Press Release | February 21, 2023 | Subscribe  

ASC exhibits at the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) Convention in New Orleans, LA on Feb 15 – 17, 2024!

School Psychologists at the NASP exhibit hall

American Sikh Council (ASC) representatives Zoravar Singh, Amolak Singh and Kavneet Singh participated in the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) Convention which was held at the Marriott, New Orleans, LA for three days, February 15 - 17, 2024.

Over 6,000 School Psychologists, graduate students, specialists, educators, professors and many other experts attended this conference. There were over a 125 exhibitors, recruiters and hundreds of educational sessions covering, bullying, racism, bias, neuropsychology to suicide prevention, and more.

ASC representatives interacted with the convention attendees by having conversations and answering many interesting questions posed by the psychologists and educators. Hundreds of brochures covering the History of Sikh Americans, The Sikh Genocide, Bullying of Sikh American Children, Sikhs and Scouts and The Sikh Turban were displayed and distributed. The landmark book published in late 2015 and supported by the American Sikh Council, ‘Bullying of Sikh American Children – Through the Eyes of a Sikh American High School Student’, www.bullyingasikhamericanchildren.org was displayed, as this is another resource tool which can be used by professional school psychologists to help mitigate the rampant bullying and victimization of many minorities groups like the Sikh American children. This book has been personally attested by President Barack Obama on April 29, 2016 and currently being used in over 41 school districts on the Eastern seaboard.

Zoravar Singh with an attendee.

Resource material like the four Sikh Religious Awards Workbooks (SRAW) from Elementary to High School children were also on display and were being distributed for free to any educator upon request. http://www.gardenstatescouting.org/sikhs-and-scouting  www.sikhscouts.net

Many complimented the ASC representatives on the interactive exhibit and had multiple requests to hold presentations at schools across the country including providing even more resource material.

Kavneet Singh with an attendee

Ms. Melissa L from Kentucky stated, “I came away with much better understanding of Sikh Americans who are a victim of misplaced bias and micro aggressions. This one-on-one interactive method of educating others is very important especially in the current environment.”

The networking and the result of ASC’s collective work was a categorical success. In order to sustain this ongoing effort ASC requests all, the gurdwaras, but especially member gurdwaras to continue their support of these very important educational initiatives to help our next generation thrive for a better future.

Kavneet Singh with School Psychologists

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The American Sikh Council is the umbrella organization representative of Sikhs in the United States. It is an elected body of Sikh Gurdwaras and institutions. Currently 76 Gurdwaras and other Sikh institutions across the nation are members of ASC. The major governing purpose of the organization is to represent the collective view of Sikhs in the United States. ASC works to promote Sikh interests at the national and international level focusing on issues of advocacy, education, and well-being of humankind.

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