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    American Sikhs originated from medieval India and were introduced to the United States in the 19th century. Sikhs have a long history of serving in the US military dating back to World War I. However, exemptions allowing Sikhs to maintain religious articles like beards and turbans while serving were removed in 1985. More recently, some police departments like the NYPD and sheriff's offices in Texas have begun allowing religious accommodations again. Early Sikh immigrants often worked difficult jobs like in mills, mines, and farms, but many were later able to become landowners or open restaurants. The largest Sikh communities today are in California's Central Valley and New York City.

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    American Sikhs originated from medieval India and were introduced to the United States in the 19th century. Sikhs have a long history of serving in the US military dating back to World War I. However, exemptions allowing Sikhs to maintain religious articles like beards and turbans while serving were removed in 1985. More recently, some police departments like the NYPD and sheriff's offices in Texas have begun allowing religious accommodations again. Early Sikh immigrants often worked difficult jobs like in mills, mines, and farms, but many were later able to become landowners or open restaurants. The largest Sikh communities today are in California's Central Valley and New York City.

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    American Sikhs originated from medieval India and were introduced to the United States in the 19th century. Sikhs have a long history of serving in the US military dating back to World War I. However, exemptions allowing Sikhs to maintain religious articles like beards and turbans while serving were removed in 1985. More recently, some police departments like the NYPD and sheriff's offices in Texas have begun allowing religious accommodations again. Early Sikh immigrants often worked difficult jobs like in mills, mines, and farms, but many were later able to become landowners or open restaurants. The largest Sikh communities today are in California's Central Valley and New York City.

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    Sikhism

    • Sikhism is a religion originating from 


    medieval India (predominantly from the Punjab
     region of modern-day India and Pakistan) which
    was introduced into the United States during the
    19th century.

    • The United States also has a number of non-


    • Sikhs have served in the United States military at least as far back as the
    early 20th century, when one Bhagat Singh Thind, who though not a citizen
    joined the United States Army and served in World War I.

    • The ability of observant Sikhs to serve in the American military has, since
    1985, been compromised by a discontinuation of exemptions to uniform
    standards which previously allowed Sikhs to maintain their religiously-
    mandated beards and turbans while in uniform. 
    •In 2016, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) began to
    allow turbans, subject to standards compatible with
    unimpeded performance of duty.

    • In 2015, Sandeep Dhaliwal became the first Deputy Sheriff in


    Texas to wear a turban on duty (Harris County Sherriff's Office).
    He was shot and killed from behind in 2019 while conducting a
    routine traffic stop on the Copperbrook subdivision in Houston
    Texas.
    • Many Sikhs started life in America working in lumber mills,
    mines, and as farm laborers, with many eventually becoming
    landowners. Many early Sikh immigrants were restaurant
    owners.

    • In 1956, Dalip Singh Saund became the first Asian Indian-born


    person to be elected to the 
    United States House of Representatives.
    •The most concentrated Sikh community in the United States
    has traditionally resided in agricultural Yuba City, California,
    although this agglomeration has since dispersed as Sikhs have
    gained a greater educational foundation, enabling them to
    have now spread out to metropolitan areas all over the
    United States.
    The largest and most rapidly growing Sikh community in 
    New York City is based in the Richmond Hill area of the 
    borough of Queens; the majority consist of more recent
    emigres from India and Canada. Conversely, in the 
    Sikh Foundation of Virginia, most members comprise both
    recent and more established Jatt Sikhs and Ramgarhia Sikhs.
    Most Sikhs of Española, New Mexico are non-Punjabi converts
    to Sikhism.

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