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Sikhs Join Over 90 Members of Congress to Demand Sikh
Hate Crime Tracking

April 24, 2012 (Washington, DC) – Over 90 members of the United
States Congress, led by New York Congressman Joseph Crowley, have
issued a letter to the Justice Department, demanding that the Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) track hate crimes suffered by Sikhs.  The
letter, spearheaded by the Sikh Coalition, represents the most
extensive show of support ever for Sikhs in a letter from Congress.
Although Sikhs continue to experience hate crimes because of their
distinct religious identity, the FBI treats all bias crimes against Sikhs as
anti-Muslim hate crimes.   For these reasons, the federal government
has no means of tracking hate crimes against Sikhs.
“Under current federal policy, Sikh targets of hate crimes are not even
given the dignity of being a statistic,” said Rajdeep Singh, Director of
Law and Policy for the Sikh Coalition.  “The Sikh Coalition hopes that
the Justice Department and FBI will finally honor our community’s
request for recognition.  Doing so will increase hate crime reporting,
improve the quality and accuracy of hate crime data, and strengthen
relationships between Sikhs and local law enforcement agencies
nationwide.”
In the first month after the 9/11 attacks, the Sikh Coalition documented
over 300 cases of violence and discrimination against Sikh Americans
throughout the United States.  More recent incidents include the
murders of two elderly Sikhs in Elk Grove, California in March 2011.  
Because the FBI does not track these crimes, exact figures are
unavailable to diagnose the full extent to which Sikhs are targeted.
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Contact: Rajdeep Singh, Director of Law and Policy
(202) 747-4944; rajdeep@sikhcoalition.org
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The Affordable Care Act and Asian Americans and Pacific
Islanders
May 3--Today, the Department of Health and Human Services
released new data on the Affordable Care Act and the expanded
coverage it offers Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.  The
data brief provides new estimates that suggest that in 2016, 2.0
million out of the 2.5 million Asian Americans who would
otherwise be uninsured will gain or be eligible for coverage.  The
following provides an overview of the coverage and benefits
available to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in 2012 and
those beginning in 2014 as detailed in the ACA brief:
http://aspe.hhs.gov/health/reports/2012/ACA&AsianAmericans&Paci
ficIslanders/rb.shtml
Link to the ACA factsheet:
http://www.healthcare.gov/news/factsheets/2012/05/asian-america
ns05012012a.html