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Komagata Maru 1914-2014

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Pamphlet created by Surrey Libraries with a list of resources pertaining to the Komagata Maru tragedy as well as information regarding a community literary and poetry event hosted by Surrey Libraries and PICS. They event would take place on June 14th, 2014, and presented poets and writers including Tariq Malik, Gian Singh Kotli, Phinder Dulai, Ajmer Rode.

Sikh Canadians

Creator: Canada Post
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Official First Day Cover issued by Canada Post, marking the release of a new stamp. The stamp was issued to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Vaisakhi, a Sikh religious event. The cover includes the stamp's issue date, April 19, 1999. The stamp design was created by Stacey Zabolotney. The cover includes a photo of a Sikh family as well as a history of Sikhs in Canada. The cover is written in English, French, and Punjabi.

Komagata Maru incident

Creator: Canada Post
Description
Official First Day Cover issued by Canada Post to mark the release of a new stamp. The stamp was issued to commemorate the Komagata Maru tragedy. The stamp design was created by the graphic design company, Paprika. The cover includes a seal detailing the official release date of the stamp being May 1, 2014. The front cover includes a photograph of the Komagata Maru. The back cover includes a history of the Komagata Maru in English, French, and Punjabi.

Komagata Maru incident

Creator: Canada Post
Description
Official First Day Cover issued by Canada Post to mark the release of a new stamp. The stamp was issued to commemorate the Komagata Maru tragedy. The stamp design was created by the graphic design company, Paprika. The cover includes a seal detailing the official release date of the stamp being May 1, 2014. The cover includes a history of the Komagata Maru in English, French, and Punjabi, as well as a historical picture of the passengers of the Komagata Maru, that had been taken on the ship.

Remembering the Komagata Maru episode ... a century later

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Piece written by Dr. Kanwal Singh Neel for the Komagata Maru 100th Anniversary event hosted by Simon Fraser University, detailing a brief history of the Komagata Maru tragedy, as well as describing Dr. Neel's own person involvement with past commemorative events. The record also details project initiatives taken on by Simon Fraser University as well as the social impact of the Komagata Maru's legacy.

Speaker's schedule - Panel

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Record detailing the schedule for the panel speakers at the Komagata Maru 100th Anniversary event hosted at Simon Fraser University. Schedule dictates the panel speakers would begin their segment of the event at 10AM until 11:28AM.

The legacy of the Komagata Maru

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Poem that was read by Dr. Kanwal Singh Neel, at the Komagata Maru 100th Anniversary events hosted by Simon Fraser University on May 23, 2014 at SFU Harbour Centre and later that day, at the Musqueam Community Centre. Dr. Neel's handwritten notes to acknowledge the unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples, and the Burrard Inlet waters which witnessed the Komagata Maru tragedy are written at the top of the first page. The last page also contains Dr. Neel's notes recording the date and location of the events.