South Asian Studies Institute
Jitender Singh( MSW) Panjab University, Chandigarh worked as a student intern from June to July at the SASI. The internship was a University studies project in which he was doing a cross cultural analysis of parenting support for children’s education by South Asian parents in Abbotsford. His project was titled: Restructuring Education through collaborative culture: … Read more
Dr. B.S. Ghuman, Vice-Chancellor of Punjabi University Patiala visited the SASI on July 3, 2018. Dr. B.S. Ghuman (who is also a Senior Faculty Associate of the SASI) visited the UFV campus and the SASI to discuss the modalities of the MoU that UFV has had with PiU since 2010. There were some great conversations looking … Read more
Join event leaders Dr. Malwinder Dhami and Dr. Amarjit Bajwa for a fun day of golf in support of a new research fellowship at the SASI. Friday, August 24th at 11am. Please contact Sheila.Reimer@ufv.ca for group registration details.
The Sikh Heritage Museum, a National Historic Site and Gur Sikh Temple (est. 1911), opened its tenth official exhibit titled Desis in the Diaspora. Desis in the Diaspora highlights South Asian Canadian youth artists who present their work across a broad spectrum of experiences and opinions. The question the exhibit poses is the meaning of the word desi. … Read more
(As seen in UFV Today) A SASI founding member, community philanthropist and advocate, Dr. Malwinder Singh Dhami will be receiving a UFV Honourary Degree.With a dental degree from India in his back pocket, Dr. Malwinder S. Dhami earned $2.95 an hour when he first came to Canada.He held no grudge behind that 7-11 counter, not even … Read more
The SASI was delighted to host Dr. Asma Qadri 0n April 30, 2018. Dr. Qadri is based in the Punjabi Department of the Oriental College of the University of Punjab in Pakistan. After doing her master’s in Punjabi Literature, she passed the Punjab Public Service Commission exam with distinction and joined the education department as a … Read more
(As seen in UFV Today) Drummers, dholis, dancers, and dignitaries were on hand on April 19. 2018, as Andy Sidhu was formally installed as the University of the Fraser Valley’s third Chancellor. A long-time proponent of community engagement and integration, Sidhu took over from Dr. Gwen Point, who served as UFV’s second Chancellor from 2015 to the … Read more
SASI staff were honoured to be a part of the first ever South Asian Hockey Night hosted by the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday, March 29th, 2018. The night was filled with many great moments and memories, including the ceremonial puck drop by, and honouring of Robin Bawa, who was the first South Asian Canadian to … Read more
The South Asian Studies Institute, in partnership with the Sikh Heritage Museum, National Historic Site Gur Sikh Temple, hosted author Amardeep Singh as he discussed his second pictoral publication: THE QUEST CONTINUES: LOST HERITAGE The Sikh Legacy in Pakistan. The second collection, much like his first book, motivates all communities to become aware of their … Read more
The SASI was honoured to host the new Consul General to Vancouver from India, Ms. Abhilasha Joshi on January 31, 2018 along with her colleague Ms. Gosain. SASI Faculty Associates and colleagues along with community members introduced themselves and their work and connections to India. Members of the Khalsa Diwan Society, Abbotsford were also in … Read more