Whereas Sikhism was founded by Guru Nanak who exhorted to his followers to— (1) remember God; (2) earn their living by honest means; and (3) share it with the less fortunate; Whereas Guru Nanak proclaimed that all men and women are equal, and criticized caste inequality and other forms of social injustice; Whereas 2019 marked the 550th anniversary of the birth of Guru Nanak; Whereas Sikhism teaches peace, reconciliation, and overcoming differences to build community; Whereas Sikhism is the world’s fifth largest religion, with more than 25,000,000 followers worldwide and about 1,000,000 in the United States; Whereas Sikhs first arrived in the United States in 1899, and many early pioneers worked to build the Nation’s railroads and other pieces of critical infrastructure; Whereas, by 1910, many Sikh pioneers had begun agriculture enterprises and helped feed the people of the United States; Whereas the first Sikh gurdwara was established in Stockton, California, in 1912, and continues to operate in the present day; Whereas there are now more than 200 gurdwaras in the United States; Whereas Sikhs have fought courageously for and alongside the United States in every conflict since World War I; Whereas despite these undeniable contributions to American society, Sikhs have faced discrimination in the United States; Whereas World War I veteran Bhagat Singh Thind courageously campaigned for the right of Sikhs and East Indians to become citizens, but was denied this right by the Supreme Court in the 1923 case United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind; Whereas legislation to authorize Sikhs and other East Indian immigrants to naturalize as United States citizens was not enacted until 1946; Whereas, in 1957, Dalip Singh Saund became the first Sikh American, the first Indian American, and the first Asian American elected to the United States House of Representatives