United Sikhs is a civil and human rights, humanitarian aid

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and disaster relief

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which is also a

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affiliated group. The concept of United Sikhs was conceived in 1999 by three Sikh Americans. It is international in scope and aims to help people regardless of color, race, gender, nationality or creed.

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* Political advocacy groups in the United States Legal advocacy organizations in the United States Sikhism in the United States Sikhism in New York (state) Organizations established in 1999 1999 establishments in New York (state) Sikh organisations {{Sikhism-stub