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Satwinder Bains, PhD,
Director
Dr. Satwinder Kaur Bains is the Director of the South Asian Studies Institute and is an Associate Professor in Social Cultural Media Studies. Her curr
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Thamilini Jothilingam, MFA,
Digital Archivist (Novermber 2021 - Present)
Thamilini Jothilingam is the Digital Asset Archivist for the South Asian Canadian Digital Archive. Her research and archival interests center at the c
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Raaynaa Madaan,
Research Assistant (June 2022 - Present)
Raaynaa Madaan is a third-year undergraduate student at UFV majoring in psychology in the Bachelor of Liberal Arts Program. She is working as a Resear
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Rashneet,
Research Assistant (September 2023 - Present)
Rashneet,a fourth year Bachelor of Fine Arts student, majoring in Graphic and Digital Design. In her role as a Co-op Research Assistant at SASI, she c
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Arnav Mehta,
Research Assistant (September 2022 - Present)
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Abigail Lindeman,
Practicum Student (March 2025)
Abigail Lindeman is a practicum student with the Department of Information and Technology Studies at the University of the Fraser Valley. With a major
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Scott Giesbrecht,
Practicum Student (March 2025)
Scott Giesbrecht is a practicum student with the Library and Information Technology program at the University of the Fraser Valley. He was responsible
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Abigail Dueck,
Practicum Student (March 2025)
Abigail Dueck is in their final semester at the University of the Fraser Valley and will graduate this spring with a diploma in Library and Informatio
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Mehr Anand,
Research Assistant (September 2024 - Present)
Mehr Anand is a third-year student at the University of the Fraser Valley, pursuing a major in psychology and a minor in Media and Communication Studi
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Saumyaa Gelani,
Research Assistant (September 2024 - Present)
Saumyaa Gelani is a third-year Bachelor of Computer Information Systems student at the University of the Fraser Valley. As a Research & Cataloguing As
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Samarah Siddique,
Research Assistant (September 2024 - Present)
Samarah Siddique is a third-year undergraduate student at UFV majoring in Communications with a minor in Media and Communication Studies. She is worki
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Asmita Gupta,
Graduate Research Assistant (September 2024 - Present)
Asmita Gupta is currently in her first year of Masters in Library and Information Studies at iSchool of University of British Columbia. She is working
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Alisa Sohi, MI,
Assistant Digital Asset Archivist (September 2022 - March 2024)
Alisa Sohi is the Assistant Digital Asset Archivist for the South Asian Canadian Digital Archive. In the archival field, her passion lies in represent
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Henna Mann, BFA,
Research Coordinator (January 2024 - Present)
Henna Mann is the Research Coordinator at the South Asian Studies Institute. She holds a BFA degree in Film Production from York University with speci
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Faria Firoz, MFA,
Research Assistant and Graphic Designer (September 2023 - Present)
Faria Firoz is the graphic designer and research assistant for South Asian Studies Institute and SACDA. She completed her BFA from University of Frase
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Pratham,
Research Assistant and Cataloging Assistant (January - August 2023)
Pratham is currently enrolled as a 4th year student in the Bachelor of Computer Information System program at the University of the Fraser Valley. He
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Anne-Marie de Waard,
Practicum Student (February 2024 - April 2024)
Anne-Marie de Waard is a practicum student with the Department of Information Studies at the University of the Fraser Valley. She was responsible for
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Tarun Sharma,
Research Assistant (February 2024 - April 2024)
Tarun is currently enrolled as a 2nd year student in the General Studies diploma with CIS specialization at the University of the Fraser Valley. He wo
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Annshul Kashyap,
Research Assistant (January 2024 - April 2024)
Annshul is currently a 3rd year student in the Bachelor of Computer Information and Systems program at the University of the Fraser Valley. He is work
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Prati Kapoor,
Research Assistant (January 2024 - April 2024)
Prati is currently in her second year of the Bachelor of Business Administration Program. She worked as a research assistant in the fall semester and
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Gauri Sethi,
Research Assistant (January 2024 - April 2024)
Gauri is a 2nd year Bachelor of Business Administration student who aspires to major in finance.As a research assistant at SASI, her primary role is t
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Kiara Dabreo,
Research Assistant (October 2023 - Present)
Kiara is a second-year student in the Bachelor of Arts program. She is currently working on a research project titled 'Mapping the social histories of
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Dharani Persaud,
Research Assistant (May - August 2023)
Dharani Persaud is a Research Assistant and currently pursuing a dual Master's in Archival Studies and Library & Information Sciences at UBC. Her inte
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Ravjeet Dyal,
Research Assistant and Cataloging Assistant (January - April 2023)
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 Assi
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Mitali Bhardwaj,
Research Assistant (January - April 2023)
Mitali Bhardwaj is a 2nd Year Business Administration Diploma Student at the University of the Fraser Valley. She is working as a Research Assistant a
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Pat Garland,
Practicum Student (February - March 2022)
Pat Garland is a practicum student with the Department of Information Studies at the University of the Fraser Valley. He was responsible for describin
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Balraj Singh,
Research Assistant (September 2022 - April 2023)
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 Ass
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Kusum Soni, PhD,
Coordinator (October 2020 - October 2022)
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
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Arshdeep Sandhu,
Assistant Web Developer (January 2021 - December 2022)
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
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Gurkiran Aulakh,
Research Student Intern (May - August 2022)
Gurkiran Aulakh is a 3rd-year Business Administration student at the Vancouver Island University majoring in Marketing. She worked on the South Asian
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Prabhpreet Singh Gill,
Research Student Intern (May - August 2022)
Prabhpreet Singh Gill is a student-athlete from Rick Hansen Secondary School. His passion for Sikh history and Punjabi culture led him to volunteer wi
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Amreen Kaur,
Research Student Intern (July - August 2022)
Amreen Kaur is a student from Rick Hansen Secondary School. Amreen worked on multiple archival collections for the South Asian Canadian Digtial Archiv
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Jesse Kaufman,
Marketing and Communications Consultant (September 2021 - April 2022)
International higher education marketing and communications consultant.
