Save the date for February 5th, 6:00pm – 7:30pm for the reception of ‘Haq and History’ Exhibit at UFV’s S’eliyemetaxwtexw Gallery. This exhibit, curated and designed by the Royal BC Museum in partnership with the South Asian Studies Institute at UFV gives visitors a chance to experience stories from, and about South Asian Canadians that […]
Happy Holidays from the SASI
From all the staff, faculty associates and research students of the SASI, we wish you a very happy holiday season and many warm wishes for the New Year.
SASI Symposium and Commemoration of 550th Gurpurab
The SASI hosted two days of conversation and dialogue on November 28th and 29th, 2019. The first event on November 28th, titled “Commemorating 550th Gurpurab of Guru Nanak Dev ji,” was a community discussion on the life and impact of the philosophy of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji on humanity as many commemorate his 550th […]
SASI Director and Advisory Committee Member Honoured at Drishti Awards 2019
SASI Director, Dr. Satwinder Kaur Bains was honoured with the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ at the 2019 Drishti Awards Night. The lifetime achievement award is given to a positive community activist with exceptional dedication, professionalism and serving a vital contribution to their community. The awardee also needs to have, over the past 25 years or more, […]
UFVAA x BCAAC x UFV SASI x The Reach Gallery Presents: Exploring Diversity
The UFV Alumni Association in partnership with the BC Alliance for Arts and Culture, the South Asian Studies Institute and the Reach Gallery Museum Abbotsford hosted a panel titled “Exploring Diversity: A Dialogue on Culture, Ethnicity and Identity Through the Arts” on October 22, 2019. Sharing ideas that bring to light both professional and personal […]
SASI Supporter of ‘Women Who Named the Unnamed’ Event at Surrey City Hall
The SASI supported Surrey Muse Arts Society’s event titled ‘Women Who Named the Unnamed’ on September 28, 2019. The evening’s program was a three-hour stage show recognizing 15 distinguished women from Pakistan, Surrey, and Vancouver, who have each made substantial contributions to the development of communities through literature, art, scholarship, and activism. This included lawyers […]
Mo Dhaliwal Featured in UFV Alumni Magazine Skookum
(Please note, this blog post has been taken from UFV Today) The many lives of Mo Dhaliwal — alumni feature by Anne Russell on September 10, 2019 “Why me?”When we asked Mo Dhaliwal to be the subject of a feature in UFV’s Skookum magazine, he was a little hesitant. “I didn’t have a fantastic academic history at UFV. I […]
Fall 2019 SASI Students and Interns
The SASI was pleased to have two students working with us this Fall semester, one a Panjab University PhD student as part of the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship (QES) Exchange Program and the other, a UFV Communications Practicum student. Read below about some of their experiences and work: Simarjeet Singh Simarjeet Singh arrived in Abbotsford on […]
‘Hungry Bengal’ Lecture by Dr. Adrienne Fast
The SASI was pleased to host a lecture by its newest Faculty Associate, Dr. Adrienne Fast, curator of visual art and visual culture at the Reach Gallery Museum Abbotsford. On November 5, 2019. Dr. Fast’s talk, titled ‘Hungry Bengal’ looked at the ways in which the artists and their art were affected by the 1943 […]
UFV International Student & Alumni Welcome Reception
The SASI was pleased to partner with UFV Alumni and UFV International on September 17th for an international student welcome and reception. The networking and mentorship forum featured five successful alumni who were once international students at UFV. Each student read out a letter to their 18 year old self highlighting their struggles and successes. […]
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