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SUMMARY: The 2019 Harjit Kaur Sidhu Memorial Program
DESCRIPTION: The Department of Asian Studies is pleased to invite you to ou
 r 11th Annual Harjit Kaur Sidhu Memorial Program. Join us in celebrating ov
 er 30 years of Punjabi language at UBC on March 14th! Thursday\, March 14\,
  2019 6:00pm Reception with food and refreshments 6:30pm Event Program Mult
 ipurpose room\, Liu Institute\,  6476 NW Marine Dr\, Vancouver\, BC V6T 1Z2
  […]
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p><a href="https://asia.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-c
 ontent/uploads/sites/18/2018/11/HarjitKaur2x1Image.jpg"><img class="alignce
 nter wp-image-43082 size-large" src="https://asia.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-conten
 t/uploads/sites/18/2018/11/HarjitKaur2x1Image.jpg" alt="2019 Harjit Kaur Si
 dhu Memorial Program" width="620" height="310" /></a></p><p>The Department 
 of Asian Studies is pleased to invite you to our <a href="https://asia.cms.
 arts.ubc.ca/events/event/the-2019-harjit-kaur-sidhu-memorial-program/">11th
  Annual Harjit Kaur Sidhu Memorial Program</a>. Join us in celebrating over
  30 years of <a href="https://asia.cms.arts.ubc.ca/undergraduate/asian-lang
 uage-options/punjabi/">Punjabi language at UBC</a> on March 14th!</p><p><sp
 an style="text-decoration: underline"><strong>Thursday\, March 14\, 2019</s
 trong></span><br />6:00pm Reception with food and refreshments<br />6:30pm 
 Event Program<br />Multipurpose room\, Liu Institute\,  6476 NW Marine Dr\,
  Vancouver\, BC V6T 1Z2</p><p style="text-align: left"><em>Free & open to t
 he public. <span style="text-decoration: underline"><a href="#registerHKSMP
 2019">Please register online</a></span></em></p><p style="text-align: left"
 ><strong>Featuring</strong></p><ul><li>Performances by UBC Punjabi language
  students</li><li>A celebration of the life of writer Gurcharan Rampuri (19
 29 – 2018)\, the first recipient of the Sidhu Memorial Writer’s Award</li><
 li style="text-align: left">Awards for winners of a student Punjabi-languag
 e essay contest</li><li style="text-align: left">A lifetime achievement awa
 rd for BC-based Punjabi language writer\, Joginder Shamsher</li></ul><p><sp
 an style="color: #ff0000">Due to measures outside of our control\, original
  speaker Mushtaq Soofi will not be joining us. The event\, <em>Language and
  Politics in Pakistan: The Case of Punjabi</em>\, on March 13<sup>th</sup> 
 has therefore been cancelled.</span></p><p><em>Made possible by the generou
 s support of the Sidhu family\, in loving memory of Harjit Kaur Sidhu (née 
 Gill)\, devoted wife\, mother\, and strong advocate for education\, Punjabi
  culture and language\, and women’s issues.</em></p><p><em>Organized by the
  Department of Asian Studies and co-sponsored by the Centre for India and S
 outh Asia Research and the Office of the Dean of Arts.</em></p><p><em>Thank
 s to our media partner Spice Radio 1200AM.</em></p><hr /><p><strong>Why is 
 Punjabi Studies Important at UBC? </strong></p><p>https://www.youtube.com/w
 atch?v=rjXQVawZHuA&feature=youtu.be</p><p>At the University of British Colu
 mbia\, the Punjabi language occupies a central place in our South Asia prog
 ram\, and represents one of the largest and longest-standing Punjabi-langua
 ge programs in the world\, outside of South Asia. In this video\, hear from
  students why Punjabi Studies has been integral to their experience at UBC.
 </p><hr /><p><strong>About the Harjit Kaur Sidhu Memorial Program: </strong
 ></p><p>The Harjit Kaur Sidhu Memorial Program celebrates the rich life of 
 Punjabi language and culture and its importance in BC\, in memory of a woma
 n who shared such passions. Our goal is to call attention to important new 
 scholarship on Punjabi language and culture and bring it to our students an
 d the broader Vancouver area audience\; encourage and recognize achievement
 s in Punjabi language cultural production\; and honor students for their wo
 rk in learning and using the Punjabi language.</p><p style="text-align: rig
 ht"><a href="https://asia.cms.arts.ubc.ca/news/?slug=harjit%20kaur%20sidhu%
 20memorial%20program" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Learn more >></a></p><
 hr /><p style="text-align: center">Want to stay up to date with Punjabi Stu
 dies news and events at UBC?<br /><a href="http://blogs.ubc.ca/punjabisikhs
 tudies/mail/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Register for our mailing list!
 </a></p><hr />
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