South Asian Studies Institute
(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
UFV students Andrea Sadowski and Michaela Reist were the 2019 recipients of the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship and used those funds for a Global Development Studies internship in Chandigarh, India. Their overall project was titled “Capacity Building for Policy and Planning in India: A Focus on Food Systems and Urban Growth Management.” Andrea and Michaela who … Read more
The successful run of the ‘We Are Hockey’ exhibit, displayed at the Sikh Heritage Museum, National Historic Site, Gur Sikh Temple, came to an official close on BC Family Day, February 17th. The closing event included a live-on- location by Sportsnet’s ReachDeep radio program featuring hosts Randip Janda and Dan Riccio. The event also included … Read more
The SASI, in partnership with UFV’s School of Creative Arts (SoCA) brought the ‘Haq and History’ exhibit to UFV’s S’eliyemetaxwtexw Gallery from January 15th to February 13th, 2020. The exhibit is based on a partnership between the South Asian Studies Institute and the Royal BC Museum since 2014. The exhibit was curated by the Royal … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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, … Read more
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 … Read more