Scrapbook 04

Newspaper clipping titled, India-Usa Equal Partners: The Asiatic Roar, published on March 3rd, 2006. The article is an extract from President George W. Bush's speech to the Asian Society in Washington, DC. more

Newspaper clipping titled, "Landing that Elusive Job in B.C.," that highlights the experience of Polly Nahar, an immigrant from Bangladesh who struggled with the difficuties in securing a job despite being a professional engineer and having a work experience of 14 years. The article, published in the Vancouver Sun on 2nd February, 2007 by Michael Scott, discusses how the Canadian rules… more

Newspaper clipping titled, "Valley links to booming Punjab," published in the Vancouver Sun on 12th February, 2007 and written by Joanne Lee-Young, discusses how Abbotsford Indo-Canadian entrepreneurs, such as Jatinder Sidhu and Manjit Dhillon, are planning to gain new opportunities in their homeland Punjab, as they believe that British Columbia's presence in Indian businesses has… more

On March 2, 2006 in New Delhi, George W. Bush and Manmohan Singh signed a Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, following an initiation during the July 2005 summit in Washington between the two leaders over civilian nuclear cooperation. This agreement, according to President Bush, says that things change, times change, that leadership can make a difference. This article detailing the agreement was… more

Newspaper clipping titled, "A-G Calls For Fight Against 'Cancer' of Spousal Abuse," published in the Vancouver Sun on 3rd November, 2006 and written by Kim Bolan. On November 2nd, 2006 more than two thousand people gathered at an emergency community forum organised by Surrey-based Radio India focusing on violence against women in the South Asian community. The article notes… more

Newspaper clipping titled, Chinese Influx Slowing, India Becoming Top Immigrant Source, discussing various factors such as the one-child law and the increasing opportunities in China resulting in a steadily lowering influx of international students. As a result, a higher chance arises of India eventually becoming the top source of international students in Canada. The article was published in the… more

Newspaper clipping titled, "Language, Competition Form Stumbling Blocks," highlighting the language difficulties and competition from Canadian-born educated workforce that the immigrants in Canada are facing, resulting in a much lower income for them as compared to the Canadian population. The article suggests some solutions to cure this problem. The article was published in the… more

Newspaper clipping titled, "Facing an issue: Is the veil a sign of extremism?" about a fierce debate broken out in Egypt and other Muslim countries over whether the niqab, a cloth covering a woman's face with only a slit for the eyes, is required for modesty or a dangerous sign of political extremism that should be banned. The article, written by Nadia Abou El-Magd, also includes… more

Newspaper clipping titled, "South Asian gangstas hit the mark," highlighting the novel "Londonstani" written by Gautam Malkani about South Asian youths growing up and living in London. The article was published in The Vancouver Sun on October 18th, 2006 and written by Clint Burnham. more

Newspaper clipping titled, Can India Fly? The article talks about the various reasons that the Indian businesses are set to show tremendous growth in the coming years while also discussing some challanges that might prevent these businessess from reaching their full potentials. The article was published in The Economist on 3rd June, 2006.

Newspaper clipping titled, "Sikhs outraged by-immigration plan·that asks Singhs, Kaurs to change names" highlighting the outrage caused within the Sikh community after a federal policy asked immigrants to Canada with the surnames Singh or Kaur- two of the most common in India - to change them to avoid applicant mix-ups. The surnames Singh and Kaur, males and females, respectively, have… more

Newspaper clipping titled, "Indo-Canadian professionals step up fight to win skilled jobs" highlights the issue of discrimination against foreign credentials in Canada making highly skilled immigrants, such as Dr. Gian Singh Sangha and other members of the South Asian Canadian community, work as taxi drivers or take on security jobs. The article discusses how the community believes that… more

Newspaper clipping titled, "Modern Marriage: Young nurse willing to give 'arranged' nuptials a go - on her own terms," highlighting the story of a 26-year old Indo-Canadian nurse, Preet Bains, who is willing to try an arranged marriage as she believes that modern arranged marriages are more flexible than they used to be. She states that this will allow her to find someone she… more

Newspaper clipping titled, "Sikh name change supports hated caste system" published on 29th July, 2007 in The Province. The article includes opinion pieces written by readers. One piece notes that the Canadian policy asking applicants for immigration to Canada to add a family name or surname to the existing name that ends with Singh or Kaur, does not intend to hurt Sikh sentiments,… more

Newspaper clipping titled, "Trade deal with India would provide access to huge market", where the Surrey-based Coast Clear Wood's president, Tom Sundher, discusses the potential economic gains that would arise from free-trade agreements between Canada and India. more

Newspaper clipping titled, "Happy With the Arrangement", highlighting the story of Surjit Singh and Joginder Kaur Kalsi who had their marriage arranged when they were young, in a Punjabi village. They speak about how they believe an arranged marriage ensures a good marriage. However, the article further stipulates how according to studies done, many young South Asian Canadians are more… more

Newspaper clipping of seminar titled, "Amritsar's Urban Planning: Hopes and Challenges" held at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar in which several teachers as well as students of the University of the Fraser Valley, Canada, participated in a debate with Deputy Commissioner, K S Pannu, asking questions regarding the development of Amritsar "Guru Nagari" and discussed… more

Newspaper clipping titled, "The Way We Are" written by John Ralston Saul in the Vancouver Sun. The article discusses how despite Canada's success in terms of immigration and citizenship through building a stable and non-monolithic society from the start, many do not understand the whole process and cannot recognize how the country fails in certain regards. The article further… more

Newspaper clipping titled, "Delegates Discuss Indo-Canadian Cooperation" details the events of a two-day seminar "Cooperative development, peace and security: Indo-Canadian cooperation" organized at the Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID) in Sector 19, Chandigarh on 17th December, 2009. The purpose of the seminar was to promote connectivity between… more

Newspaper clipping titled, Satwinder Bains director, Center for Indo-Canadian Studies, written by Ajit Jain in India Abroad published on 24th November, 2006 highlighting the inauguration of Satwinder Bains as the Director of the Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies, University of the Fraser Valley.

Newspaper clipping titled, "Immigrants will make India a key market for Canada, expert says," written by Peter O'Neil, and published in the Vancouver Sun. The article details how in the near future, Canada would be accepting more immigrants from India than any other country. The article highlights how this could affect trade and markets as this immigration trend could lead to… more

Newspaper clipping titled, "Sikh funeral in Christian church denied," written by Neil Corbett in the Abbotsford News. The article details an incident of Abbotsford's Sevenoaks Alliance Church refusing to allow a Sikh funeral for Jasmer Singh 'Sher' Braich, to take place there. The article includes a discussion with Charan Gill, the CEO of Progressive Intercultural… more

Photo collage taken on Punjabi Day 2010 at the University of the Fraser Valley.