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Notable South Asians—Dr. Gurdev Singh Gill, Canada’s first medical doctor of Indian descent and the first Indian student to graduate from the University of B.C.’s medical school left a rich legacy for his family and community when he passed December 2023. vancouversun.com/news/local-new…

Notable South Asians: By PM appointment, Dr. Harpreet S. Kochhar is now Deputy Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship. He has also been President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency & President of the Public Health Agency of Canada. 📸: Indo-Canadian Times

Notable South Asians —meet Manvir Bhangu, Founder & Director of Laadliyan, a non-profit which for the past decade has been empowering South Asian daughters through education, engagement, and awareness. womenofinfluence.ca/2024/02/01/you…

Notable South Asians—read about Newfoundland’s Memorial University 2023 President's Award recipient Dr. Sukhinder Cheema, a global authority on maternal nutrition & its critical role in the predisposition to adult diseases. An exceptional role model! mun.ca/medicine/news-…

Notable South Asians—congratulating Calgary’s own Amtul Siddiqui 🇨🇦🇺🇸 Exec Dir, Philanthropy at @BethanyCare Foundation for being awarded the Inclusive Leadership Award by Immigrant Champions of Canada. Amtul is a dedicated advocate for diversity & inclusion. facebook.com/share/p/C8L3xi…

Notable South Asians—congratulating & celebrating Arshdeep Bains as he makes his debut with the Vancouver Canucks! This 23 year old Surrey native has been dedicated to hockey from a young age, working his way through the Western Hockey League & now to the NHL!

SAIA is hosting an informative evening for women on August 28th—please consider attending & share within your networks!

We’ll be on RED FM™ CALGARY at ~10:30am to today to chat about the upcoming Awards Gala on September 21st & the just announced student ticket pricing! Join us for this chat, or better yet, join us at the Gala! You can buy tickets at this link: southasianawards.org

Join us & Ken Lima-Coelho Raj Bhardwaj and #sangitapatel along with award recipients to be announced at the Gala!

Thank you Calgary— for a successful third annual Awards Gala! Thank you to our special guests, 2024 Canadian Icon Sangita Patel & Canadian Inspiration Raj Bhardwaj , attendees, sponsors, partners and award recipients!

The SAIA Board is so grateful for all who make the Gala a very special evening, details and more photographs to come, keep watching this space!

Q&A with Raj Bhardwaj by our witty co-hosts Ken Lima-Coelho & grade 12 student Jia Kaur! Thank you for sharing your insights Raj Bhardwaj!

Wonderful!

He did it!! 2023 Rising Star award recipient Ishaan Holloway is graduating from high school! Published poet & advocate for accessible, inclusive, & integrated services for the Autism community, living with severe Autism, Ishaan breaks barriers. Congratulations #Grad2025!

Closing out strong 💪 BC's own Chanreet Bassi is the first South Asian player to be drafted to the PWHL!

Today is Canadian Multiculturalism Day. Did you know Canada was the first country in the world to adopt multiculturalism as an official policy in 1971, and further committed to this value by enshrining it in law through the Canadian Multiculturalism Act in 1988? Our country’s

Please share this with high school & post-secondary youth in your network! We have three more events lined up in August too!

Our second event is happening this Thursday, July 24! These are great events to attend if you are curious about different career paths! See our next post for other dates! eventbrite.com/e/summer-youth…

Please share! Tickets are only $10 for each event & available on Eventbrite!