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Asian - American Heritage - Punjabis in Canada, a chronology.

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1897  First Sikhs, Canada.

1899  Sikhs Allowed to Land in S.F.

1904 Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

1906 Diwan Singh and Dhana Singh Poonian arrive in U.S.

1906 First Sikh organization in Canada.

1906-1922  Astoria, Oregon--"Hindu Alley".

1907 Anti-Hindu Riot, Bellingham, Washington.

1908 Vancouver, B.C. First Gurdwara.

1908  Moving Hindu Colony to British Honduras?

1911 Holt, California.

1912  Stockton Gurdwara property.

1912  Articles of Incorporation of the Pacific Coast Khalsa Diwan Society.

1913 Sikh wrestling prowess, March, 1913.

1913 Gadar first meeting, Astoria, April, 1913.

May 23, 1914 Komagata Maru arrives in Vancouver, B.C.

July 23, 1914 Komagata Maru departs Vancouver, B.C. returning to India.

1915  Stockton Gurdwara First Permanent structure.

1915 Dedication of Stockton Gurdwara, transcript of 1915 news item.

1921 Hazing of Hindus [unwind turbans].

1923 Bhagat Singh Thind case. U.S. vs Thind 261 US 204(1923). Aliens ineligible for U.S. citizenship

1929 Stockton California Gurdwara, new structure built.

1946 Luce-Celler Bill enacted to change U.S. alien immigration law.

1948 El Centro California Gurdwara established.

1956 Dalip Singh Saund elected member of Congress.

1924-1997 First Facts Yuba-Sutter Area.

1906-1965  A Continuous Journey.

1965-1997 Dr. Bruce LaBrack's Study of South Asian Immigrants.

1998 Founding of First Sikh Preschool in Northern California.

1999 One Hundred Years of Immigration to Canada    

1999 Donor's Grant to Benefit Girls' Education in India.

2000  Dosanjh is British Columbia Premier.

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