A Liminal Presence: Sikhs In America

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The history of Sikhs in America, it may appear to some, is bookended by violence directed at them.

News of the shooting on August 5 at a gurudwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, reverberated throughout the United States and beyond. It is reported that the gunman, Wade Michael Page, was an army veteran, had a tattoo commemorating 9/11, and played with white supremacist bands. His motives remain unclear: some argue that 'hate crimes' need no motive as such, as they feed upon a visceral fear of the Other, though many have speculated that Page mistook Sikhs for Muslims.

Mainstream American media organisations, such as CNN and Fox News, wasted little time in characterising Page as an anomaly to 'peaceful, mainstream America', and deplored the shooting as a 'tragic mistake' perpetrated 'against the peaceful Sikh community'.

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