Dosanjh, Ujjal

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Newspaper clipping titled, 'An Era of Influence: 100 Indo-Canadians who are making a difference in British Columbia," edited by Stephen Snelgrove and published in the Vancouver Sun on March 29, 2008. The article highlights 100 South Asian Candians from British Columbia and their accomplishments in various fields such as arts, media, politics, education as well as their contributions towards the community.

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.

Creator: Jain, Ajit

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.

Creator: Jain, Ajit

Newspaper clipping titled, "Abbotsford gurdwara reopens after two years," highlighting the event of reopening of the Abbotsford Sikh Gur Temple on 1st April, 2007 as well as the four-year project undertaken by the Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies, University College of the Fraser Valley to document the history of Sikhs in British Columbia and present it on the temple's centennial in 2011.

Newspaper clipping titled, "Satwinder Bains director, Center for Indo-Canadian Studies" written by Ajit Jain in India Abroad, that discusses the event of Satwinder Bains being chosen as the Director for the Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies and Research at the University of the Fraser Valley and her opinion of the Centre being source for research to unite the Indo-Canadian community and spread awareness with the goal of reaching a truly multicultural society where all communities are contributing equally and supporting one another.

Creator: Bodalia, Chandra

Photograph of attendees at the Richmond Indo Canadian Youth and Parents Connecting with Each Other and the Community Conference in Richmond, B.C.

Premier Ujjal Dosanjh is seen in attendance.

Ujjal Dosanjh is a Canadian lawyer, civil rights activist, and politician. Born in Panjab, India in 1947, Dosanjh emigrated to England at the age of 17 and came to Canada four years later, in 1968. He started off at a Vancouver sawmill, but when a back injury hindered his career at the mill, he enrolled at Langara College and completed a degree in political science at Simon Fraser University. He earned a law degree at the University of British Columbia and established a law practice in Vancouver in 1979. First elected as MLA for Vancouver-Kensington in 1991, Dosanjh twice served as Caucus Chair and also chaired the Select Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills. Dosanjh was sworn in as British Columbia's 33rd Premier and Canada's first Indo-Canadian Premier on February 24, 2000, serving until 2001. He had previously served as Minister of Government Services and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism, Human Rights, Sports and Immigration in 1995, and served as Attorney General from August 1995 to February 2000. He was also the leader of the provincial New Democratic Party (NDP) and later served as a Member of Parliament with the Liberal Party. A long time human rights activist, his past community involvements include: South Vancouver Neighbourhood House, MOSAIC, the B.C. Multicultural Society and the B.C. Civil Liberties Association. In 1977 he helped set up the first farm workers' legal information services while he was chair of the Labour Advocacy Research Association. Throughout his career, Dosanjh has been a strong advocate for social justice, healthcare, and public policy issues.

Creator: Bodalia, Chandra

Photograph of Premier Ujjal Dosanjh speaking to press at the Richmond Indo Canadian Youth and Parents Connecting with Each Other and the Community Conference in Richmond, B.C.

Ujjal Dosanjh is a Canadian lawyer, civil rights activist, and politician. Born in Panjab, India in 1947, Dosanjh emigrated to England at the age of 17 and came to Canada four years later, in 1968. He started off at a Vancouver sawmill, but when a back injury hindered his career at the mill, he enrolled at Langara College and completed a degree in political science at Simon Fraser University. He earned a law degree at the University of British Columbia and established a law practice in Vancouver in 1979. First elected as MLA for Vancouver-Kensington in 1991, Dosanjh twice served as Caucus Chair and also chaired the Select Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills. Dosanjh was sworn in as British Columbia's 33rd Premier and Canada's first Indo-Canadian Premier on February 24, 2000, serving until 2001. He had previously served as Minister of Government Services and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism, Human Rights, Sports and Immigration in 1995, and served as Attorney General from August 1995 to February 2000. He was also the leader of the provincial New Democratic Party (NDP) and later served as a Member of Parliament with the Liberal Party. A long time human rights activist, his past community involvements include: South Vancouver Neighbourhood House, MOSAIC, the B.C. Multicultural Society and the B.C. Civil Liberties Association. In 1977 he helped set up the first farm workers' legal information services while he was chair of the Labour Advocacy Research Association. Throughout his career, Dosanjh has been a strong advocate for social justice, healthcare, and public policy issues.

