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This article describes the proposal of Sam Hughes, minister of the militia, to raise militia regiments comprised of non-European immigrants, including a regiment comprised of South Asian immigrants from the Vancouver area.

This article discusses the proposal to form a South Asian militia company in British Columbia.

This article discusses a number of events after the passengers aboard the Komagata Maru repelled the immigration and police officers who attempted to board her in the middle of the night. Those events include: the dispatch of the naval vessel…

This article is an editorial arguing that the Continuous Journey Law, enacted by the federal government, is ineffective in keeping --undesirable-- (those of Asian and South Asian decent) immigrants out while also having the effect of barring those…

Discusses a proposal to require any immigrants entering the country to possess five hundred dollars before admittance.

This article discusses some of the actions taken by the South Asian immigrants aboard the Komagata Maru including a boycott of the individual hearings being held before the immigration board for members of the party claiming prior residence and a…

We present a solution to a variation of the Job Shop scheduling problem in which jobs (with each job having assigned priorities) are to be run by <i>m</i> machines and serviced by <i>n</i> operators. In a job shop, different…

This article discusses a bribe offered to Sikh delegates sent to evaluate Honduras as a potential place for the relocation of landed South Asian immigrants in British Columbia. They rejected the bribe to report favourably on Honduras and instead…

This article describes an incident where a white male shot a South Asian immigrant, for reasons unknown, and was subsequently charged with murder. Attack occurred in Spokane, Washington, at a boarding house.

This article discusses an incident occurring in India involving the returning passengers of the Komagata Maru. It alleges that some of the passengers were involved a plan to derail a train, challenge an incoming regiment of Territorial soldiers, and…

This article describes seven passengers of the Komagata Maru being sentenced to death for participating in a riot after the ship arrived in Calcutta in October of 1914.

This article discusses the negotiations between the passengers of the Komagata Maru, the shore committee, and the Immigration officials. The specific issues being addressed are: the supply of provisions for the ship; the money owed to the shore…

Production poster for The Little Mermaid, performed November 6-24, 2013. By Hans Christian Andersen. Adapted by Pam Gems. Directed by Colleen Lanki. Performed at the University of the Fraser Valley theatre, Chilliwack, BC.

This article discusses the possibility of the Canadian government engaging in an agreement with the Indian government to allow a certain number of South Asian immigrants to enter Canada each year while also passing an amendment to the immigration…

This article discusses South Asian and Japanese immigrants in Vancouver seeking to volunteer for military service in Europe.

Smoke alarms are small, self-contained electrical units that signal an alarm warning when detecting the presence of smoke or fire. Smoke alarms may be hard wired into a building, and powered by a replaceable battery, or a combination of the two.…