SOUTH ASIAN DIASPORA
South Asians in Canada:
a bibliography



Sawmill workers at Kapoor sawmill, Sooke Lake, British Columbia, 1939. (from Becoming Canadians, cited below.)



BOOKS AND DISSERTATIONS

Buchignani, Norman, 1946-
      Continuous journey : a social history of South Asians in Canada / Norman
    Buchignani, Doreen M. Indra, and Ram Srivastiva.  Toronto, Ont. :
    McClelland and Stewart in association with the Multiculturalism
    Directorate, Dept. of the Secretary of State and the Canadian Govt. Pub.
    Centre, Supply and Services, Canada, c1985.
      Series title:  Generations, a history of Canada's peoples.
        UCB   Main      F1035.E3 B831 1985

Chadney, James G.
     The Sikhs of Vancouver / by James G. Chadney.  New York : AMS Press,
   c1984.
     Series title:  Immigrant communities & ethnic minorities in the United
   States & Canada ; 1.
       UCB   Anthropol F1089.5.V22 C56 1984
       UCB   Main      F1089.5.V22 C56 1984

Chandras, Kananur V., 1939-
      Racial discrimination in Canada: Asian minorities [by] Kananur V.
    Chandra.  San Francisco [R and E Research Associates] 1973.
        UCB   AsianAmer HD8108.5.E3 C5
        UCB   Main      F1054.5.M89 S653

Ferguson, Ted.
     A white man's country : an exercise in Canadian prejudice / Ted Ferguson.
   1st ed.  Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, c1975.
       UCB   Bancroft  Box 951:2

From India to America : a brief history of immigration, problems of
   discrimination, admission, and assimilation / edited by S. Chandrasekhar.
   La Jolla, Calif. (8976 Cliffridge Ave., La Jolla 92037) : Population Review
   Publications, 1982.
       UCB   AsianAmer E184.A84 C52
       UCB   Main      E184.E2 F765
       UCB   Moffitt   JV6891.I64 .F7 1982

From India to Canada : a brief history of immigration, problems of
    discrimination, admission and assimilation / edited by S. Chandrasekhar.
    1st ed.  LaJolla, Calif. : Population Review Books, c1986.
        UCB   AsianAmer F1035.A84 C52
        UCB   Main      F1035.E2 F761 1986

Jagpal, Sarjeet Singh.
     Becoming Canadians : pioneer Sikhs in their own words / Sarjeet Singh
   Jagpal.  Madeira Park, B.C. : Harbour Pub., c1994
       UCB   S-S/EAsia E184.S55 J3 1994

Johnston, Hugh J. M., 1939-
     The East Indians in Canada / Hugh Johnston.  Ottawa : Canadian Historical
   Association, 1984.
       UCLA  URL       F 1035 E3 J65 1984

Johnston, Hugh J. M., 1939-
      The voyage of the Komagata Maru : the Sikh challenge to Canada's colour
    bar / Hugh Johnston.  Delhi : Oxford University Press, 1979.
        UCB   Main      DS479 .J641 1979

Josh, Sohan Singh, 1898-
     Tragedy of Komagata Maru / by Sohan Singh Josh.  New Delhi : People's Pub.
   House, 1975.
       UCB   Main      DS479 .J67

Joy, Annamma.
      Ethnicity in Canada : social accommodation and cultural persistence among
    the Sikhs and the Portuguese / Annamma Joy.  New York : AMS Press, c1989.
      Series title:  Immigrant communities & ethnic minorities in the United
    States & Canada ; 51.
        UCB   Main      F1089.O5 J69 1989

Judge, Paramjit S.
     Punjabis in Canada : a study of formation of an ethnic community /
   Paramjit S. Judge.  Delhi : Chanakya Publications, 1994.
       UCB   Main      JV7285.P36 J83 1994

Muthanna, I. M.
      People of India in North America : United States, Canada, W. Indies &
    Fiji : immigration history of East-Indians up to 1960 / I.M. Muthanna.  2nd
    enl. ed.  [Bangalore : Gangarams Book Distributors], 1982.
        UCB   Main      E29.E37 M871 1982b

