{"id":3924,"date":"2024-02-22T17:20:06","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T00:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/dhingra\/?p=3924"},"modified":"2024-05-02T16:21:36","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T23:21:36","slug":"resolution-honoring-sikh-americans-passed-by-wa-senate-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/dhingra\/2024\/02\/22\/resolution-honoring-sikh-americans-passed-by-wa-senate-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Resolution honoring Sikh Americans passed by WA Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>OLYMPIA<\/strong> \u2013 The Washington State Senate passed a <a href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/billsummary?BillNumber=8679&amp;Year=2023&amp;Initiative=False\">resolution<\/a> Wednesday honoring the contributions of Sikh Americans to the culture and history of Washington state and the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The measure was sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/dhingra\/\">Sen. Manka Dhingra<\/a> (D-Redmond), the first Sikh American elected to a state legislature in American history, who spoke about how Sikh values have inspired her and many others to public service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery year, this resolution is a joyful opportunity for the Sikh community of Washington to gather in Olympia, and for this body to remember the contributions of so many Sikh Americans to our state,\u201d said Dhingra.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are a community that is deeply rooted in the ideas of truth and service to community. And that all that we do is done with humility. This is a religion that was talking about equality among humans back in the 15th century, especially gender equality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Senate also recognized members of the Sikh community in attendance, including Hira Singh, Sunny Singh, Puneet Kaur, and staff of the Sikh Coalition and the Washington Sikh Community<\/p>\n<p>The session was opened with a prayer by Sikh youth leader Sharn Kaur of the Khalsa Gurmat Center.<\/p>\n<p>The video can be viewed and downloaded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvw.org\/watch\/?clientID=9375922947&amp;eventID=2024021380\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OLYMPIA \u2013 The Washington State Senate passed a resolution Wednesday honoring the contributions of Sikh Americans to the culture and history of Washington state and the United States. The measure was sponsored by Sen. 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