Komagata Maru tragedy
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Creator: Khalsa Diwan Society (Abbotsford)
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Program for the Komagata Maru 75th anniversary event held in Vancouver, B.C. on July 23, 1989. The program is printed on pink paper and there is a photograph of the Komagata Maru printed on the cover. The program details the schedule for the event and provides the lyrics for the Canadian anthem as well as the Sikh national anthem.
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Program for the Komagata Maru 75th anniversary event held in Vancouver, B.C. on July 23, 1989. The program is printed on white paper and there is a photograph of the Komagata Maru printed on the cover. The program details the schedule for the event and provides a copy of an official proclamation from the province of British Columbia announcing the establishment of "Komagata Maru Memorial Day," in British Columbia.
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Record detailing the dates of the 75th anniversary of the Komagata Maru tragedy.
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Creator: Neel, Swarnjit Kaur
Creator: Khalsa Diwan Society (Abbotsford)
Creator: Guru Nanak Sikh Temple (Surrey)
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Pamphlet detailing the history of the Komagata Maru tragedy
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Enamel pin with the outline in the shape of the Komagata Maru ship, with the details, "Komagata Maru Anniv. 1914-1989."
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White commemorative button from the Komagata Maru 75th Anniversary, depicting an image of the Komagata Maru, and the dates 1914-1989
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Yellow commemorative button from the Komagata Maru 75th Anniversary, depicting an image of passengers on the Komagata Maru, and the dates 1914-1989
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Photograph of the Komagata Maru Memorial construction site in Vancouver, B.C.
On May 23, 1914, the vessel S.S. Komagata Maru reached the shores of Burrard Inlet in Vancouver, British Columbia. On board were 376 passengers, British subjects of Indian descent, including 340 Sikhs, 24 Muslims and 12 Hindus, along with the Japanese crew and a cargo of 1,500 tons of coal. The ship was not allowed to berth so for the next two months government officials denied all passengers entry into Canada. This standoff represented an important challenge to Canadian immigration policies that discriminated on the basis of race. The local South Asian community united to fight their deportation, but eventually lost the legal battle, and the ship and most of its passengers were sent back to India. When S.S. Komagata Maru returned to Budge Budge in Calcutta on September 29, 1914 (today known as Kolkata, India), a massacre occurred. British Indian forces—informed by British perceptions that the passengers were revolutionaries—fired at the returnees. Twenty passengers died, many more were injured, more than two hundred were imprisoned without charge, and others went into exile. This tragedy is a symbol of the early struggle of South Asian Canadians for justice and equality and remains a significant event in Canadian history, symbolizing racial discrimination and sparking movements for South Asian rights and immigration reform.
On May 23, 1914, the vessel S.S. Komagata Maru reached the shores of Burrard Inlet in Vancouver, British Columbia. On board were 376 passengers, British subjects of Indian descent, including 340 Sikhs, 24 Muslims and 12 Hindus, along with the Japanese crew and a cargo of 1,500 tons of coal. The ship was not allowed to berth so for the next two months government officials denied all passengers entry into Canada. This standoff represented an important challenge to Canadian immigration policies that discriminated on the basis of race. The local South Asian community united to fight their deportation, but eventually lost the legal battle, and the ship and most of its passengers were sent back to India. When S.S. Komagata Maru returned to Budge Budge in Calcutta on September 29, 1914 (today known as Kolkata, India), a massacre occurred. British Indian forces—informed by British perceptions that the passengers were revolutionaries—fired at the returnees. Twenty passengers died, many more were injured, more than two hundred were imprisoned without charge, and others went into exile. This tragedy is a symbol of the early struggle of South Asian Canadians for justice and equality and remains a significant event in Canadian history, symbolizing racial discrimination and sparking movements for South Asian rights and immigration reform.
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Photograph of the Komagata Maru Memorial construction site in Vancouver, B.C.