Creator: Bodalia, Chandra

Photograph of attendees and panelists at the Richmond Indo Canadian Youth and Parents Connecting with Each Other and the Community Conference in Richmond, B.C.

Premier Ujjal Dosanjh and Pasha Bains are seen in attendance.

Ujjal Dosanjh is a Canadian lawyer, civil rights activist, and politician. Born in Panjab, India in 1947, Dosanjh emigrated to England at the age of 17 and came to Canada four years later, in 1968. He started off at a Vancouver sawmill, but when a back injury hindered his career at the mill, he enrolled at Langara College and completed a degree in political science at Simon Fraser University. He earned a law degree at the University of British Columbia and established a law practice in Vancouver in 1979. First elected as MLA for Vancouver-Kensington in 1991, Dosanjh twice served as Caucus Chair and also chaired the Select Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills. Dosanjh was sworn in as British Columbia's 33rd Premier and Canada's first Indo-Canadian Premier on February 24, 2000, serving until 2001. He had previously served as Minister of Government Services and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism, Human Rights, Sports and Immigration in 1995, and served as Attorney General from August 1995 to February 2000. He was also the leader of the provincial New Democratic Party (NDP) and later served as a Member of Parliament with the Liberal Party. A long time human rights activist, his past community involvements include: South Vancouver Neighbourhood House, MOSAIC, the B.C. Multicultural Society and the B.C. Civil Liberties Association. In 1977 he helped set up the first farm workers' legal information services while he was chair of the Labour Advocacy Research Association. Throughout his career, Dosanjh has been a strong advocate for social justice, healthcare, and public policy issues.

Pasha Bains is a Canadian basketball coach and former player known for his contributions to basketball development in British Columbia. He played high school basketball for Richmond High, where he became the all-time leading scorer in the AAA Senior Boys' Basketball Provincial Tournament. He later played at the University of Wyoming, Clemson University, Simon Fraser University, and the University of British Columbia, where he helped the Thunderbirds achieve a 20-0 season. In 2004, he co-founded Drive Basketball, an academy dedicated to training and mentoring young athletes. Bains has received several accolades, including Canadian High School Player of the Year and Canadian University Player of the Year, and continues to be involved in coaching and youth basketball development.

Creator: Bodalia, Chandra

Group portrait of Premier Ujjal Dosanjh and Arun Gandhi at his lecture and book signing event, which was organized by the International Network on Personal Meaning in Richmond, B.C.

Born in 1934 in Durban, South Africa, Arun Manilal Gandhi was the fifth grandson of Mohandas K. "Mahatma" Gandhi and was a socio-political activist, author, lecturer, and journalist. Having grown up under the apartheid laws of South Asian, both his parents and his grandfather taught him the importance of justice through love, suffering, understanding, and nonviolence. He and his late spouse, Sunanda, lived in India for thirty years, and then in 1987, they moved to the United States. The couple was extremely involved in activism, which included rescuing orphan children from the street, social and economic uplifting programs, starting the M. K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence, establishing residential-school in poorest rural India, and founding the Gandhi Worldwide Education Institute, among other contributions.

Ujjal Dosanjh is a Canadian lawyer, civil rights activist, and politician. Born in Panjab, India in 1947, Dosanjh emigrated to England at the age of 17 and came to Canada four years later, in 1968. He started off at a Vancouver sawmill, but when a back injury hindered his career at the mill, he enrolled at Langara College and completed a degree in political science at Simon Fraser University. He earned a law degree at the University of British Columbia and established a law practice in Vancouver in 1979. First elected as MLA for Vancouver-Kensington in 1991, Dosanjh twice served as Caucus Chair and also chaired the Select Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills. Dosanjh was sworn in as British Columbia's 33rd Premier and Canada's first Indo-Canadian Premier on February 24, 2000, serving until 2001. He had previously served as Minister of Government Services and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism, Human Rights, Sports and Immigration in 1995, and served as Attorney General from August 1995 to February 2000. He was also the leader of the provincial New Democratic Party (NDP) and later served as a Member of Parliament with the Liberal Party. A long time human rights activist, his past community involvements include: South Vancouver Neighbourhood House, MOSAIC, the B.C. Multicultural Society and the B.C. Civil Liberties Association. In 1977 he helped set up the first farm workers' legal information services while he was chair of the Labour Advocacy Research Association. Throughout his career, Dosanjh has been a strong advocate for social justice, healthcare, and public policy issues.

