This 1997 BBC documentary does a good job of introducing the basic beliefs of Sikhism in the first 20 minutes.. Here is a link to questions for the clip.
Here's another documentary from BBC.
C3 Inquiry Sikhism Unit
Here is a link to a terrifc graphic novel along with a short assignment.
The University of California Library at Berkeley has an excellent online exhibit about the history of immigration from South Asia to California.
That immigration begins, according to the exhibit, in 1899 when four Sikhs arrive in San Francisco.
The exhibit covers immigration to 1965 when Congress signed the Immigration and Nationality Act. That act, also known as Hart-Celler Act, lifted the "national origins" quota beginning a period of greater immigration. The exhibit is divided into chapters and chronicles the lives of immigrant Sikhs in the U.S.
I created a webquest that goes with the exhibit. I like this activity not only because it reviews how Sikhs came to this country but reviews American immigration laws in the l9th & 20th centuries.
Here's an excellent BBC documentary about the significance of the turban to Sikhs and the controversy it creates today in western countries. The 39 minute documentary traces Sikh history back to the Mughal Empire.
And here is a much shorter clip from the Sikh Coalition on why Sikhs wear turbans.
And here is a much shorter clip from the Sikh Coalition on why Sikhs wear turbans.
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Let’s Talk About Turbans
Here's a hilarious clip about Sikh's and turbans. The Pluraisim Project commented on this clip on twitter--"Congrats to the @sikhcampaign for the several award nominations they recently received for this brilliant, hilarious and educational video about Sikhs and, specifically, turbans."
Virtual Tour of the Golden Temple
- Here is a Google virtual tour
- Pilgrimage and Trekking in the Himalaya