Students at the Miri Piri Academy explain their faith traditions to the Covering Religion reporters at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Most of the students at the Miri Piri Academy are not of Indian-Sikh descent but rather are converts. Photo by Alice Guilhamon.
AMRITSAR and NEW YORK— Sikhism (pronounced like Sick-ism) a minority religion in India originated in the Punjab region in the 15th century. Today there are half a million Sikhs in the United States. Some of the Sikhs in the United States are converts to the religion. Relationships between the two communities – Indian-born immigrants and American-born converts – have at times been tense. But today, both communities are facing one important challenge: how to pass on their faith, traditions and identity to the the next generation. Adélie Pontay reports.
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