Voter disenfranchisement

Creator: Basran, Gurcharn S.

Dr. Gurcharn S. Basran speaks about early Indo-Canadian pioneers and their experiences in Canada, citizenship rights and later immigration issues, and government interactions with Indian immigrants.

A news clipping from the Cowichan News Leader on the recollections of Maha Kour Lashman, a resident of Paldi, on her life in Paldi and Prime Minister Nehru's visit to the region in 1949.

Creator: Province (newspaper)

Article from The Vancouver Daily Province discussing the notice of amendment to the Vancouver Incorporation Act to exclude South Asian Canadians from voting in municipal elections.

Front page article on the pending arrest of Houssein Rahim for voting in direct violation of the Provincial Elections Act.

A news clipping describing, in detail, the unanimous decision by the British Columbia legislature to exclude South Asian immigrants from the right to vote. It includes several quotes from various members on the bill, reasons why they would vote for it, and on other related topics pertaining to immigrants in British Columbia including the Medical Board of Examiners and the potential reaction from the Canadian federal government and the British imperial government to the decision.

A news clipping discussing a bill to propose an amendment to the Provincial Elections Act that would disallow any South Asian immigrants from voting, in spite of being British citizens.

Watercolour painting of Bishan Singh, a fictionalized character created for the (DIS)Enfranchisement - 1907-1947: The Forty Year Struggle for The Vote exhibit based on the real experiences of South Asian Canadians.