut-celebration-2025-with-kids-carnival-and-food-festival-tickets-1770794105839?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Diwali and Annakut celebration\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at SMVS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Newark. Free.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Saturday, Oct. 18: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/dublin-diwali-mela-tickets-1625808530079?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Diwali celebration\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at Emerald Glen Park in Dublin. Free.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Friday, Oct. 24: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/oakland-diwali-2025-tickets-1665489637339?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Diwali celebration\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at BLOC15 in Oakland. Free.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"NorthBay\">\u003c/a>2025 Diwali celebrations in North Bay\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>For children and families\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Saturday, Oct. 18: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/diwali-celebration-2025-fairfield-ca-by-bhf-tickets-1740958386399?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Diwali celebration\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at Oakbrook Academy of the Arts in Fairfield. Free.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Friday, Oct. 24: \u003ca href=\"https://millvalleylibrary.libcal.com/event/15454086\">Diwali celebration\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> for children at the Mill Valley Public Library. Free.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12058914\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12058914\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/DiwaliIndiaGetty3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1335\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/DiwaliIndiaGetty3.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/DiwaliIndiaGetty3-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/DiwaliIndiaGetty3-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A student from a Hindu religious school lights earthen lamps in front of Mani Mandir during the celebrations to mark Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Varanasi on Oct. 31, 2024. \u003ccite>(Niharika Kulkarni/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"SouthBay\">\u003c/a>2025 Diwali celebrations in South Bay\u003c/h2>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Friday, Oct. 10: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/desi-heat-diwali-nach-oct-10-friday-opal-night-club-tickets-1647467241869?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">DJ Diwali party\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at Opal in Mountain View. General admission online costs $19.99.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Sunday, Oct. 12: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/milpitas-bollywood-diwali-dandiya-2025-rotary-club-of-silicon-andhra-tickets-1604379816219?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Bollywood \u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bollywood-diwali-party-myth-san-jose-oct-17th-tickets-1755522969459?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Dandiya \u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/milpitas-bollywood-diwali-dandiya-2025-rotary-club-of-silicon-andhra-tickets-1604379816219?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">dance party\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at Aria University in Milpitas. Early general admission tickets cost $25.31.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Friday, Oct. 17: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bollywood-diwali-party-myth-san-jose-oct-17th-tickets-1755522969459?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Bollywood Diwali party\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at Myth Lounge in San José. Early tickets cost $7.18.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Friday, Oct. 17: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/diwali-game-night-tickets-1752443127569?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Diwali game night\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at Next Level Board Game Cafe in Mountain View. Free.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Saturday, Oct. 18: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/stanford-diwalifest-2025-tickets-1722566836779?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">DiwaliFest\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> by Stanford students on campus. General admission tickets cost $10.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Sunday, Oct. 19: \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/singles-diwali-speed-datingages-40s-50s-oct-19-5pm-ac-hotel-san-jose-dt-tickets-1755434936149?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">Singles’ Diwali\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/singles-diwali-mixer-ages-20s-50s-oct-19-4pm-ac-hotel-san-jose-dt-tickets-1755404043749?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1\">AC Hotel\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> in San José. Tickets cost $15.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 18 and 19: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ettanrestaurant/p/DPPQS1_EauV/\">Diwali brunch\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at Ettan in Palo Alto. The vegetarian menu is $75 per person. Non-vegetarian is $85. 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The California Highway Patrol and the Yolo County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of the shooting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a text message sent through Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, legal counsel for the pro-Khalistan group Sikhs for Justice, who translated, Raju said he believes the shooting was an assassination attempt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The United States, he said, “must hold [the] Modi Indian government accountable for assassinations attempts on Khalistan activists,” referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose party is \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/india-election-narendra-modi-hindu-nationalism-rss-79c30c8ae750a9c037d86b9e2c1b640c\">backed by the country’s Hindu majority\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to Pannun, Raju and two other activists were riding in a truck on their way to get food when a white car sped up behind their vehicle. The car moved into the left lane, returned to its initial position and then moved back into the left lane alongside the truck when someone in the car began shooting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12001433\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12001433 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240822-Sikh-Assassination-Attempt-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240822-Sikh-Assassination-Attempt-KQED.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240822-Sikh-Assassination-Attempt-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A photo appears to show four bullet holes in the driver’s window of a car that Satinder Pal Singh Raju, a Sikh organizer, was riding in when someone shot at it on Interstate 505 on Aug. 11, 2024. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Satinder Pal Singh Raju)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The driver lost control of the truck, which veered off the highway toward the exit. Raju and the other activists ran toward a field, where they hid behind a haystack.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Deputies responding to a report of shots being fired from one vehicle to another found several spent casings on the ground, and one person involved appeared to have a minor injury to his hand, Yolo County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Don Harmon told KQED in an email.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A photo provided by Pannun appears to show four bullet holes in the driver’s side window of a car. A video \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C-3fj6rxcQ-/\">posted to the Sikhs for Justice Instagram account\u003c/a> shows the same image.