South Asian Studies Institute
The SASI hosted its second annual symposium on November 30, 2018. This year’s theme to the conference was Interpretations and Expressions: The Evolution of South Asian Canadian Experiences. Building on the 2017 symposium which invited scholars to reflect on their ideas of the understanding and representation of South Asia in Canada, the 2018 symposium opened a … Read more
The inaugural set of ‘Research Encounters’ series co-presented by the UFV offices of Advancement and Research, Engagement and Graduate Studies featured one UFV faculty member and one guest lecturer from India. Dr. Jon Thomas, who holds the BC Regional Chair in Canada-India Partnership Development at UFV and is a faculty member in the School of … Read more
Dr. Jon Thomas, the Regional Innovation Chair in Canada-India Partnership Development at UFV presented at the Lucerne Talks 2018 International Leadership Seminar in October, 2018. Jon’s talk was titled “Canada-India Business Trade.”
The SASI was pleased to host the winning authors of the 2018 Dhahan Prize in Punjabi Literature on October 24, 2018. The SASI has an MoU with the Dhahan Prize in Punjabi Literature which includes an annual reading of the winning authors at the SASI. In addition to hosting the authors, the SASI provided translation … Read more
BCMA RoundUp Magazine Coverage The SASI is pleased to announce that the latest edition of the BC RoundUp Magazine, a BC Museums Association magazine features a story based on the work of the Punjabi Canadian Legacy Project. To view the magazine, please click here. The South Asian Studies Institute (SASI) at the University of the Fraser … Read more
President and Chancellor visit UFV India in Chandigarh by Anne Russell on November 8, 2018 UFV President Joanne MacLean and Chancellor Andy Sidhu touched down in Chandigarh in early November for their first visit to UFV India. Along with their partners Maureen Murphy and Pritam Sidhu, the president and chancellor had a jam-packed agenda for their week-long visit. … Read more
UFV Alumni Association in partnership with the South Asian Studies Institute hosted the inaugural Chandigarh Student Social for the newest batch of students who arrived from UFV India to the Abbotsford Campus to complete their degrees. The October 17, 2018 event featured talks by two UFV India Alumni- Ms. Avneet Riar and Mr. Arjunveer Kamra, … Read more
The inaugural ‘Building Bridges Community Golf Day’ which took place on Friday, August 24, 2018 at the Chilliwack Golf & Country Club was a great success. The Community Golf Day was established to raise funds for the South Asian Research Fellowship Program at the South Asian Studies Institute (SASI). The idea for the golf tournament … Read more
Dr. Renu Modi, Associate Professor and former Director, Centre for African Studies, University of Mumbai, India visited the South Asian Studies Institute on May 28th, 2018 to speak about the gendered perspectives on the Indian diaspora in East Africa. Dr. Modi gave a very well received talk on: History Missed Her Story: Gendered Perspectives on … Read more
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