On May 23, 1914, the vessel S.S. Komagata Maru reached the shores of Burrard Inlet in Vancouver, British Columbia. On board were 376 passengers, British subjects of Indian descent, including 340 Sikhs, 24 Muslims and 12 Hindus, along with the Japanese crew and a cargo of 1,500 tons of coal. The ship was not allowed to berth so for the next two months government officials denied all passengers entry into Canada. This standoff represented an important challenge to Canadian immigration policies that discriminated on the basis of race. The local South Asian community united to fight their deportation, but eventually lost the legal battle, and the ship and most of its passengers were sent back to India. When S.S. Komagata Maru returned to Budge Budge in Calcutta on September 29, 1914 (today known as Kolkata, India), a massacre occurred. British Indian forces—informed by British perceptions that the passengers were revolutionaries—fired at the returnees. Twenty passengers died, many more were injured, more than two hundred were imprisoned without charge, and others went into exile. This tragedy is a symbol of the early struggle of South Asian Canadians for justice and equality and remains a significant event in Canadian history, symbolizing racial discrimination and sparking movements for South Asian rights and immigration reform.
On May 23, 1914, the vessel S.S. Komagata Maru reached the shores of Burrard Inlet in Vancouver, British Columbia. On board were 376 passengers, British subjects of Indian descent, including 340 Sikhs, 24 Muslims and 12 Hindus, along with the Japanese crew and a cargo of 1,500 tons of coal. The ship was not allowed to berth so for the next two months government officials denied all passengers entry into Canada. This standoff represented an important challenge to Canadian immigration policies that discriminated on the basis of race. The local South Asian community united to fight their deportation, but eventually lost the legal battle, and the ship and most of its passengers were sent back to India. When S.S. Komagata Maru returned to Budge Budge in Calcutta on September 29, 1914 (today known as Kolkata, India), a massacre occurred. British Indian forces—informed by British perceptions that the passengers were revolutionaries—fired at the returnees. Twenty passengers died, many more were injured, more than two hundred were imprisoned without charge, and others went into exile. This tragedy is a symbol of the early struggle of South Asian Canadians for justice and equality and remains a significant event in Canadian history, symbolizing racial discrimination and sparking movements for South Asian rights and immigration reform.
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Photograph of the Komagata Maru Memorial construction site in Vancouver, B.C.
On May 23, 1914, the vessel S.S. Komagata Maru reached the shores of Burrard Inlet in Vancouver, British Columbia. On board were 376 passengers, British subjects of Indian descent, including 340 Sikhs, 24 Muslims and 12 Hindus, along with the Japanese crew and a cargo of 1,500 tons of coal. The ship was not allowed to berth so for the next two months government officials denied all passengers entry into Canada. This standoff represented an important challenge to Canadian immigration policies that discriminated on the basis of race. The local South Asian community united to fight their deportation, but eventually lost the legal battle, and the ship and most of its passengers were sent back to India. When S.S. Komagata Maru returned to Budge Budge in Calcutta on September 29, 1914 (today known as Kolkata, India), a massacre occurred. British Indian forces—informed by British perceptions that the passengers were revolutionaries—fired at the returnees. Twenty passengers died, many more were injured, more than two hundred were imprisoned without charge, and others went into exile. This tragedy is a symbol of the early struggle of South Asian Canadians for justice and equality and remains a significant event in Canadian history, symbolizing racial discrimination and sparking movements for South Asian rights and immigration reform.
On May 23, 1914, the vessel S.S. Komagata Maru reached the shores of Burrard Inlet in Vancouver, British Columbia. On board were 376 passengers, British subjects of Indian descent, including 340 Sikhs, 24 Muslims and 12 Hindus, along with the Japanese crew and a cargo of 1,500 tons of coal. The ship was not allowed to berth so for the next two months government officials denied all passengers entry into Canada. This standoff represented an important challenge to Canadian immigration policies that discriminated on the basis of race. The local South Asian community united to fight their deportation, but eventually lost the legal battle, and the ship and most of its passengers were sent back to India. When S.S. Komagata Maru returned to Budge Budge in Calcutta on September 29, 1914 (today known as Kolkata, India), a massacre occurred. British Indian forces—informed by British perceptions that the passengers were revolutionaries—fired at the returnees. Twenty passengers died, many more were injured, more than two hundred were imprisoned without charge, and others went into exile. This tragedy is a symbol of the early struggle of South Asian Canadians for justice and equality and remains a significant event in Canadian history, symbolizing racial discrimination and sparking movements for South Asian rights and immigration reform.