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South Asians have made monumental contributions in Canada. The abundance of South Asian history in British Columbia (B.C.) describes the adversities experienced by Punjabis in the early 1900s. Mewa Singh was a monumental figure who challenged inequalities, and his death incited significant political, social and cultural boundaries in the heart of Vancouver, B.C. The controversy involving the dismissal of the Komagata Maru, William Charles Hopkinson's involvement with immigration laws and the execution of Mewa Singh incited greater understanding of the social and cultural ramifications at this historical time. Implications resulting from these events are examined though a cultural-psychological framework.

No. 46 of a signed and numbered edition of 350 copies. ; Pt. 1. Being a survey of events from the earliest times down to the union of the Crown colony of British Columbia with the Dominion of Canada / E.O.S. Scholefield - Pt. 2. Being a history, mainly political and economic, of the province since Confederation up to the present time / R.E. Gosnell. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- 1 Cradle to Grave: An Introduction -- 2 Weddings, Funerals, Anything: The British Columbian Demographic Narrative -- 3 The West We Have Lost: First Nations Depopulation -- 4 Girl Meets Boys: Sex Ratios and Nuptiality -- 5 Ahead by a Century: Fertility -- 6 Strangers in Paradise: Immigration and the Experience of Diversity -- 7 The Mourning After: Mortality -- 8 The British Columbia Clearances: Some Conclusions -- Appendices -- A: Leading Settlements/Towns/Cities, BC, 1871-1951 -- B: Total Population, BC, 1867-2006 -- C: Age and Sex Distributions, BC, 1891-2001 -- D: Infant Mortality Rates, BC, 1922-2002 -- Notes -- Suggested Reading -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.