The South Asian Canadian Legacy Project Announces New Digital Archive
The South Asian Canadian Legacy Project announces a new initiative by reflecting on the stories and history of South Asian Canadians through the latest Digital Archive project.
Vancouver, BC – March 8, 2024
Contact:
South Asian Canadian Legacy Project:
www.southasainlegacyproject.ca
Legacyproject@hotmail.com
Gurman Kang (Media Relations Coordinator)
gurmank28@gmail.com
250-819-7686
About:
- The South Asian Canadian Legacy Project has created an initiative to preserve and share the history of South Asian Canadians through the South Asian Canadian Digital Archive.
- The archive includes photographs, documents, oral stories, and videos.
- The digital archive is available on the South Asian Canadian Legacy Project’s website, allowing it to be accessible to everyone.
Focus:
- The initiative looks into the history of South Asian Canadians for the past one hundred years.
- The South Asian Canadian Legacy Project and The South Asian Studies Institute invite the public to contribute stories, aiming for new collections.
- The archive focuses on everyday immigrant stories – celebrating how South Asian communities contributed to building Canada.
- The archive spotlights Paldi, a former sawmill town on Vancouver Island, revealing it as a hub of cross-cultural community building.
Importance:
- Project Director Satwinder Bains aims to address the historical erasure, omission, and neglect of South Asian Canadian stories.
- This initiative ensures the stories of South Asian Canadians are accessible to future generations.
- The South Asian Canadian Legacy Project and The South Asian Studies Institute promote education, research, and societal inclusivity through projects like the digital archive.