SACRAMENTO, CA: KVIE TV, serving the Central Valley and Sierra, celebrated the Sikh community in northern California on Baisakhi Day with a special airing of three documentaries Sikhs in America, Meet the Sikhs and Understanding of Sikhism in a class room setting.

NORWALK: Dr Narain Naidu, CEO of N-terminus, a Bio-tech R&D Company based in Pomona honored Natoo Patel at the ISSO (International Swaminarayan Satsang Organization) Norwalk Temple for his outstanding contributions to the Indian community.

HOWTHORNE, CA: Some 150 youth of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community spent the March 28 - 30 weekend gathered together at the Baitus Salaam Mosque in Hawthorne. The Regional South-West Coast retreat. The event had a total attendance of 155, with youth attending from Las Vegas,

NEW YORK: New York City's Sikhs celebrated Vaisakhi by rallying at New York City Hall to release a New York City Sikh civil rights agenda and an accompanying report on Sikh civil right concerns in New York.

CALIFORNIA: It was an afternoon of enchantment at the Hasya Kavi Sammelan jointly organized by Uttar Pradesh Mandal of America (UPMA) & The Indus Entrepreneur (TiE) on April 6, in Santa Clara, California.

Anaheim, CA: City Councilman and 33rd State Senate District Candidate Harry Sidhu announced on Apr 11, that he has received the endorsement of Aliso Viejo Mayor William "Bill" Phillips, signaling growing South County support for his candidacy.

ARTESIA: Representatives from several ethnic weeklies along with some well-known members of Indo-American community got together on April 9 to celebrate the launch of 'Square Pegs, Round Holes' penned by Jaswant Singh Sachdev, M.D. of Phoenix, Arizona.

MILPITAS, CA: Swagat Restaurant in Milpitas witnessed a huge turnout of Indian and other Asian community members in support of Milpitas Mayor Jose Esteves, at a fundraising event organized by Dr Romesh Japra on April 9.

EDWARDSVILLE: The mystery and miracle of India sparked to life in the Meridian Ballroom at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville last week during the India Night 2008 event organized by the Indian Students Association (ISA.)

CHICAGO: The Indian American Medical Association of Illinois (IAMA-IL) held a Seminar on Domestic Violence at the Viceroy of India Restaurant in Lombard, IL last week. It evoked a pretty good interest among members of the Indian community here.