In 1914, the SS Komagata Maru crossed oceans and jurisdictions to arrive at the west coast
of Canada. Canadian officials, calling on legislative acts designed to limit the immigration of …

In contemporary Sikh society, what we consider religious is constantly being challenged, but
for Sikhs, what remain constant are Sikhi’s sacred texts—they continue to be the paramount …

Background: Up to 1 in 5 patients who undergo total knee arthroplasty (TKA) express
dissatisfaction with their surgery. Our goal was to understand the experiences of patients of South …

… How to cite this article: Berg, Magnus, Satwinder Kaur Bains, and Sadhvi Suri. 2022. The
South Asian Canadian Digital Archive Thesaurus: Thesaurus Construction for the South Asian …

Gurdit Singh’s plan to charter a ship in May 1914 from Hong Kong to Vancouver to protest
Canada’s Continuous Journey Regulation was met with the full force of discrimination against …

Dr. Satwinder Kaur Bains (she/her/hers) is the Director of the South Asian Studies Institute
at the University of the Fraser Valley and is an Associate Professor in Social Cultural Media …

Since it became an independent country in 1947, India has wrestled with the question of
how to manage its vast range of languages. According to the Three-Language Formula, a …

This paper explores the history of Sikh feminist thought and practice as envisioned by the
founder of the Sikh faith, Guru Nanak. We contextualise the historical significance of the time …

… Satwinder Kaur Bains is the director of the South Asian Studies Institute at the University of …
Bains’s research interests include the study of the impact of language, culture, and identity on …

A unique year in the lives of Canadians presented itself in 2011 as the Sikh community
commemorated one hundred years of Canadian presence. The purpose of the celebrations was …