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Varshaa Kashyap,
Research Assistant (December 2021 - April 2022)
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 Catalogu
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Shivam Vashisht,
Research Assistant (January - December 2022)
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 A
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Manveer Singh Chatha,
Research Assistant (September – December 2022)
Manveer is a 3rd year Business Administration student at the University of the Fraser Valley. He worked as a Research Assistant and was responsible fo
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Ansh Seth,
Research Assistant (January - April 2022)
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
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Jahnavi,
Research Assistant (December 2021 - April 2022)
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Meg McGinnis,
Practicum Student (February - March 2022)
Meg McGinnis is a practicum student with the Department of Library Information Studies at the University of the Fraser Valley. She was responsible for
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Sadhvi Suri,
Former Digital Asset Technician and Assistant Web Developer (September 2020 - January 2022)
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 Digita
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Tania Teixeira,
Cataloguing Technician (September 2021 - February 2022)
Tania Teixeira is an Information Studies student at the University of the Fraser Valley. She worked as a Cataloguing Technician and was responsible fo
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Madhavee Inamdar, MA,
Project Manager (June 2020 - July 2021 )
Madhavee Inamdar was the former Project Manager for the South Asian Canadian Legacy Project at the South Asian Studies Institute. Madhavee offered her
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Magnus Berg, MA,
Digital Asset Archivist (September 2020 - September 2021)
Magnus Berg was the former Digital Asset Archivist at the South Asian Studies Institute. They are passionate about preservation and access to communit
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Tim Ubels,
Practicum Student and Digitization and Cataloguing Technician (February - March 2021/ May - August 2021)
Tim Ubels is a graduate of the Library and Information Technology Program at the University of the Fraser Valley. He worked on digitizing, cataloguing
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Benjamin Arends,
Work Study Student (February - March 2021)
Ben Arends is a graduate of the Library and Information Technology Program at the University of the Fraser Valley. He worked on digitizing, cataloguin
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Advisory Committee (2020 - 2022)
Dr. Tzu-I Chung,
Curator, History, Royal BC Museum
Dr. Tzu-I Chung is a cultural and social historian, broadly interested in transnational migration within the context of historical, cultural and econo
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Mo Dhaliwal,
Director of Strategy at Skyrocket
Mo collaborates with creative minds across the country and continues to create moving experiences for clients and community. His long-standing passion
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Dr. Balbir Gurm,
Faculty of Health at Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Dr. Gurm is the founding editor-in-chief of Transformative Dialogues: Teaching and Learning Journal. Balbir has been honoured with the Teaching Excell
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Anita Lal,
Director of Community Engagement, World Sikh Organization
Anita Lal is a social justice advocate who works in the non-profit and charity sector. Through her organization Anarchy Consulting, she creates safe s
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Kim Gough,
Learning Program Developer at the Royal BC Museum
Kim manages school programs, feature exhibitions, volunteer training, gallery interpretation and exploration of the collections, teaching new skills a
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Janet MacDonald - Emeritus,
Former Head of Learning, Royal BC Museum
Janet oversaw all public and school programming activities as they related to formal and informal learning programs delivered by full-time staff, seas
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Sharanjit Kaur Sandhra,
Coordinator
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 S
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David Alexander,
Acting Vice President of Collections and Research, Royal BC Museum
David Alexander is the Acting Vice President of Collections and Research at the Royal BC Museum where he oversees a broad portfolio including museum c
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Mary-Anne MacDougall,
Librarian, UFV
Mary-Anne MacDougall has been the information services & special collections librarian at UFV since 2001 where she is involved in the coordination of
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Dave Stewart,
Digital manager, Royal BC Museum
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 thei
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Ryan Gallagher,
Heritage Administration Manager, Surrey Archives
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, in
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