South Asian Studies Institute

The SASI hosted a forum based on its curated exhibit ‘We Are Hockey’ at the Sikh Heritage Museum and National Historic Site Gur Sikh Temple on May 28, 2019. The forum featured a keynote address from Dr. Courtney Szto, whose PhD dissertation was the motivation and research piece behind the exhibit. The forum also featured … Read more

On March 29th, 2019, the South Asian Studies Institute at the University of the Fraser Valley hosted the opening reception for the ‘We Are Hockey’ exhibit. This exhibit is a vibrant, historically rich, counter narrative of Canada’s beloved sport: hockey. Centered on the experiences of peoples of colour, this exhibit challenges singularly racial perspectives on the meaning … Read more

The SASI is pleased to announce it has been awarded two grants. The first, the Shastri Programme Development Grant (an amount of 300,000 RS) will allow the SASI Director and Vice-Chancellor of Panjabi University, Dr. B.S Ghuman to develop two workshops (Canada and India) for stakeholders including policy makers both Canada and India, academic administrators, … Read more

The South Asian Studies Institute’s Coordinator (Sharanjit Kaur Sandhra) has edited a collection of articles for the Royal BC Museum’s online magazine Curious. Curious connects the public with the curators and staff of the Royal BC Museum. The magazine’s goal is to discover the unique perspectives and hear the incredible stories of such community. The current … Read more

Since 2011, The South Asian Studies Institute has had a ten year partnership with the Sikh Heritage Museum and National Historic Site and Gur Sikh Temple. The SASI, in partnership with the Reach Gallery Museum Abbotsford and the Khalsa Diwan Society, Abbotsford have curated and installed exhibits of varying degrees, highlighting Sikh migration history, art … Read more

Since 2014, the South Asian Studies Institute has partnered with the Royal BC Museum to record, narrate and include in a historical record the stories of Punjabi settlers in the Province of British Columbia. To date, the SASI and the RBCM have collected interviews and collected archives of 148 Punjabi families across the entire Province. … Read more

The SASI was pleased to be a part of the first annual UFV Valley Fest the week of March 11, 2019. The week long open campus event was an opportunity for various departments to open their doors to the community and get to learn more about each other. The South Asian Studies Institute featured its Udhaari … Read more

An audio podcast, based on the 2nd Annual Symposium SASI symposium hosted in November, 2018 can be accessed online. The 2nd Annual Symposium, titled: Interpretations and Expressions: The Evolution of South Asian Canadian Experiences looked at ‘South Asia’ as a region in part as a complex enigma when it becomes attached to Canadian diaspora experiences. … Read more

(Article courtesy of Drishti Magazine) A new Stop of Interest sign has been unveiled at the Gur Sikh Temple and Heritage Museum in Abbotsford, providing travellers with information about the oldest still-standing Sikh gurdwara”in North America. “B.C.’s Stop of Interest signs are a way to share our province’s history,” said Claire Trevena, Minister of Transportation … Read more

UFV India recently launched training for the Supported Learning Groups Program (SLG) at the Chandigarh campus. The initiative was led by Navneet Sidhu, the Coordinator for the SLG program at UFV Canada, who visited UFV Chandigarh to train staff, faculty and students. SLGs are peer led study sessions aimed to improve study skills and grades … Read more