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Dr. Satwinder Kaur Bains is the Director of the South Asian Studies Institute and is an Associate Professor in Social Cultural Media Studies. Her current research interests include migration, settlement, and integration; race, racism, and ethnicity; and Punjabi Canadian cultural historiographies.

Thamilini Jothilingam is the Digital Asset Archivist for the South Asian Canadian Digital Archive. Her research and archival interests center at the confluence of art and anthropology, with a focus on gender, memory, cultural heritage, visual histories, and epistemic justice.

Alisa Sohi is the Assistant Digital Asset Archivist for the South Asian Canadian Digital Archive. In the archival field, her passion lies in representation, inclusion, and social justice.

Dharani Persaud is a Research Assistant and currently pursuing a dual Master's in Archival Studies and Library & Information Sciences at UBC. Her interests include cultural heritage through food, LGBTQIA+ histories, and oral storytelling traditions

Pratham is a 3rd year Bachelor of Computer Information Systems (BCIS) student at the University of the Fraser Valley. He worked as a Research and Cataloguing assistant, primarily focusing on digitizing and editing multiple collections for South Asian Canadian Digital Archive.

Arnav Mehta is a 1st year Bachelor of Science student majoring in Computing Science at the University of the Fraser Valley. He worked on web development and design for the South Asian Canadian Digital Archive.

Ravjeet Dyal is in her final year in the Bachelor of Arts program at the University of the Fraser Valley. She worked as a Research and Cataloging Assistant and was responsible for classifying and organizing archival records for the South Asian Canadian Digital Archive.

Mitali Bhardwaj is a 2nd Year Business Administration Diploma Student at the University of the Fraser Valley. She is working as a Research Assistant and is responsible for describing and classifying multiple collections for the South Asian Canadian Digital Archive.

Pat Garland is a practicum student with the Department of Information Studies at the University of the Fraser Valley. He was responsible for describing and classifying multiple collections for the South Asian Canadian Digital Archive.

Balraj Singh is a 1st year Bachelor of Computer Information Systems (BCIS) student at the University of the Fraser Valley. He worked as a Research Assistant and was responsible for digitizing and editing multiple collections for the South Asian Canadian Digital Archive.

Dr. Kusum Soni is the Coordinator at the South Asian Studies Institute at the University of the Fraser Valley. She was responsible for translating and cataloguing the Punjabi language archival records for the South Asian Canadian Digital Archive.

Arshdeep Sandhu is a graduate of the Bachelor of Computer Information Systems (BCIS) program at the University of the Fraser Valley and worked as an Assistant Web Developer for the South Asian Canadian Digital Archive.

Gurkiran Aulakh is a 3rd-year Business Administration student at the Vancouver Island University majoring in Marketing. She worked on the South Asian Canadian Digital Archive as a Research Intern and contributed to the Where Are the Women collection and Register of Seamen Shipped Ledger collection.

Prabhpreet Singh Gill is a student-athlete from Rick Hansen Secondary School. His passion for Sikh history and Punjabi culture led him to volunteer with the South Asian Studies Institute. He digitized and described the South Asian Studies Institute fonds for the South Asian Canadian Digital Archive.

Amreen Kaur is a student from Rick Hansen Secondary School. Amreen worked on multiple archival collections for the South Asian Canadian Digtial Archive, including the South Asian Studies Institute fonds, Register of Seamen Shipped Ledger collection, Where are the Women collection, and the Canadian Image Project Interviews collection.

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Varshaa Kashyap is a 4th year Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Psychology student at the University of the Fraser Valley. She worked as a Research and Cataloguing Assistant and was responsible for describing and classifying multiple collections for the South Asian Canadian Digital Archive.

Shivam Vashist is a 4th year Bachelor of Computer Information Systems (BCIS) student at the University of the Fraser Valley. He worked as a Research Assistant and was responsible for digitizing and processing multiple collections for the South Asian Canadian Digital Archive.

Raaynaa Madaan is a 2nd year Bachelor of Arts student at the University of the Fraser Valley India majoring in Psychology. She worked as a Research and Cataloguing Assistant and was responsible for describing and classifying multiple collections for the South Asian Canadian Digital Archive.

Manveer is a 3rd year Business Administration student at the University of the Fraser Valley. He worked as a Research Assistant and was responsible for digitizing and editing multiple collections for the South Asian Canadian Digital Archive.

