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In the Footsteps of the Past: Retracing South Asian History in Kitsilano

Upcoming Events

Sep 20
2015
In the Footsteps of the Past: Retracing South Asian History in Kitsilano Vancouver Heritage Foundation Sep 20, 2015 : 11:00 am to Sep 21, 2015 : 12:45 pm

Join Naveen Girn, Curator and Community Engagement Specialist and Paneet Singh, Filmmaker and Researcher, for a walking tour in Kitsilano that will retrace the living legacy of the first Sikh Gurdwara in North America, built in 1908. Located at 1866 West 2nd Avenue, this religious, social and political gathering place was situated next to homes owned by the South Asian community and the saw mills where they worked. The walk will explore the South Asian community by pointing out lost, and still existing buildings that illustrate the intercultural past of Vancouver, the fight against racial discrimination, and the stories that still resonate today.

Contact: 
Caili
Address 
402-510 Hastings St W
Vancouver, BC V6B 1L8
Canada
Phone: 
(604) 264-9642
Attachments 
Click to view background photo & credits
Project: Telus Atrium Garden
Landscape Architect / Firm: Sharp & Diamond Landscape Architecture Inc in collaboration with Cornelia Hahn Oberlander
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Photo Credit: Brett Hitchins