Vancouver

Creator: Keating, Jack

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 been in use among Sikhs worldwide for over 300 years, to symbolize the abolition of class and caste inequalities in Indian society. Thus, many Sikhs in Canada view the policy as 'degrading' and disrespectful towards the Sikhs and think it should be repealed immediately. The article, written by Jack Keating, was published in The Province on 26th July, 2007.

Creator: Bolan, Kim

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 foreign trained professionals should not be denied the opportunity for employment in their field and that the government should work towards ending this discrimination so that Canada can benefit from immigrants with advanced education. The article was issued in the Vancouver Sun and written by Kim Bolan.

Creator: Lee-Young, Joanne

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.

Creator: Saul, John Ralston

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 provides some insights on various ways it can be improved.

Creator: Bolan, Kim

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 skeptical of the traditional arranged marriages. The article, written by Kim Bolan, was published in the Vancouver Sun.

Creator: Bolan, Kim

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 is compatible with on an educational and interest level, on her own terms. The article was published in the Vancouver Sun and written by Kim Bolan.

Creator: Lee-Young, Joanne

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 been laggard, thus, arising a need to spread more awareness about business opportunities in India among B.C. firms. The article further notes how they also plan on using the province's significant base of Punjabi Indo-Candians as the means for networking and sparking trades in India.

Creator: Scott, Michael

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 and regulations make it very difficult for foreign-trained professionals to become accredited in Canada.

Creator: Scott, Michael

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 Vancouver Sun and written by Michael Scott.

Creator: Bolan, Kim

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 that Wally Oppal, the Attorney-General, was in attendence, and thanked the women for recounting their stories.