The James Logan Courier

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Congratulations to Sarvarinder Kaur, Ramanpreet Kaur, Amandeep Kaur, Sandeep Gill, Baljeet Kaur and Jagdeep Saini for winning scholarship of $1000 each, awarded by Fremont Gurdwara Sahib for overall excellence in academics, extra curricular activities, community service and determined nature to learn and desire to perform exceptionally well in the classroom.

A 4.0 GPA, determination to complete PhD in Aerospace Engineering in the U.S., and a student who spends his lunch breaks working in the cafeteria to support his family’s rent were some of the considerations in the award of these 20 scholarships of $1000 each.

By Susan Yackee, VOA News
Muslim-Americans fear there may be a public backlash following the recent attempted car bombing in New York's Times Square by Pakistani-American suspect Faisal Shahzad. They faced one following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. A timely new book examines the "identity crisis" in America's greater Muslim community.

"My findings are of urgent relevance to America, today," says author Akbar Ahmed of his book, Journey into Islam. “Communication is needed between the two segments [Muslim and non-Muslim] of society.”

From wikipedia:
Mamie Smith (May 26, 1883, Cincinnati, Ohio – September 16, 1946, New York City) was an American vaudeville singer, dancer, pianist and actress, who appeared in several motion pictures late in her career. As a vaudeville singer she performed a number of styles including jazz and blues. She entered blues history by being the first African American to make vocal blues recordings in 1920.

Early years
Smith was born Mamie Robinson in Cincinnati, Ohio. She toured with African-American vaudeville and minstrel shows until settling in New York City in 1913, where she worked as a cabaret singer. She appeared in songwriter Perry Bradford's musical Made in Harlem in 1918.

Listen to Mamie Smith sing Going Crazy with the Blues, one of 14 of her songs available free from redhotjazz.com.