Sikh diaspora

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The Sikh diaspora comprises Sikh communities living outside their ancestral Punjab homeland, maintaining and spreading Sikh religious, cultural, and social traditions across the world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diaspora community ⓘ
ethno-religious community ⓘ
religious diaspora ⓘ
transnational community ⓘ
contributesTo charitable relief efforts ⓘ
global awareness of Sikhism ⓘ
multiculturalism in host countries ⓘ
political representation of minorities ⓘ
coreBelief Ik Onkar ⓘ
equality of all humans ⓘ
kirat karo (honest living) ⓘ
sarbat da bhala (welfare of all) ⓘ
seva (selfless service) ⓘ
vand chhako (sharing with others) ⓘ
culturalPractice Gurmukhi classes for children ⓘ
Punjabi folk music ⓘ
Punjabi language education ⓘ
Sikh youth camps ⓘ
bhangra dance ⓘ
engagesIn diaspora politics ⓘ
human rights advocacy ⓘ
interfaith dialogue ⓘ
remittance sending to Punjab ⓘ
transnational philanthropy ⓘ
ethnicIdentity Sikh ⓘ
linked to: Sikh people
facesIssue generational cultural gaps ⓘ
identity negotiation ⓘ
racial discrimination ⓘ
religious profiling ⓘ
turban-related prejudice ⓘ
hasSubgroup American Sikhs ⓘ
linked to: Sikh diaspora

Australian Sikhs ⓘ
linked to: Sikh diaspora

British Sikhs ⓘ
linked to: Sikh diaspora

Canadian Sikhs ⓘ
Italian Sikhs ⓘ
linked to: Sikh diaspora

Kenyan Sikhs ⓘ
Malaysian Sikhs ⓘ
linked to: Sikh diaspora

Singaporean Sikhs ⓘ
historicalMigrationWave early 20th century migration to North America and East Asia ⓘ
late 19th century migration as soldiers and laborers ⓘ
post-1965 migration to North America ⓘ
post-1984 political and refugee migration ⓘ
post-World War II migration to the United Kingdom ⓘ
language Punjabi ⓘ
linked to: Punjabi language
maintainsConnectionWith Akal Takht ⓘ
Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) ⓘ
linked to: Sri Harmandir Sahib

Punjab ⓘ
maintainsInstitution Khalsa school ⓘ
Sikh cultural association ⓘ
gurdwara ⓘ
majorSacredText Guru Granth Sahib ⓘ
notableDestinationCountry Australia ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
Malaysia ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
originatesFrom Indian Punjab ⓘ
linked to: Punjab

Pakistani Punjab ⓘ
linked to: Punjab, Pakistan

Punjab region ⓘ
linked to: Punjab
populationDistribution Afro-Caribbean region ⓘ
linked to: West Indian

Australia ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
Hong Kong ⓘ
linked to: Hong Kong, China

Italy ⓘ
Kenya ⓘ
Malaysia ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ
Singapore ⓘ
Thailand ⓘ
United Arab Emirates ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
practices Amrit Sanchar (initiation ceremony) ⓘ
linked to: Amrit Sanchar

Gurpurab celebrations ⓘ
Vaisakhi celebrations ⓘ
kirtan (devotional singing) ⓘ
langar (community kitchen) ⓘ
linked to: Langar
religion Sikhism ⓘ
scriptUsed Gurmukhi ⓘ
subjectOfStudy anthropology ⓘ
diaspora studies ⓘ
migration studies ⓘ
religious studies ⓘ
symbol kara (steel bracelet) ⓘ
khanda emblem ⓘ
linked to: Khanda emblem

kirpan ⓘ
turban ⓘ
uncut hair (kesh) ⓘ
usesMedium Punjabi-language radio ⓘ
Punjabi-language television ⓘ
diaspora media outlets ⓘ
online Sikh platforms ⓘ

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Hola Mohalla → celebratedBy → Sikh diaspora ⓘ
Akal Ustat → reveredBy → Sikhs worldwide ⓘ
linked to: Sikh diaspora
Tav-Prasad Savaiye → recitedBy → Sikhs worldwide ⓘ
linked to: Sikh diaspora
Nagar Kirtan → associatedWith → Sikh diaspora ⓘ
Rani → usedByReligion → Sikh communities ⓘ
linked to: Sikh diaspora
Kaur → regionOfPrevalence → Sikh diaspora ⓘ
Bindu Bhalla → memberOf → Sikh-American community ⓘ
linked to: Sikh diaspora
Gurdwara Dera Sahib → pilgrimsFrom → Sikh diaspora ⓘ
Punjabi diaspora → hasNotableSubgroup → Sikh diaspora ⓘ
Akal Takht Jathedar → jurisdiction → global Sikh Panth ⓘ
linked to: Sikh diaspora
Dastar → practicedIn → Sikh diaspora ⓘ
Sikh diaspora → hasSubgroup → British Sikhs ⓘ
linked to: Sikh diaspora
Sikh diaspora → hasSubgroup → American Sikhs ⓘ
linked to: Sikh diaspora
Sikh diaspora → hasSubgroup → Australian Sikhs ⓘ
linked to: Sikh diaspora
Sikh diaspora → hasSubgroup → Malaysian Sikhs ⓘ
linked to: Sikh diaspora
Sikh diaspora → hasSubgroup → Italian Sikhs ⓘ
linked to: Sikh diaspora