Ansh Seth is a 3rd year Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) - Accounting student at the University of the Fraser Valley. He worked as a Research and Cataloguing Assistant and was responsible for describing and classifying archival records for the South Asian Canadian Digital Archive.

Jahnavi is a 4th year Bachelor of Computer Information Systems (BCIS) student at the University of the Fraser Valley. She worked as a Research Assistant and was responsible for digitizing and processing multiple collections for the South Asian Canadian Digital Archive.

Meg McGinnis is a practicum student with the Department of Library Information Studies at the University of the Fraser Valley. She was responsible for describing and classifying archival records for the South Asian Canadian Digital Archive.

Sadhvi Suri is a graduate of the Bachelor of Computer Information Systems (BCIS) program at the University of the Fraser Valley and worked as a Digital Asset Technician and Assistant Web Developer for the South Asian Canadian Digital Archive.

Tania Teixeira is an Information Studies student at the University of the Fraser Valley. She worked as a Cataloguing Technician and was responsible for describing and classifying archival records for the South Asian Canadian Digital Archive.

Madhavee Inamdar was the former Project Manager for the South Asian Canadian Legacy Project at the South Asian Studies Institute. Madhavee offered her expertise in policy, program management and stakeholder engagement to the project.

Magnus Berg was the former Digital Asset Archivist at the South Asian Studies Institute. They are passionate about preservation and access to community histories for marginalized populations and have presented on preservation, LGBTQ2+ metadata, diversity and inclusion.

Tim Ubels is a graduate of the Library and Information Technology Program at the University of the Fraser Valley. He worked on digitizing, cataloguing, and thesaurus construction for the South Asian Canadian Digital Archive.

Ben Arends is a graduate of the Library and Information Technology Program at the University of the Fraser Valley. He worked on digitizing, cataloguing, and thesaurus construction for the South Asian Canadian Digital Archive.

Dr. Tzu-I Chung is a cultural and social historian, broadly interested in transnational migration within the context of historical, cultural and economic interactions between North America and Asia-Pacific and of cultural and economic globalization.

Mo collaborates with creative minds across the country and continues to create moving experiences for clients and community. His long-standing passion for technology, and his hunger for new experiences led him to Silicon Valley where he honed his talents in software development and Internet marketing.

Dr. Gurm is the founding editor-in-chief of Transformative Dialogues: Teaching and Learning Journal. Balbir has been honoured with the Teaching Excellence Award from the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia and the University of Texas.

Anita Lal is a social justice advocate who works in the non-profit and charity sector. Through her organization Anarchy Consulting, she creates safe spaces for dialogue, critical self reflection, community programming and outreach.

Kim manages school programs, feature exhibitions, volunteer training, gallery interpretation and exploration of the collections, teaching new skills and encouraging dialogue and reflection.

Janet oversaw all public and school programming activities as they related to formal and informal learning programs delivered by full-time staff, seasonal staff, contract workers and volunteers. She worked with museum staff, cooperating societies, outside agencies and organizations and other government departments.

Sharanjit Kaur Sandhra is the Coordinator at the South Asian Studies Institute at the University of the Fraser Valley, co-curator of exhibits at the Sikh Heritage Museum, located in the National Historic Site Gur Sikh Temple in Abbotsford, BC and a sessional faculty in the Department of History at UFV.

David Alexander is the Acting Vice President of Collections and Research at the Royal BC Museum where he oversees a broad portfolio including museum collections, repatriation, research, registration, conservation, preservation and the BC Archives.

Mary-Anne MacDougall has been the information services & special collections librarian at UFV since 2001 where she is involved in the coordination of digital project management and information services. She is also the liaison librarian to the History, Political Science and Philosophy departments as well as to the SASI at UFV.

Dave Stewart is the Digital Manager at the Royal BC Museum. He manages a small but mighty team who oversee all the institution’s web assets and their collection management systems for the many collections: museum, archives, library and genealogy.

Ryan Gallagher is the Manager of Heritage Administration for the City of Surrey. In this role he oversees much of the heritage portfolio in Surrey, including management of Surrey Archives, Civic Artifact Collection, Historic Stewart Farm, public heritage assets, heritage and culture planning and supporting the City’s Heritage Advisory Commission.