Abbotsford

Creator: Bains, Satwinder

Newspaper clipping titled, "Centre For lndo Canadian Studies, University College of the Fraser Valley," written by Dr. Satwinder Bains, Director of the Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies, published in March, 2011. The article talks about the origin of the Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies at the University College of the Fraser Vally, in British Columbia. The article discusses the history behind the establishment of the BC Regional Innovation Chair on Canada-India Business and Economic Development and the Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies. It further explains the various ways in which the Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies contributes towards the Indo-Canadian Community.

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

Creator: Corbett, Neil

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 Community Serices in Surrey, who expressed the disappointment of the Sikh community. The article also includes the response from Pastor Lyle Magnus of Sevenoaks Alliance who argued that a Sikh funeral did not fit the facility usage policy and it was unfair to call the church prejudicial.

Newspaper article detailing the celebrations during the grand opening of the Gur Sikh Temple in Abbotsford, B.C., as a historic Canadian site. The article also includes photographs from the event.

Creator: Tejvir

Image from the Punjabi Patrika newspaper of the Gur Sikh Temple in Abbotsford, B.C. detailing the date of the gurdwara's grand opening.

Newspaper article describing the grand opening of the Gur Sikh Temple in Abbotsford, B.C. as a historic Canadian site. The article further explains the project undertaken by the Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies at the University College of the Fraser Valley, to record, document, and preserve the history of early South Asian settlers in the province of British Columbia, and how the story of the Gur Sikh Temple is part of this endeavour.

Invitation for the grand opening of the Gur Sikh Temple in Abbotsford, B.C. held on April 1, 2007. The gurdwara, the oldest surviving one in North America, was also recognized as a historic site of Canada.

Newspaper written in Punjabi about Afghan M.P. Malalai Joya appealing to the Canadian government to stop sending troops to Afghanistan. The article describes a talk given by Joya at the University College of the Fraser Valley. Joya appealed to the audience to raise awareness and write to their local government leaders about not sending Canadian troops into Afghanistan.

Creator: Hogeterp, H. A.

Newspaper article recounting the University College of the Fraser Valley's reading series final event. The article describes the event which had featured four South Asian authors, Kuldip Gill, Sonnet L'Abbé, Summer Pervez, and Tariq Malik, and had each writer do a reading of their works for the audience.

Creator: Smith, Wendy

Photocopy of a newspaper article about a visit from Afghan MP Malalai Joya to the city of Abbotsford. The article describes Joya's public talk that had taken place at the University College of the Fraser Valley. Joya, an advocate for democracy and critic of the Afghan government, spoke about how international governments needed to condemn the Northern Alliance government and should stop working with them. She spoke about the need for support for non-government organizations that were focused on rebuilding the country and supporting the people in grassroots ways.