Upcoming Study on the Sikh Diaspora in Vancouver
Published by Patricia April 9th, 2008 in Human Rights, Racially Visible Tags: Human Rights, Racially Visible.My name is Kiran Arora and I am a Ph.D. student at Syracuse University, in the Marriage and Family Therapy department. I am conducting a research study which seeks to understand the impact of political violence in Punjab India, on Sikh diaspora in Vancouver.
Specifically, I would like to understand your views on what it means to be living in Vancouver, Canada as part of the Sikh diaspora. Further, I would like to understand how the political violence in Punjab, India has impacted you, your relationships and your position in the world, as a member of the Sikh diaspora in Vancouver.
This study will be pioneering in the field of Marriage and Family Therapy because this topic area has not been studied before. Bringing forth the unique experiences of the Sikh diaspora will be informative for those working in the mental health field. It will also allow the unique stories and voices of Sikh diaspora to take space in academia, where these voices can be acknowledged, and understood.
I am looking for potential volunteers for my study and hope that you will consider participating. If you wish to participate you must meet the following criteria:
1. You must be born outside of India, to parents who were born in India.
2. You must have experienced (first hand or second hand) some of the events affecting the Sikh community in the 1980’s and 1990’s.
3. You must reside in Vancouver.
4. You must self identify as a Sikh.
Participation in this study would be completely voluntary and you may withdraw at any time if you choose to participate. Your confidentiality is of utmost concern, and measures have been put into place to ensure that your confidentiality is protected.
I would be happy to discuss this with you in detail on the phone. The format of this study will be interviews, where I would be interviewing you for 90 to 120 minutes.
If you are interested in this study, please phone/email me. I will give you further information at that time, and also answer any questions or concerns you may have.
Kiran S.K. Arora
kiransarora@gmail.com
315.383.5400 – Syracuse, N.Y.
604.719.1871 – Vancouver, B.C.