Nodwell, Evelyn.
    "`How Do You Integrate Indian Culture into Your Life?': Second Generation 
    Indo-Canadians and the Construction of `Indian Culture' in Vancouver, Canada."
     Dissertation data:   U. of British Columbia [Canada] 1993. 384 pp.
     DAI citation:        DAI 1994 55(2): 309-310-A. DANN85469

Perspectives on women, Canada and India / editor, Aparna Basu.  Bombay :
   Allied Publishers, c1995.
     Series title:  Occasional monograph series / University of Delhi, Centre
   for Canadian Studies ; no. 2.
       UCB   Main      HQ1742 .P47 1995

The Search for meaning : the literature of Canadians of South Asian origin /
   by Suwanda H.J. Sugunasiri (editor) ; revised by Michael S. Batts.  Canada :
   Dept. of the Secretary of State of Canada, Multiculturalism, [1988].
       UCB   Main      PK1850 .S43 1988

Singh, Narindar, 1924-
     Canadian Sikhs : history, religion, and culture of Sikhs in North America
   / Narindar Singh.  Ottawa, Ont. : Canadian Sikhs' Studies Institute, c1994.
       UCB   Main      F1035.S54 S56 1994

The South Asian diaspora in Canada : six essays / edited by Milton Israel ;
   in cooperation with the Centre for South Asian Studies.  Toronto :
   Multicultural History Society of Ontario, 1987.
       UCLA  URL       F 1035 S66S678 1987

South Asians in North America : an annotated and selected bibliography /
   coordinating editor, Jane Singh ; associate editors, Emily Hodges, Bruce La
   Brack, Kenneth R. Logan ; contributing editors, N. Gerald Barrier and...
   Berkeley : Center for South and Southeast Asia Studies, University of
   California, Berkeley, c1988.
     Series title:  Occasional paper series (University of California,
   Berkeley. Center for South and Southeast Asia Studies) ; no. 14.
       UCB   Main      E183.8.A12 S68 1988
       UCB   Moffitt   E184.O6.A12 S68 1988 Reference
       UCB   Ref/Bib   E183.8.A12 S68 1988 Desk
       UCB   S-S/EAsia E183.8.A12 S68 1988 REF

South Asians in the Canadian mosaic / edited by Rabindra N. Kanungo.
   Montreal (QC) Canada : Kala Bharati, 1984.
       UCB   Main      F1035.S66 S681 1984

Studying the Sikhs : issues for North America / edited by John Stratton
   Hawley and Gurinder Singh Mann.  Albany : State University of New York
   Press, c1993.
     Series title:  SUNY series in religious studies.
       GTU   Library   BL2017.35 .S88 1993
       UCB   Main      BL2017.35 .S88 1993

Unna, Warren.
     Sikhs abroad : attitudes and activities of Sikhs settled in the USA &
   Cananda : a report / by Warren Unna.  [Calcutta] : Statesman, [1985].
       UCLA  URL       E 184 S55 U56 1985

Winchie, Diana Burt.
     "Psychological and Situational Factors in International Migration."
     Dissertation data:   McMaster U. [Canada] 1984.

