South Asian Studies Institute
Taken from the Royal BC Museum Media Release: November 21, 2015. To many people who grew up on Vancouver Island, the scent of fresh cut pine and the sight of stacked plywood evokes long held memories of the Indo Canadian community’s logging and forestry roots in British Columbia. But the historical accounts of logging and … Read more
With the recent appointment of the first turbaned Sikh, Mr. Harjit Singh Sajjan as Canada’s Minister of National Defense on November 4th, 2015, many media outlets reached out to the Centre for Indo Canadian Studies, and its Director, Ms. Satwinder Kaur Bains on the significance of this moment. According to the official website for the Prime … Read more
Dr. Mike Ivanof, UFV School of Business presented Leadership in the context of globalization on Saturday, October 3, 2015 at St. Bede’s College, Shimla, India. He spoke on “Challenges and Opportunities emerging from Globalization, and the types of leadership styles, skills and traits that would lead to the most desirable outcomes in terms of successful development … Read more
On Tuesday, September 29th at 5pm in the UFV S’eliyemetaxwtexw Art Gallery, the Centre for Indo Canadian Studies curated and launched an exhibition on Sikh Feminism’s entitled: (Mis)Interpretation: Sikh Feminisms in representations, texts and lived realities The critical Sikh feminist ethnographic exhibition was created in partnership with the Visual Arts Department and the International Department at … Read more
UFV’s President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Mark Evered collaborated with 100 Year Journey founder Rana Vig as he joined former Attorney General and pioneer, the Honourable Wally Oppal, Q,C, for a unique and ground breaking initiative – “Conversations Along The Way” – a discussion of South Asian pioneers, their contributions and our on going responsibility as the … Read more
By Valerie Franklin (The Cascade) – Email Maybe you’ve noticed them as you wait for the bus, or as you haul your overdue books to the library: a series of haunting, intense portraits of men, women, and children displayed in the rotunda of UFV’s G-building. The portraits are the work of Vancouver photographer Tony Hoare, who has spent … Read more
Satwinder Kaur Bains Receives 2015 Order of Abbotsford (Article from the Indo-Canadian Voice) ABBOTSFORD City Council recently announced the 2015 recipients of the Order of Abbotsford: Satwinder Kaur Bains, Trudy Beyak and George W. Peary. The Order of Abbotsford recognizes and honours individuals … Read more
The Centre for Indo Canadian Studies welcomed its newest members of the Indo Canadian Community Advisory Committee this past Spring. Since the formation of the Centre for Indo Canadian Studies and the BC Regional Innovation Chair in Canada-India Business and Economic Development in 2006, the role of the ICCAC has been to provide general advice to … Read more
Three excellent students received scholarships and recognition for their contributions, work ethic and excellent research skills. The first student, Anecia Gill, was nominated and awarded the annual Undergraduate Research Excellence (URE) Award from the Office of Research, Engagement and Graduate Studies. Anecia, and her fellow URE student recipients were honoured at a dinner gala located … Read more
My name is Derek Ward-Hall, I am a 4th(ish) year student in the Bachelor of Business Administration program at UFV. In May, I packed up my bags and moved to Chandigarh for a seven month stint at UFV India. The decision of why I wanted to come to India is not extremely complex. First, growing … Read more