The worst thing we can do is for our generations to not know where we’ve been.

Dr Satwinder Kaur Bains, Director of south asian studies institute (SASI) at the university of the fraser valley.

Image of the Mayo Lumber Co.’s Paldi mill, with wood buildings and a large smokestack. Image from the Cowichan Valley Museum and Archives https://www.cowichanvalleymuseum.bc.ca/ and retrieved from https://sacda.ca/Detail/objects/830. This media asset is free for editorial and online use. It is restricted for use for commercial purposes and is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.

Image of lumberyard workers sitting outside of a Khalsa Diwan Society building. Image from the Reach Gallery Museum https://www.thereach.ca/, and retrieved from https://sacda.ca/Detail/objects/626.This media asset is in the public domain and free for editorial and online use. It is restricted for use for commercial purposes and is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.