IL SR0183

Declares April 2021 as Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month in Illinois

Recognizes Sikhs have lived in the United States for over 100 years, working in farms, lumber mills, mines, and railroads

Notes approximately 500,000 Sikh Americans exist nationally and 25,000 reside in Illinois; Sikhism is the world's fifth-largest religion with over 30 million adherents globally

Acknowledges Sikh Americans' contributions to Illinois and the United States in agriculture, information technology, small business, hospitality, medicine, trucking, and military service

Celebrates the 400th birth anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji, the ninth Sikh guru, born April 18, 1621