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Four of the eight people killed in the shooting in Indianapolis last week were Sikhs.
There are more than 500,000 Sikhs in the US, but most Americans don't know who we are.
I wish more Americans were curious about people of other faiths.
Amitoj Singh is a New York based journalist who has previously been principal anchor and news editor at India's New Delhi Television (NDTV).
This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author.
Eight people were shot dead in Indianapolis last week in another act of senseless gun violence.
The fact that four of the eight people killed and two of the five people injured were from the Sikh faith — and that about 90% of the workers at the facility are Sikh — raised concerns that this was a hate crime targeting the community.