The Punjabi-Mexican Americans of California

[HarmanSingh]

http://beyondvictoriana.com/2011/05/24/the-sikh-pioneers-of-north-america-the-punjabi-mexican-americans-of-california/

 

[HeerSaleti408]

whoaaaa

 

[Ashveer]

This is a good companion read to Leonards work
http://www.amazon.com/Sikhs-Swamis-Students-Spies-1900-1946/dp/0761934804

 

[Jatt08]

Imperial Valley has the second oldest Gurudwara in the United States and there is also a Sikh Pioneer Museum which is very educational. Most of the Farming Land in the area was developed by these Sikh Pioneers in early 1900's.

There are landlords with Last name Singh, Sekhon, Dhillon, Grewal etc who are third or fourth generation. Back in the day these Sikh Pioneers had to Marry White or Mexican women in order to purchase land as immigrants were not allowed to buy land. Therefore alot of people with Sikh Last names are actually on Christian or Catholic faith. That is just something I've always found interesting about this place.

 

[RAJ22]

saw this on pbs
a few years back


really cool

 

[Vijay]

Imperial Valley has the second oldest Gurudwara in the United States and there is also a Sikh Pioneer Museum which is very educational. Most of the Farming Land in the area was developed by these Sikh Pioneers in early 1900's.

There are landlords with Last name Singh, Sekhon, Dhillon, Grewal etc who are third or fourth generation. Back in the day these Sikh Pioneers had to Marry White or Mexican women in order to purchase land as immigrants were not allowed to buy land. Therefore alot of people with Sikh Last names are actually on Christian or Catholic faith. That is just something I've always found interesting about this place.

wow was not aware of this. very interesting.

 

[COMTONDAJATT]

I had a friend who was descendent of Punjabi migrants but identified with her Mexican American community more. She was really hot. Had me teach her some swear words in Punjabi.

 

[voxanimus]

I had a friend who was descendent of Punjabi migrants but identified with her Mexican American community more. She was really hot. Had me teach her some swear words in Punjabi.

ahh i bet. in general, indian + any race = super amazingly hot.
mixed race people, girls especially, tend to be way hotter.


the article was pretty cool too...