International Network on Personal Meaning (INPM) follows the vision of Dr. Viktor Frankl, an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist, and Dr. Paul T. P. Wong, a Canadian clinical psychologist. They advocate for research on meaning, by extending logotherapy and integrating it with the positive psychology. They engage in meaning research, meaning-centred practice, meaningful living group, as well as websites, publications, education, meaningful living groups, and meaning-centered counseling, coaching, and consultation.

Creator: Bodalia, Chandra

Group portrait of Arun Gandhi, Premier Ujjal Dosanjh, and MP Gurmant Grewal at a lecture and book signing event for Arun Gandhi, which was organized by the International Network on Personal Meaning in Richmond, B.C.

Born in 1934 in Durban, South Africa, Arun Manilal Gandhi was the fifth grandson of Mohandas K. "Mahatma" Gandhi and was a socio-political activist, author, lecturer, and journalist. Having grown up under the apartheid laws of South Asian, both his parents and his grandfather taught him the importance of justice through love, suffering, understanding, and nonviolence. He and his late spouse, Sunanda, lived in India for thirty years, and then in 1987, they moved to the United States. The couple was extremely involved in activism, which included rescuing orphan children from the street, social and economic uplifting programs, starting the M. K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence, establishing residential-school in poorest rural India, and founding the Gandhi Worldwide Education Institute, among other contributions.

Ujjal Dosanjh is a Canadian lawyer, civil rights activist, and politician. Born in Panjab, India in 1947, Dosanjh emigrated to England at the age of 17 and came to Canada four years later, in 1968. He started off at a Vancouver sawmill, but when a back injury hindered his career at the mill, he enrolled at Langara College and completed a degree in political science at Simon Fraser University. He earned a law degree at the University of British Columbia and established a law practice in Vancouver in 1979. First elected as MLA for Vancouver-Kensington in 1991, Dosanjh twice served as Caucus Chair and also chaired the Select Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills. Dosanjh was sworn in as British Columbia's 33rd Premier and Canada's first Indo-Canadian Premier on February 24, 2000, serving until 2001. He had previously served as Minister of Government Services and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism, Human Rights, Sports and Immigration in 1995, and served as Attorney General from August 1995 to February 2000. He was also the leader of the provincial New Democratic Party (NDP) and later served as a Member of Parliament with the Liberal Party. A long time human rights activist, his past community involvements include: South Vancouver Neighbourhood House, MOSAIC, the B.C. Multicultural Society and the B.C. Civil Liberties Association. In 1977 he helped set up the first farm workers' legal information services while he was chair of the Labour Advocacy Research Association. Throughout his career, Dosanjh has been a strong advocate for social justice, healthcare, and public policy issues.

Gurmant Grewal is a former Member of Parliament in the House of Commons for the Conservative Party of Canada from 1997-2006. He was initially elected into the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Surrey Central, and then re-elected for the riding of Newton-North Delta. He was previously an Assistant Professor, an Associate Professor, a real estate agents, a manager, and an entrepreneur. His spouse Nina Grewal was also an elected official at the same time as him, making them the first married couple in the House of Commons.

International Network on Personal Meaning (INPM) follows the vision of Dr. Viktor Frankl, an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist, and Dr. Paul T. P. Wong, a Canadian clinical psychologist. They advocate for research on meaning, by extending logotherapy and integrating it with the positive psychology. They engage in meaning research, meaning-centred practice, meaningful living group, as well as websites, publications, education, meaningful living groups, and meaning-centered counseling, coaching, and consultation.