The Sikh community members of Chicago visited the Illinois state capital Springfield, met the secretary of state Jesse White and also other legislators on November 29, 2000. The trip was organized by the Asian American Advisory Council to the secretary of state. The group met at the Illinois State building in Chicago for breakfast and boarded the special bus for this purpose. At the capitol they visited the assembly and the senate halls guided by the state representative Lisa Madigan. Later they met state senator James "Pate" Philip in his office to discuss some local issues of suburban Du Page county.
Jesse White had a reception for the group in his office and arranged to serve them lunch in his office. A cordial but informative discussion on Asian American community issues, the secretary's departmental services, and a question and answer session followed the lunch. Many other Asian American communities were represented.

Photographs from the trip:

Chicago Sikh community members with Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White
in his office in Springfield Illinois on Nov. 29, 2000

Chicago Sikh Americans pose with Illinois Senate Chairman James "Pate" Phillip in
the Illinois state capitol building in Springfield

Chicago Sikh community members in the Illinois capitol building standing by
President Lincoln's statue, in Springfield on November 29, 2000

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