South Asian Studies Institute
(From UFV Today) Adrienne Chan and Satwinder Kaur Bains are weary anti-racism advocates. Both have dedicated decades of their personal and professional lives to the cause. But they carry on, because it’s a cause that they believe in to the core of their being. And they’d like your help. “Working against racism has been a … Read more
The SASI has been busy after recent funding it received from the Provincial Government for the South Asian Canadian Legacy Project. With six projects underway, there have been some wonderful staffing additions to the SASI team, supported by the Project Management Team. Currently, the SASI and its partners are taking on the following six projects: … Read more
UFV NEWS RELEASE The South Asian Studies Institute at UFV receives $1.14M funding For immediate Release: Abbotsford, BC: Sept 4, 2020 The Province of British Columbia is providing $1.14 million in funding to the South Asian Studies Institute at the Unversity of the Fraser Valley (SASI) with support from the Abbotsford Community Foundation to deliver Haq … Read more
June 8, 2020 Over the past 14 years, the South Asian Studies Institute has committed itself to listen, learn and work in our communities to oppose oppressive systems and acts of aggression like casteism and racism against vulnerable populations. We are committed to undertaking the work to dismantle systemic white privilege and power, to confront … Read more
The SASI has published its latest biennial report, highlighting some of its work, research and funding over two years. This report can be accessed by clicking: SASI Biennial Report 2018-2019.
The SASI is pleased to announce that it has successfully signed a contract with the Crime Reduction Research Program for a grant titled “Responses to Gang-related Violence and Issues Amongst South Asian Youth.” Beginning in 2017, the British Columbia Crime Reduction Research Program (CRRP) is a joint-research model which includes representation from the Ministry of Public … Read more
The SASI hosted a three part Ehsaas Film Festival themed ‘Indian Cinems and Shakespeare.’ Each week brought a new film and was led by three UFV Faculty members, Dr. David Christopher, Dr. Rajnish Dhawan and Dr. Prabhjot Parmar. The films featured were Maqbool (adaptation of Macbeth), Haider (adaptation of Hamlet) and Ram-Leela (adaptation of Romeo … Read more
(As seen in UFV Today) The University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) is receiving funding from the Government of Canada for research aimed at mitigating the spread of contagious diseases like COVID-19, particularly amongst international travelers. A team led by Dr. Cindy Jardine, UFV’s Canada Research Chair in Health and Community, will conduct research on … Read more
In 2019, the SASI received a Hari Sharma Foundation grant which allowed for the interviewing and data and archive collection of South Asian settlers across the Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland. Those videos, narrations, and some archival materials through the SASI Research Portal (www.southasiancanadianheritage.ca) are now available for viewing. This is a great resource for … Read more
The SASI had three students working over the Winter, 2020 semester with each student working on unique projects: Landon Kaetler Position: Research Assistant Year: January 2020 Landon is a Bachelor in Criminal Justice student at UFV. He collated information from local news sources to look for bias in the reporting connected to the lower mainland gang conflict. … Read more