{"id":1244,"date":"2023-04-11T12:23:29","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T19:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/?p=1244"},"modified":"2023-04-28T12:01:36","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T19:01:36","slug":"sikh-heritage-month-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/2023\/04\/11\/sikh-heritage-month-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Sikh Heritage Month 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">April is Sikh Heritage Month, and CHASI is observing the occasion every Tuesday!<\/div>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\"><\/h3>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">Part 1:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">First, we&#8217;re highlighting and acknowledging the incredible charitable work our local Sikh community performs.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"auto\">\u201cPillows for evacuees in Abbotsford, pizza for dozens of truck drivers stuck in Kamloops, homemade meals choppered in to hundreds who have been sleeping in their cars in Hope. Those are some of the ways Khalsa Aid Canada has mobilized volunteers in B.C. in the wake of disastrous flooding.\u201d \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/vancouver.citynews.ca\/2021\/11\/17\/bc-floods-volunteer-aid\/\">Sikh relief organization offers aid across flood-ravaged B.C.<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">\u201cWe have helped save over 165,000 lives over the past two decades through national blood donation events. Sikh Nation has also become Canadian Blood Services\u2019 largest contributor to the pledge-based Partners for Life program.\u201d \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blood.ca\/en\/ways-donate\/partners-life\/national-partners\/sikh-nation?fbclid=IwAR2R7LNsiK6gOR_xm26Z-kXgZuWcNMzlL0QcxEnu4RqfaW7KGIsQGJbO3mE\">Blood Donation by Sikh Nation<\/a>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThe ride began Sunday morning at a Gurdwara in Abbotsford, then made its way to a Gurdwara in Surrey. The goal is to raise more than $100,000 which will go towards continuing Diabetes Canada\u2019s vital research.\u201d \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9028486\/b-c-s-sikh-motorcycle-club-of-canada-holds-annual-fundraising-ride-for-diabetes\/\">B.C.\u2019s Sikh Motorcycle Club of Canada holds annual fundraising ride for diabetes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<h3>Part 2:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xdj266r x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">This Sikh Heritage Month, we encourage you to attend the many great events\/exhibitions in our community!<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/2023\/04\/03\/press-breaker-film-screening-and-panel-discussion-april-21\/\">&#8216;Press Breaker\u2019 Film Screening and Panel Discussion at UFV<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tourismabbotsford.ca\/event-directory\/sikh-heritage-month\/\">Exhibitions in Abbotsford<\/a>, via <span class=\"xt0psk2\">Tourism Abbotsford<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surreyvaisakhiparade.com\/\">Surrey&#8217;s Vaisakhi Parade<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Part 3:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Every April millions of Sikhs come together to celebrate Vaisakhi. Our research assistant, Imran Tatla, attended the Surrey Vaisakhi Parade (April 22nd, 2023), and provided insightful pictures of the celebration.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">If you want to learn more about the importance of Vaisakhi to the Sikh Community, check out this explanation on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basicsofsikhi.com\/post\/what-is-vaisakhi\">Basics of Sikhi<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1257\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2023\/04\/1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Images show large crowds at the Vaisakhi parade, musicians, performers, trucks and buses with celebratory signs, and booths and tends lining the street.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2023\/04\/1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2023\/04\/1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2023\/04\/1.jpg 843w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1265 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230425_113932_477-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230425_113932_477-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230425_113932_477-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230425_113932_477.jpg 843w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1264\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230425_113926_360-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230425_113926_360-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230425_113926_360-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230425_113926_360.jpg 843w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1263\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230425_113909_423-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230425_113909_423-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230425_113909_423-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230425_113909_423.jpg 843w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1262\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230425_113902_547-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230425_113902_547-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230425_113902_547-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230425_113902_547.jpg 843w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1261\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230425_113859_120-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230425_113859_120-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230425_113859_120-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230425_113859_120.jpg 843w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1260\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230425_113857_481-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230425_113857_481-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230425_113857_481-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230425_113857_481.jpg 843w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1259\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230425_113852_247-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230425_113852_247-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230425_113852_247-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230425_113852_247.jpg 843w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1258\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230425_113849_807-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230425_113849_807-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230425_113849_807-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230425_113849_807.jpg 843w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\"><\/h3>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">Part 4:<\/h3>\n<p>To close out Sikh Heritage Month, CHASI Research Assistant Imran Tatla took a moment to teach us about Langar, and our illustrator Sharon Strauss created a beautiful illustration to represent this important part of Sikh culture.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NqVXqVcm66U\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div 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Part 1: First, we&#8217;re highlighting and acknowledging the incredible charitable work our local Sikh community performs. \u201cPillows for evacuees in Abbotsford, pizza for dozens of truck drivers stuck in Kamloops, homemade meals choppered in to hundreds who have been sleeping in their &#8230; <a title=\"Sikh Heritage Month 2023\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/2023\/04\/11\/sikh-heritage-month-2023\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":232,"featured_media":1266,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[206,205,219],"class_list":["post-1244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-observances","tag-imran-tatla","tag-sharon-strauss","tag-sikh-hertage-month"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/232"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1244"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1244\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1269,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1244\/revisions\/1269"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}