ARTICLES

Ally, Bruce. Indo-Caribbean life in Guyana and Toronto: a comparative study. Polyphony [Canada] 1990 12: 16-21. Anderson, Joan M. and Lynam, M. Judith. The meaning of work for immigrant women in the lower echelons of the Canadian labour force. Canadian Ethnic Studies [Canada] 1987 19(2): 67-90. Basran, G. S. Indo-Canadian families: historical constraints and contemporary contradictions / G. S. Basran. Journal of Comparative Family Studies Calgary v. 24, no. 3, 1993:339-352. Basu, Prasanta Kumar. The Basu family of Ontario. Polyphony [Canada] 1990 12: 77-85. Bibby, Reginald W. The Precarious Mosaic: Divergence and Convergence in the Canadian 80s Social Indicators Research; 1983, 12, 2, Feb, 169-181. Bindra, Satinder. Indian teenagers living on the edge: youngsters defy parents and gurdawaras to create a swinging culture [Toronto] India Today, August 15, 1992, pp.48b-e. Birbalsingh, Frank. South Asian Canadian writers from Africa and the Caribbean. Canadian Literature, n132 (Spring, 1992) Buchignani, Norman The Social and Self Identities of Fijian Indians in Vancouver Urban Anthropology; 1980, 9, 1, spring, 75-97. Buchignani, Norman. South Asian Canadians and the ethnic mosaic: an overview. Canadian Ethnic Studies [Canada] 1979 11(1): 48-68. Cartwright, Christine A. Indian Sikh homes out of North American houses: mental culture in material translation. New York Folklore 1981 7(1-2): 97-111. Chadney, James G. The Formations of Ethnic Communities: Lessons from the Vancouver Sikhs. IN The Sikh Diaspora. N. Gerald Barrier and Verne Dusenbery, eds.:185-199. Columbia, MO. South Asia Publications. Chadney, James G. India's Sikhs in Vancouver: Immigration, Occupation, and Ethnic Adaptation. Population Review, Vol.29 (1 & 2):59-66. Chadney, James G. Sikh Family Patterns and Ethnic Adaptation in Vancouver. Amerasia Journal, Vol. 7(1):31-50. Chadney, James G. Demography, Ethnic Identity, and Decision-Making: The Case of the Vancouver Sikhs. Urban Anthropology, Vol. 6(3):187-204. Chandrasekar, Shan. Building the Asian Television Network. Polyphony [Canada] 1990 12: 47-52. Chandrasekhar, S. History of Canadian legislation with respect to immigration from India. Plural societies The Hague v. 16, no. 3, 1986. Chawla, Saroj. The Punjabi Hindu family in Ontario: a study in adaptation. Polyphony [Canada] 1990 12: 72-76. Das Gupta, Tania Political Economy of Gender, Race, and Class: Looking at South Asian Immigrant Women in Canada Canadian Ethnic Studies / Etudes Ethniques au Canada; 1994, 26, 1, 59-73. DasGupta, Tania. South Asian women at work. Canadian Ethnic Studies Association Bulletin, no.8(1), 1981. Dhruvarajan, Vanaja. Ethnic cultural retention and transmission among first generation Hindu Asian Indians in a Canadian prairie city / Vanaja Dhruvarajan. Journal of Comparative Family Studies Calgary v. 24, no. 1, 1993:63-79. Films and photography of Sudha and Abdullah Khandwani. [documentaries about Indian life in Canada] Polyphony [Canada] 1990 12: 59-63. Ghuman, P. A. S. Canadian or Indo-Canadian: A study of south Asian adolescents. International Journal of Adolescence & Youth, 1994, v4 (n3-4):229-243 Indra, Doreen M. South Asian Stereotypes in the Vancouver Press Ethnic and Racial Studies; 1979, 2, 2, Apr, 166-189. Jain, Harish C. Jains in Canada: the role of the international Mahavir Jain Mission of Canada. Polyphony [Canada] 1990 12: 108-112. Johnston, Hugh The Development of the Punjabi Community in Vancouver since 1961 Canadian Ethnic Studies / Etudes Ethniques au Canada; 1988, 20, 2, 1-19. Johnston, Hugh. The surveillance of Indian nationalists in North America, 1908-1918. BC Studies [Canada] 1988 (78): 3-27. The Kerala Christian community in metropolitan Toronto. Polyphony [Canada] 1990 12: 113-119. Khan, Shahnaz. Influences shaping relations between the East Indians and the Anglo Canadians in Canada: 1903-1947. Journal of Ethnic Studies v19, n1 (Spring, 1991). Kurian, George Socio-Cultural Adaptation of South Asian Immigrants: The Canadian Experience Journal of Sociological Studies; 1987, 6, Jan, 