South Asian Canadians in British Columbia
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title:
South Asian Canadians in British Columbia
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The South Asian community in British Columbia was first established in 1897. The first immigrants originated from Punjab, British India, a northern region and state in modern-day India and Pakistan. Punjabis originally settled in rural British Columbia at the turn of the twentieth century, working in the forestry and agricultural industries. As their numbers grew, anti-"Hindu" sentiment increased among the Europeans living in the province thus preventing them from voting in 1908. Originally, Ind
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Ethnic group
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Asian_Canadians_in_British_Columbia
date created:
2014-10-18T12:40:15Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T02:11:45Z
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