,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #fhi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ab1         
#bjai,mr4 ,g>am5di 7= himself1 ,mr4     
,co/a1 ,ms4 ,/ev5s1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51 ,ms4   
,spanb]g]1 & ,mr4 ,cook7 submitt$ !     
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m         
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! significance 
( ! #eej? bir? anniv]s>y ( ,guru ,nanak1
 ! f\nd] ( ,sikhism1 to ,sikh ,am]icans 
& ,sikhs worldwide4  ,:]eas ! ,unit$    
,/ates is enri*$ by ! div]sity ( its    
resid5ts1 :o h cultivat$ a climate (    
social tol]ance & intellectual pluralism
 t has su/a9$ x ?r\gh\t its hi/ory2     
,:]eas ! ,sikh community1 :i* orig9at$ 9
 ,punjab1 9 ,s\? ,asia1 & began         
immigrat+ into ! ,unit$ ,/ates ov] #ajj 
ye>s ago1 has play$ an important role 9 
develop+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas        
,sikhism is ! _w's fif? l>ge/ religion )
 ne>ly #cj1jjj1jjj foll[]s1 includ+ ab\t
 #a1jjj1jjj 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas a 
holi/ic und]/&+ ( peace1 support$ by    

ideas ( equality & frat]nity1 is "p ( ! 
,sikh tradition2 ,:]eas ! v orig9 (     
,sikhism is l9k$ to ov]com+ communal    
hatr$ & divisions2 ,:]eas ! ye> #bjai   
c>ries significance = ,sikhs across !   
globe z be+ ! #eej? bir? anniv]s>y ( !  
f\nd] ( ! ,sikh fai?1 ,guru ,nanak2     
,:]eas ,guru ,nanak 7#adfi-aeci7 prea*$ 
to 8 foll[]s to-- 7#a7 rememb] ,god2    
7#b7 e>n _! liv+ by hone/ means2 &  7#c7
 %>e x ) ! less =tunate2  ,:]eas ,guru  
,nanak 0 an orig9al spiritual ?9k] &    
express$ 8 ?\ghts 9 extraord9>y poetry t
 =ms ! basis ( ,sikh scripture1 ,guru   
,gran? ,sahib2 ,:]eas ,guru ,nanak's    
social tea*+s d5\nc$ ! ca/e sy/em &     
taught t ev]yone is equal1 reg>dless (  
ca/e1 cre$1 or g5d]2 ,:]eas ,guru       
,nanak's message 0 to recognize ! entire
 human race z "o2 & ,:]eas ,guru ,nanak 
criticiz$ ca/e & g5d] inequalities &    
decl>$ t all m5 & wom5 are equal3 ,n[1  
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives recognizes !            
significance ( ! #eej? bir? anniv]s>y ( 

,guru ,nanak1 ! f\nd] ( ,sikhism1 to    
,sikh ,am]icans & ,sikhs worldwide4