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CHP’s Valley Division Investigative Services Unit is leading the probe. A spokesperson for the FBI’s Sacramento field office said it continues to collaborate with CHP in support of the investigation. No arrests have been made.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Each and every circumstantial evidence leads to [the conclusion] that this is an assassination attempt,” Pannun told KQED in an interview. “But ultimately, it is for the investigating agencies to investigate and see who is behind this attempt on the life of Raju.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pannun noted that Raju was a close associate of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Khalistan movement activist who was shot to death in Canada last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11981407 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/khalistan-referendum-rally-e63968edd3a1e9da64fe817f9e76d58efdbcfa14-s1600-c85-copy-1020x765.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Canadian police \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/sikh-leader-killed-canada-india-court-nijjar-7611e393e50324e1337637ec986fdec3\">arrested three men\u003c/a> in May on suspicion of killing Nijjar. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said last year there were \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/canada-india-sikh-killing-allies-8db67791c0d647c6051bb65f9283e45f\">“credible allegations” of Indian involvement\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Activists have received threats since global non-binding referendum votes on whether to create the state of Khalistan in the Sikh-majority Punjab region began in the U.K. in 2021, Pannun said. Raju was a key organizer in the Khalistan referendum votes that took place in San Francisco and Sacramento this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last year, U.S. authorities thwarted a murder-for-hire plot to kill Pannun. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York \u003ca href=\"https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-charges-connection-foiled-plot-assassinate-us-citizen-new-york\">indicted Nikhil Gupta\u003c/a> in November, alleging an Indian government employee recruited him to orchestrate the assassination attempt. 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Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge Patricia Scanlon sentenced each to three years in prison.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Colton Leblanc and Chase Little, both from Texas, beat Maan Singh Khalsa through the window of his car at a stoplight in Richmond, knocking off his turban and cutting off a fistful of his hair.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11184713\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11184713\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/MaanSinghKhalsa1-491x372-1-400x303.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/MaanSinghKhalsa1-491x372-1-400x303.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/MaanSinghKhalsa1-491x372-1-400x303-160x121.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/MaanSinghKhalsa1-491x372-1-400x303-240x182.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/MaanSinghKhalsa1-491x372-1-400x303-375x284.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maan Singh Khalsa was attacked near Hilltop Mall in Richmond on Sept. 25, 2016. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of the Sikh Coalition)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Khalsa suffered an injured eye, damage to his teeth and head injuries. And one of his fingers needed to be amputated following the attack. Contra Costa County’s district attorney charged the two men involved in the assault with a hate crime because unshorn hair is considered sacred in the Sikh religion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both men showed no reaction when \u003ca href=\"https://www.sikhcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Maan_Singh_Khalsa_Impact_May_2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Khalsa read a statement in court Thursday\u003c/a>. Khalsa — described by the Sikh Coalition as “a father, IT specialist, and caregiver to the elderly” — said his “life was changed forever” following the assault.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The recognition of the attack as a hate crime — as harm to my dignity and my entire community — is the first step in the process,” Khalsa said in court Thursday. “My Sikh faith is of utmost importance for me. As a Sikh, I believe that all of us are one human family, and that we must treat everyone as equals regardless of our many differences. Mr. Little and Mr. Leblanc, I hope one day you will come to share this view. I still consider you my brothers, and I hope that you will learn about me and my community, and one day consider me your brother, too.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Khalsa said he has experienced short-term memory problems and has been unable to perform his job at the same level.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Physically, it’s still a lot of difficulties dealing with my life,” Khalsa said following the hearing. “Adjusting to a lost finger, and I just had a surgery done on my eye. Last week the stitches came out. I’m still a little tender and bothering me. I had a lot of sleeping issues and stuff like that, so it’s an ongoing battle. It will take a long time to heal out of that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A restitution hearing will be held on July 7.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Acknowledging that this bias-based attack is a hate crime under state law both recognizes the deep dignitary harm to Mr. Khalsa, and ensures that we, as a society, confront the problems of Islamophobia, racism and xenophobia that make the Sikh community a target for violence,” said Sikh Coalition staff attorney Pawanpreet Kaur in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Assault\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The altercation on Sept. 25 began when a half-full beer can was thrown out the window of a Ford F-250 truck at a stoplight near Hilltop Mall in Richmond. Five refinery workers, who were in the region doing contract work for Chevron, had been drinking alcohol and were riding in the truck. The beer can struck Khalsa’s car door. Khalsa testified on April 24 that he opened his door, reached down and tossed the can back toward the truck’s open window.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=”VXeYUfC3NEoX5FhjMxJMFTpLQSaWP4iS”]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to testimony by Dustin Albarado, who was in the back seat of the truck, Little became angry and flung himself across Albarado’s lap and began “cussing” out the window at Khalsa. Albarado testified that Khalsa was also yelling obscenities … calling the refinery workers “stupid-ass punks.” Albarado says he wrapped his arms around Little to restrain him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The light changed and both cars moved ahead — the incident seemingly over.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But then Little’s hat flew out the truck window, Albarado testified. Little jumped out to retrieve it, but instead of getting back in the truck, he ran toward Khalsa’s car, which had stopped at the next light. Little’s cousin — and now co-defendant — Leblanc jumped out and followed him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At this point, Khalsa testified, he didn’t see the two men approaching, but had already called 911 to report he was being harassed. He was on the phone with dispatch when Little and Leblanc began hitting him through the open window. Khalsa says they punched him 10 to 15 times with a closed fist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was during the beating that Khalsa says his two turbans fell off. One of the defendants pulled his bun, yanking his head down toward the window. One of the defendants began yelling, “cut his fucking hair,” Khalsa testified. He says he put his hands up, attempting to block his assailants and the 4-inch pocket knife. He sustained at least two deep gashes to his fingers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Throughout the entire episode, Khalsa says he never heard anyone yell a racial slur or make a comment about his religion or his appearance. 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