Engage with the resources from the South Asian Canadian Legacy Project.
The Province of British Columbia is providing $1.14 million in funding to the South Asian Studies Institute at the 糖心原创 (SASI) with support from the Abbotsford Community Foundation to deliver the . The funding allows SASI to continue pushing forward work showcasing past and present contributions of the South Asian community to British Columbia. We have built new partnerships as can be seen below:
Six new resources aimed at reducing racism in British Columbia
The Project (2020-2022) focused on implementing six projects:
- of South Asian Canadian history to be developed in partnership with the Royal BC Museum.
- Research and development of resources on comprehensive South Asian Canadian in partnership with the BC Labour Heritage Centre
- Province wide digitization of South Asian Canadian collections, including artefacts, photos, texts, materials, oral histories and other resources which will be accessible to all through a digital archive – creating the
- Production of a presenting South Asian Canadian social histories across British Columbia.
- Documentation and marking of to South Asian Canadians, which have been recognized by the BC Government.
- Learning resources for South Asian Canadian relevant in BC to be developed in partnership with Open School BC.
Please visit our main to view more information about SACLP, and the ongoing work.
We are grateful to the Province of British Columbia for this incredible show of support and funding, and to our partner organization, the Royal BC Museum.
Watch the South Asian Legacy Project launch video
Media
Download the official press release following the successful launch on April 12, 2022
from the project launch
News stories:
Canada's History e-Newsletter Article
Canada's History SACLP article
Summer 2022 issue of British Columbia History magazine
Summer 2022 issue of British Columbia History magazine
BCTF Article
- "Embedding South Asian Canadian culture, history and heritage in the classroom"
Global News BC TV
Daily Hive Vancouver
Omni TV Punjabi
Vancouver Sun
CBC Radio
DesiBuzz Canada
Drishti Magazine
Abbotsford News
The Link Paper
Fraser Valley News
The Indo Canadian Voice
Fraser Valley Current
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