47-62. Kurian, G. South Asians in Canada Int'l Migration / Migrations Internationales; 991, 29, 3, Sept, 421-433. Lal, Brij V. Political movement in the early East Indian community in Canada. Journal of Indian History [India] 1980 58(1-3):193-220. Li, Peter S. Prejudice against Asians in a Canadian city. Canadian Ethnic Studies [Canada] 1979 11(2): 70-77. Marger, Martin N. Business strategies among East Indian entrepreneurs in Toronto: the role of group resources and opportunity structure. Ethnic and Racial Studies v12, n4 (Oct, 1989) Mathur, Chandana "Were there no alternatives?" asks Shaheen Kamadia [on police killing a 16 year old Canadian South Asian] SAMAR: South Asian Magazine for Reflection and Action, Winter 1997. Moghaddam, Fathali M.; Taylor, Donald M.; Lalonde, Richard N. Integration strategies and attitudes toward the built environment: A study of Haitian and Indian immigrant women in Montreal. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 1989 Apr, v21 (n2):160-173. Naidoo, Josephine C.; Davis, J. Campbell. Canadian South Asian women in transition: A dualistic view of life. [Special Issue: Family in India and North America.] Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 1988 Summer, v19 (n2):311-327 Naidoo, Josephine C.; Edwards, R. Gary Combatting Racism Involving Visible Minorities: A Review of Relevant Research and Policy Development Canadian Social Work Review / Revue canadienne de service social; 1991, 8, 2, summer, 211-236. Naidoo, Josephine C. Contemporary South Asian women in the Canadian mosaic. Special Issue: Women in groups and aggression against women. International Journal of Women's Studies, 1985 Sep-Oct, v8 (n4):338-350. Naidoo, J.C. South Asian women in Canada. IN Sex roles: origins, influences, and implications for women / edited by Cannie Stark-Adamec. Montreal, Canada; St. Albans, Vt.: Eden Press Women's Publications, 1980. Nodwell, Evelyn & Neil Guppy. The effects of pubicaly displayed ethnicity on interpersonal discrimination: Indo-Canadians in Vancouver Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology 29, F 1992, pp.87-99. Palsetia, Jesse S. The development of the Parsi community in Ontario. Polyphony [Canada] 1990 12: 125-130. Quick, Abdullah Hakim. Muslim rituals, practices and social problems in Ontario. Polyphony [Canada] 1990 12: 120-124. Rajagopal, Indhu. The glass ceiling in the vertical mosaic: Indian immigrants in Canada. Canadian Ethnic Studies [Canada] 1990 22(1):96-105. Ralston, Helen Ethnicity, Class and Gender among South Asian Women in Metro Halifax: An Exploratory Study Canadian Ethnic Studies / Etudes Ethniques au Canada; 1988, 20, 3, 63-83. Ralston, Helen Race, Class, Gender and Work Experience of South Asian Immigrant Women in Atlantic Canada Canadian Ethnic Studies / Etudes Ethniques au Canada; 1991, 23, 2, 129-139. Scheffauer, Herman The Tide of Turbans The Forum [New York] (June 1910):616-618. Shahani, Roshan G. In quest of a habitation and a name: immigrant voices from India. International Journal of Canadian Studies [Canada] Singh, Pashaura. Sikh traditions in Ontario. Polyphony [Canada] 1990 12: 130-135. Srivastava, Ram P. Family organization and change among the overseas Indians with special reference to Indian immigrant families of British Columbia, Canada. IN The Family in India: a regional view. George Kurlan, editor. The Hauge: Mouton, 1974, pp. 369-91. Stasiulia, Daiva K. Minority Resistance in the Local State: Toronto in the 1970s and 1980s Ethnic and Racial Studies; 1989, 12, 1, Jan, 63-83. Vidyarthi, Ram Sharan. Komagata maru ki samudra yatra. Lekhaka Ramasarana Vidyarthi. [1. samskarana]. Mirajapura [Uttar Pradesa] Krantikari Prakasana [1970]. Series title: Krantikari Prakasana pushpa 5. UCB Main DS479.1.G8 V5 1970 Wagle, Iqbal. Selected and annotated bibliography of South Asian in Ontario. Polyphony [Canada] 1990 12: 137-151. Wood, John R. East Indians and Canada's New Immigration Policy Canadian Public Policy / Analyse de Politiques; 1978, 4, 4, autumn, 547-567.

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