The Sikh diaspora in Vancouver : three generations amid tradition, modernity, and multiculturalism /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nayar, Kamala E. (Kamala Elizabeth), 1966- (Author)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, [2004]
Series:Canadian social history series.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=468641
Table of Contents:
  • From Punjabi villages to a Canadian metropolis
  • Communication among three generations: reflections on orality, literacy, and analytics
  • Family relations among three generations: duty, role playing, and independence, Part 1
  • Family relations among three generations: duty, role playing, and independence, Part 2
  • Religion among the three generations: oral transmission of customs, reading about the Sikh tradition, and inquiry into Sikhism
  • Community honour among three generations: social controls, cultural preservation, and ethnic insulariyt, Part 1
  • Community honour among three generations: social control, cultural preservation, and ethnic insularity, Part 2
  • Conclusion: Canadian Sikhs amid modernity and multiculturalism.