# "Why I Support Obama as a Sikh American," a Commentary by Valarie Kaur January 30, 2008 Author: Valerie Kaur Source: Barack Obama, Community Blog As a Sikh American whose family settled in America 100 years ago, this election is different than any other my family has seen. This is the first election where I believe the future of my community and country rests on our support of a single presidential candidate: Barack Obama. See also:- [ Advocacy/Government ](/news-stories/advocacygovernment) - [ Elections/Voting ](/news-stories/electionsvoting) - [ Opinions/Editorials ](/news-stories/opinionseditorials) - [ Valarie Kaur ](/news-stories/valarie-kaur) - [ Sikhism ](/religions/sikhism) - [ Civic ](/tags/civic) Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#)