Documentary / 2009
Sikhs in America
Winner of a 2009 California Emmy Award, this PBS documentary profiles Sikh religious traditions, home life, work, community, and the lived experience of Sikhs in the United States.
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Sikhs in America is a 26-minute PBS documentary profiling the Sikh community in the United States. The program takes a look inside the Sikh community, its religious traditions, home life, and working life and provides a rare view of unique traditions such as arranged marriage and dating.
Produced by Media Factory’s Marissa Aroy and Niall McKay, the documentary is narrated by former NPR Radio host Sandip Roy. It aired in 2008 as part of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Aroy and McKay garnered an Emmy award for the documentary in the category of Best Historic/Cultural Program.
Original music for Sikhs in America and Understanding Sikhism was provided by Qasim Naqvi and Robin Sukhadia, formerly of Astral Audio Design.